How Much Is Armie Hammer In Death On The Nile?
Armie Hammer dropped out of several projects in 2021 after abuse and rape allegations emerged, but he’s still in Death on the Nile — here’s how much he’s in the film and why he's still. Many might remember Hammer from films like The Man from U.N.C.L.E. or Call Me By Your Name, but Death on the Nile seems slated to become his last film (at least for a long while).
Hammer was cast in Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile in October 2018 and filmed his scenes as Simon Doyle, the husband of Gal Gadot’s Linnet Ridgeway, in late 2019. However, in March 2021, the Los Angeles police department launched an investigation into the physical abuse and rape allegations made against the actor. The actor exited several projects he was scheduled to begin filming that year, including a Jennifer Lopez movie called Shotgun Wedding. Questions emerged regarding whether Hammer would remain in Death on the Nile or if his scenes would be reshot.
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However, Hammer is very much in Death in the Nile — and he’s in it quite a lot. Considering the film has an ensemble cast, every character is a part of the plot in some way (and each of them a suspect). But unlike a few characters, Hammer’s Simon is far more crucial to the central story and is in the film for the majority of its scenes. What’s more, Simon is the driving force behind a lot of what’s happening in the murder mystery; being married to one of the main characters proves to be pivotal and a lot of the film’s story details wouldn’t have worked otherwise. If one had to guess, Hammer is in Death on the Nile for about 85% of the film, so it wouldn’t have been easy to edit him out of the film without at least casting someone
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