<P> In November 2017, Plummer, who was director Ridley Scott's original choice to play J. Paul Getty,, was cast to replace Kevin Spacey in the then - already completed film All the Money in the World . The move came amid numerous sexual harassment and sexual assault allegations made towards Spacey . All scenes that had included Spacey were re-shot with Plummer . Co-stars Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Williams were part of the necessary filming . The decision was made not long before the scheduled release date of December 22 . TriStar Pictures intended to meet that release date in spite of the tight re-shooting and editing schedule; it was eventually pushed back to December 25 . For his role, Plummer was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor--Motion Picture . </P> <P> In 1963, he was the subject of a short National Film Board of Canada documentary, 30 Minutes, Mister Plummer, directed by Anne Claire Poirier . </P> <P> In 2011, he appeared in the feature - length documentary The Captains . The film, written and directed by William Shatner, sees Shatner interview Plummer at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival Theatre where they talk about their young careers, long lasting friendship, and Plummer's role as Chang in Star Trek VI . The film references that Shatner, two years Plummer's junior, was the other's understudy in a production of Henry V at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival . When Plummer had fallen ill, Shatner took the stage, earning his first big break . </P> <P> Plummer made his television debut in the February 1953 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation production of Othello, starring Lorne Greene as the Moor . He appeared regularly on American television throughout the 1950s, appearing on both dramatic showcase programs like The Alcoa Hour, General Electric Theater, Kraft Television Theatre and Omnibus and episodic series . In 1956, he appeared with Jason Robards and Constance Ford in an episode entitled "A Thief There Was" of CBS's anthology series Appointment with Adventure . </P>

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