But Ridley Scott says his film will focus less on the crime than on the behind-the-scenes drama.
I just consumed it, Scott says ofDavid Scarpas Black List-ed script.
Theres this great dynamic.
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It was like a play, and not a movie.
When I read the script, I started thinking, Who was Paul Getty?
In my mind, I saw Kevin Spacey, Scott recalls.
He was so obsessed with what he was doing, Scott says.
He wasnt giving people a second thought.
Both are qualities Williams captures, he says.
Its all in the material, he says.
You could make a film about shoelaces if youve got a great script.
Too bad there isnt a captivating real-life crime about footwear.
All the Money in the Worldhits theaters Dec. 8.
