Kevin Spacey is set to star in a movie about Genghis Khan's grandson, marking his biggest project since sexual-harassment allegations
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- Kevin Spacey will be playing a priest in an upcoming movie about Genghis Khan's grandson.
- It begins production in October and will be his biggest movie since multiple people accused him of sexual harassment in 2017.
- According to Deadline, the movie will be part of the Cannes Film Festival market this month.
Kevin Spacey has been cast in an upcoming historical drama about Genghis Khan's grandson titled "1242 — Gateway to the West."
According to Deadline, the movie will begin shooting in October and will be sold at this month's Cannes Film Festival market, where movies attempt to secure distribution deals in territories around the world.
The trade notes that this project will mark Spacey's biggest project since multiple people accused him of sexual harassment and unwanted advances in 2017.
The movie, which is a UK/Hungarian/Mongolian coproduction and directed by Hungarian filmmaker Péter Soós, follows Genghis Khan's grandson, Batu Khan, who is on the cusp of invading Europe as he and his army are about to invade the castle of Esztergom. Spacey plays Cardinal Cesareani, who shows up to the battle.
Eric Roberts, Christopher Lambert, and Terence Stamp are also set to star in the movie.
Last May, it was reported that Spacey was cast in the Italian movie "The Man Who Drew God," directed by Vanessa Redgrave's husband Franco Nero. After reports that Redgrave was to star, she released a statement saying she was not involved in the movie. The project, which stars Spacey as a detective, is currently in post-production.
In 2017, 20 men accused Spacey of sexual misconduct during his time at the Old Vic Theatre in London between 1995 and 2013. Following the allegations, Spacey was dropped from his role as Frank Underwood on the hit Netflix series "House of Cards."
In 2018, Spacey was charged with indecent assault involving an alleged 2016 incident with a teenager on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts. He pleaded not guilty and the charge was later dropped.
In June 2021, a $40 million civil lawsuit against Spacey was dismissed after his accuser, who alleged that the actor sexually assaulted him when he was 14 years old in the 1980s, refused to identify himself publicly.
A federal judge ruled that the accuser had to disclose his identity due to the case's high-profile nature.