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Armie Hammer is currently in the middle of a firestorm on social media after unverified screenshots, which could be false, claim to show him talking about sexual fetishes and cannibalism. Hammer issued a statement on January 13 amid the controversy and confirmed that he will be abandoning his next film. Marriage by force.
“I am not responding to these lies, but in light of the vicious and spurious online attacks against me, I cannot in good conscience leave my children for four months to shoot a movie in the Dominican Republic,” the statement said. “Lionsgate is supporting me in this and I am grateful to them for that.”
In Marriage by forceHammer was set to play a man embarking on a destination wedding with his fiancée, played by Jennifer Lopez, and their families. But the romance is kidnapped by criminals, and the couple rekindles their love while trying to save everyone’s lives. Production was scheduled to begin immediately in the Dominican Republic, but Lionsgate will recast Hammer’s role in light of its decision to walk away from the film. A representative of the film’s production said: “Armie has requested to leave the film and we support him in his decision,” according to Variety.
Hammer will also star in a sequel to the Oscar-winning romantic drama, Call me by your name, in which he will reprise his role as Oliver and appear alongside Timothée Chalamet. The sequel’s release date is unknown and production has been suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Before the coronavirus, I made a trip to the United States to meet a screenwriter that I love very much, whose name I don’t want to say, to talk about the second part. Unfortunately, we had to put it on hold. ” CMBYN Director Luca Guadagnino said in an interview with the Italian newspaper, The Republic.
Guadagnino continued: “Of course it was a great pleasure working with Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Esther Garrel and the other actors. They will all be in the new movie. ”
