Kevin Spacey Is J. Paul Getty In Trailer For Director Ridley Scott’s ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD

One of the most anticipated dramas of 2017 is ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD.

Inspired by historical events, director Ridley Scott’s thriller opens December 8 2017 (LTD).

ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD follows the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III (Charlie Plummer) and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother Gail (Michelle Williams) to convince his billionaire grandfather (Kevin Spacey) to pay the ransom. When Getty Sr. refuses, Gail attempts to sway him as her son’s captors become increasingly volatile and brutal.

With her son’s life in the balance, Gail and Getty’s advisor (Mark Wahlberg) become unlikely allies in the race against time that ultimately reveals the true and lasting value of love over money.

Based on the book by John Pearson, here’s some background surrounding the case.

In 1973, John Paul Getty II’s eldest son, John Paul Getty III, was kidnapped in Rome by Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta mobsters and held in the Calabrian Mountains, chained to a stake in a cave.

Getty did not have enough money to pay the $17 million ransom demand, and his father refused to help, saying “I have 14 other grandchildren, and if I pay one penny now, then I will have 14 kidnapped grandchildren.”

However, when one of his son’s ears was delivered by mail to a newspaper in Rome (delivery had been delayed by three weeks because of a postal strike), his father finally agreed to help out with the ransom payment by making the ransom payment a loan to his son.

On 5 February 2011, aged 54, Getty died at Wormsley, Buckinghamshire, following a long illness. He had been in poor health since his 1981 drug overdose.