Armie Hammer’s replacement for the film “Shotgun Wedding” may have been found.
“Transformers” star Josh Duhamel is reportedly in talks to take over the role left vacant by Hammer when he left the scene amid an ongoing message scandal.
According to Deadline, Duhamel is planning to join the film alongside Jennifer Lopez to portray her future fiance. The film follows the couple as they start to get cold, but things get worse when the whole group is taken hostage.
Jason Moore will direct the film for Lionsgate, which was written by Mark Hammer and Liz Meriwether.
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The agency says filming could begin next month, if Duhamel, 48, signs.
Armie Hammer (left) will possibly be replaced by Josh Duhamel (right) in the upcoming film ‘Shotgun Wedding’ after leaving the scene amid his scandal over messages.
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Outside of his work in the “Transformers” franchise, Duhamel is known to have appeared in the films “Safe Haven” and “When in Rome”. He received several Daytime Emmy nominations for his work on “All My Children”, taking home an award in 2002.
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Duhamel and Lionsgate representatives did not immediately respond to Fox News’s request for comment.
The news of Hammer’s departure from the film was released last week, after the leak of messages that would have been written by him – have not been verified – containing references to cannibalism and sexually explicit content.
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“Armie asked to move away from the film and we supported him in his decision,” a production spokesman said in a statement to Fox News at the time.
Hammer echoed the information in his own statement, provided to Variety.
Jennifer Lopez is set to co-star in the film. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega / Getty Images)
“I am not responding to these bulls-t claims, but in light of the wicked and spurious online attacks against me, I cannot, in good conscience, leave my children for 4 months to make a film in the Dominican Republic,” he said. “Lionsgate is supporting me in this and I am grateful to them for that.”