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Hammer most recently was dropped from the film “The Billion Dollar Spy,” and he’s similarly been replaced in the Watergate series “Gaslit,” the Jennifer Lopez comedy “Shotgun Wedding” and the Paramount+ series based on the making of “The Godfather,” and he was also dropped by his agency WME. “The Minutes” is about the inner workings of a city council meeting in a small town and how the worst vices surface after a newcomer starts to ask the wrong questions.Īlso Read: 'Diana: The Musical' Sets Broadway Return and Netflix Debut for October Todd Freeman, Danny McCarthy, Jessie Mueller, Sally Murphy, Austin Pendleton and Jeff Still. Hammer appeared in the original production alongside a cast that included Letts, Ian Barford, Blair Brown, Cliff Chamberlain, K. The production is still on track for the 2021-2022 season. It was then announced that it would reopen in March 2022. “The Minutes” first premiered at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 2017, and the latest production was in previews in March before Broadway went dark. “Armie remains a valued colleague to all of us who have worked with him onstage and offstage on ‘The Minutes.’ We wish only the best for him and respect his decision,” the producing team of the show, led by Jeffrey Richards, said in a statement. Consequently, I will not be returning to Broadway with the production,” Hammer said in a statement posted to Broadway’s Best Shows.Īlso Read: Dan Stevens Replaces Armie Hammer in Starz's Watergate Series 'Gaslit' But right now I need to focus on myself and my health for the sake of my family. “I have loved every single second of working on ‘The Minutes’ with the family I made from Steppenwolf. The actor and his attorney have repeatedly denied all accusations of misconduct. Hammer is leaving the project following accusations of sexual assault against him he is also facing a sexual assault investigation by the LAPD. Armie Hammer has dropped out of a Broadway production of the play “The Minutes,” which was written by Tracy Letts and was meant to reopen at the Steppenwolf Theatre in 2022.
