Frank Langella has been sacked from Netflix’s upcoming restricted sequence, “The Fall of the Home of Usher.”
The 84-year-old actor’s position of Roderick Usher will likely be recast after sexual misconduct allegations have lately come to gentle, in keeping with Deadline.
An investigation was undertaken and it was found that “The Field” star behaved inappropriately on set.
The eight-episode drama is about midway via manufacturing and scenes Langella already filmed will likely be reshot.
Whereas Langella was not scheduled to movie this week, taking pictures the sequence will go on with scenes not involving his character till a brand new actor has been given the job.
The outlet reported that Langella was accused of constructing ungentlemanly feedback to a feminine co-star.
TMZ reported that he additionally touched the leg of a feminine co-star and reportedly mentioned one thing like, “Did you want that?”
The sequence additionally stars Carla Gugino, Mary McDonnell, Carl Lumbly and Mark Hamill.
The Publish has reached out to Langella’s reps and Netflix for remark.
The story relies on the works of Edgar Allen Poe and is created by the “Haunting of Hill Home” filmmaker Mike Flanagan and produced by his firm Intrepid Footage.
Flanagan introduced the undertaking final December in a series of tweets. The “Oculus” director wrote, “This miniseries is a contemporary remix of a number of the most iconic works of Edgar Allan Poe. To inform this epic story of greed, horror, and tragedy, we now have assembled the biggest ensemble forged within the historical past of Intrepid Footage.”
He continued, “This miniseries is exclusive for Intrepid, we’ve by no means achieved something fairly like this earlier than. I’m so grateful to be working with my long-time collaborator Michael Fimognari, who will likely be directing 4 of the eight episodes, and my producing companion and government producer Trevor Macy.”
“We’ll see you on the opposite aspect. Within the meantime, dim the lights, gentle a hearth, and simply think about a deep voice at nighttime, quietly intoning… ‘As soon as upon a midnight dreary…,’ ” he went on.
