THE Kevin Spacey is preparing to return to starring roles with the film first «1242 – Gateway To The West» which will be available for purchase this year Cannes Film Festival.
According to the deadline, it is a British, Hungarian and Mongolian production, while the shooting of the film is expected to start in October 2022 in Hungary and Mongolia.
The film narrates the story of Genghis Khan’s grandson, Batu Khan, who was elected commander-in-chief of the western part of the Mongol Empire. A capable military commander, he won battles from China to Persia and was given responsibility for invading Europe, but in 1242 Khan was confronted by a deeply spiritual man and a castle in Hungary, which stopped his invasion of Europe. and finally comes his fall.
Also starring Eric Roberts, Christopher Lambert, Terrence Stump and debutants Jeremy Newmark-Jones and Genevieve Florence.
Directed by Peter Soos and written by Aron Horvath and Joan Lane.
Although Spacey appeared in “Peter Five Eight” and the Italian low-budget indie film “L’uomo Che Disegnò Dio” last year, “1242 – Gateway To The West” will be the first film with the actor in leading role since 2017, when allegations of sexual assault were made against him.
THE actor Anthony Rapp has blamed Kevin Spacey for the first time and many more complaints followed. Spacey, who has denied all allegationswas removed from the Netflix series “House Of Cards” and replaced by Christopher Plummer in Ridley Scott’s “All The Money In The World”.
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