Armie Hammer Dropped From Another Film, ‘Billion Dollar Spy,’ in Wake of Sexual Assault Allegations (Exclusive)

Armie Hammer has been dropped from another film, in the wake of sexual assault allegations and continuous online chatter that has been spiraling across social media since the beginning of the year.Hammer is no longer attached to the thriller “Billion Dollar Spy,” Variety has learned exclusively.

Hammer was set to star opposite Mads Mikkelsen in the Cold War drama that comes from filmmaker Amma Asante.Representatives for Asante and Walden Media, the film company behind the movie, declined to comment any further.“Billion Dollar Spy” was the one remaining active film on Hammer’s slate.

All other upcoming projects had already been wrapped, prior to the scandal surrounding Hammer.The only other outstanding project on Hammer’s radar would have been the potential “Call Me By Your Name” sequel, which has has garnered a lot of hopeful excitement from fans, but was never actually put into active development and remains without a script.

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