Armie Hammer is replaced by Dan Stevens in Starz’s Julia Roberts-Sean Penn Watergate drama Gaslit

Armie Hammer is replaced by Dan Stevens in Starz’s Julia Roberts-Sean Penn Watergate drama Gaslit… amid cannibalism controversy

  • He was replaced in yet another on-screen opportunity amid the fallout from his cannibalism controversy and rape allegations which first came to light last year
  • Dan Stevens will take on the role of former White House counsel John Dean in the Starz series which is based on the podcast Slow Burn
  • Leaked texts about BDSM, cannibalism and excessive drug use gave way to Armie being dropped from the Jennifer Lopez film Shotgun Wedding this year
  • Los Angeles police said last month they had opened an investigation into rape allegations made against Hammer after a former partner filed a complaint 

Armie Hammer was replaced in yet another on-screen opportunity amid the fallout from his cannibalism controversy and rape allegations which first came to light last year.

Hammer was initially set to star alongside Julia Roberts and Sean Penn in the Watergate drama Gaslit, but sources told Deadline that executives dropped the actor in favor of Dan Stevens.

Stevens will portray former White House counsel John Dean in the Starz series which is based on the podcast Slow Burn.  

Out: Armie Hammer was replaced in yet another on-screen opportunity amid the fallout from his cannibalism controversy and rape allegations which first came to light last year

The Downton Abbey star most recently received rave reviews for his role as Alexander Lemtov in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. 

Sam Esmail and Chad Hamilton will serve as executive producers and work alongside Robbie Pickering who is also set as showrunner. 

Leaked texts and graphic descriptions about BDSM, cannibalism and excessive drug use gave way to Armie being dropped from the Jennifer Lopez film Shotgun Wedding earlier this year.

New: Hammer was initially set to star alongside Julia Roberts and Sean Penn in the Watergate drama Gaslit, but sources told Deadline that executives dropped the actor in favor of Dan Stevens; seen in  2018

New: Hammer was initially set to star alongside Julia Roberts and Sean Penn in the Watergate drama Gaslit, but sources told Deadline that executives dropped the actor in favor of Dan Stevens; seen in  2018

Hammer was then replaced by Josh Duhamel and filming has been underway in the Dominican Republic. 

He has a starring role in Disney’s detective thriller Death on the Nile, which was pushed back to a February 2022 release date. 

Gal Gadot, Leticia Wright and Kenneth Branagh co-star in the adaptation of the Agatha Christie mystery which serves as the sequel to 2017’s hit Murder on the Orient Express. 

It was followed by a leak of private Instagrams where Hammer was seen bragging about passing a drug-test despite having DMT in his system, and also flashing an image of a lingerie-clad woman on all fours. 

Yikes: Leaked texts and graphic descriptions about BDSM, cannibalism and excessive drug use gave way to Armie being dropped from the Jennifer Lopez film Shotgun Wedding earlier this year; seen in 2019

Yikes: Leaked texts and graphic descriptions about BDSM, cannibalism and excessive drug use gave way to Armie being dropped from the Jennifer Lopez film Shotgun Wedding earlier this year; seen in 2019

Moving back: He has a starring role in Disney's detective thriller Death on the Nile, which was pushed back to a February 2022 release date

Moving back: He has a starring role in Disney’s detective thriller Death on the Nile, which was pushed back to a February 2022 release date

Armie addressed the allegations on Jan. 14, sharing: ‘I’m not responding to these b*****t claims but in light of the vicious and spurious online attacks against me, I cannot in good conscience now leave my children for 4 months to shoot a film in the Dominican Republic.

Los Angeles police said last month they had opened an investigation into rape allegations made against Hammer after a former partner filed a complaint.

The alleged victim said Hammer ‘violently raped’ her for ‘over four hours’ in 2017 and was also ‘mentally, emotionally and sexually’ abused throughout their four-year on-off relationship.

She added that the 34-year-old actor, whom she had met over Facebook the year before, also ‘repeatedly slammed’ her head against the wall and beat her feet with a riding crop to the point where she was unable to walk.

Oh no: The film had originally been scheduled for a December 2019 release date, but was pushed back multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic and underperformances by other feature films at the box office

Oh no: The film had originally been scheduled for a December 2019 release date, but was pushed back multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic and underperformances by other feature films at the box office