Wealth as a curse
In May, the sequel to Prometheus, the blockbuster Alien: Covenant, will go to the big screens, and Ridley Scott does not even plan to take a vacation - in the near future he will have a series about the epidemic of the fever Ebola b>, a picture about drug cartels and, of course, the next prequels to "Alien".However, this does not prevent Scott from looking for new interesting projects. The news site Deadline announces that the filmmaker is set to lead the production of All the Money in the World , written by David Scarpa (The Day the Earth Stood Still). The tape, based on real events, will tell about the kidnapping of the grandson of oil tycoon Jean Paul Getty, which happened in 1973. One of the richest men in the world refused to pay the ransom, despite the requests of the boy's mother Abigail Harris . Natalie Portman is going to play the role of the last Scott , and Jack Nicholson wants to play the rich man. At 16, Paul Getty Jr. studied in a closed school and was a frequent visitor to nightclubs. He often joked that money could be shaken out of his grandfather only by arranging a kidnapping. So when Paul didn’t return home one day, followed by a demand for a ransom of $ 17 million , everyone began to suspect that the guy had arranged everything himself. However, this version was discarded after the relatives received a lock of hair and an ear of Paul . His mother Abigail managed to convince Jean Paul Getty to give her money, but he only forked out for $ 2.2 million , and agreed to provide the rest at interest ... As a result, the guy was released after five months in the clutches of the Italian mafia, but what happened broke him, turning him into an alcoholic and a drug addict.  The source writes that Angelina Jolie turned down the offer to play Abigail Harris , after which Scott turned his attention to the winner of the Oscar Natalie Portman . Filming is due to begin in May in Italy. In addition, the FX channel continues to prepare a series about this tragic incident. The Topic of Article: Wealth as a curse. |
