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UPDATE: Kevin Spacey is set to make his comeback in an Italian film directed by Franco Nero, Variety has confirmed.
Louis Nero, the producer of Franco Nero’s upcoming low-budget independent film “L’uomo Che Disegnò Dio”, confirmed to Variety that Spacey was on board to make an appearance in the film. According to Louis Nero, Spacey would appear in a small role of police detective. Franco Nero is expected to play the main role.
This casting will mark the disgraced actor’s first film role following multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct brought against him from late 2017.
ABC News reported on Spacey’s casting on May 22, also writing that Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero’s wife, would appear in the film. Louis Nero originally told Variety that Redgrave would appear in the film if she could travel from England to Italy, in a small cameo appearance as Franco Nero’s character as piano teacher. But representatives for Redgrave later released a statement saying, “While there have been discussions about the possibility of her joining the cast, she will not appear in the film.”
“I am very happy that Kevin has agreed to participate in my film,” Franco Nero told ABC News. “I consider him a great actor and can’t wait to start the movie.” Spacey declined ABC News and Variety’s request for comment.
According to the Filmitalia website, the low-budget independent film follows “the rise and fall of a blind artist who has the extraordinary gift of making lifelike portraits just by listening to human voices.”
Spacey was removed from his starring role in Netflix’s “House of Cards” in November 2017 as allegations of sexual assault and misconduct against him mounted. At least 20 young men involved at the Old Vic, the London Theater of which Spacey was artistic director, reported allegations of sexual misconduct against Spacey in 2017. In 2018, Spacey was charged with indecent assault in Nantucket Island, Mass. in an incident involving a teenager. Spacey pleaded not guilty and the charge was subsequently dropped when the alleged victim withdrew her civil suit.
Los Angeles officials also reviewed two sexual assault complaints against Spacey, but ultimately determined that one case fell outside their statute of limitations, and the other was dismissed when the alleged victim died. Last year, a man in New York City filed an anonymous complaint against Spacey, alleging that Spacey sexually assaulted him in the 1980s when he was 14.
Spacey last starred in “Billionaire Boys Club” in 2018, which grossed $ 2.7 million at the box office.
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