new netflix series, The fall of the House of UsherShe had to remove her controversial leading star during filming due to criminal charges.
The new series, based on Edgar Allan Poe’s famous 1839 short story, was recently released on Netflix.
Despite the title, the series is loosely based on the story and also includes story elements and references to other Poe stories such as black Crow And Saying from the heart. Created and developed by director Mike Flanagan (Sleep doctor).
Netflix’s House of Usher removes the controversial actor
As reported Entertainment Weekly In April 2022, Bruce Greenwood replaced Frank Langella in the role of Roderick Asher after reports of misconduct on set. The fall of the House of Usher.
More specifically, Langella came out House of Asher After being accused of sexual harassment, including making inappropriate comments about an actress.
All of his scenes were removed and then reshot with Greenwood, putting pressure on the entire cast and crew.
House of Asher Star Kate Siegel (who plays Camille L’Espanaye) confirmed this X (formerly Twitter).
Siegel responded with three bullseye emojis to director Brian Duffield’s post suggesting that both Greenwood as Roderick in the series were… “f***ing emergency reshoots:”
He broke out in hives remembering that every shot of Greenwood in the fall of the USHER house was an emergency reshoot.
holes Delivery time It has been reported that this necessary switch was made midway through filming of the series.
Other projects were affected by the exit of controversial parties
In late October 2017, actor Kevin Spacey faced several allegations of sexual misconduct.
As a result, the premiere of the film All the money in the world It was cancelled. The film’s Academy Awards campaign (which initially focused on Spacey’s role) had to be reworked. The following month, it was revealed that the film required reshoots to replace Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer in the role of J. Paul Getty.
Recently, Armie Hammer’s role was removed from The next goal winsthe Taika Waititi’s film starring Michael Fassbender will be released later this year.
Will Arnett replaced Hammer, and the role was expanded once the new actor joined the project. He had to reshoot all scenes previously filmed with that character.
Obviously, flexibility is important for studios, especially when the actor in a lead role has been charged with a serious misdemeanor.
Despite this unfortunate amendment that had to be made, House of Asher It has a certified fresh critic score of 90% on Rotten Tomatoes.
All eight episodes of The fall of the House of Usher It’s now streaming on Netflix.
