Armie Hammer has been dealt a blow as he prepares to launch an acting comeback.
The Hollywood star saw his career come to a dramatic stop when he became involved in a cannibalism scandal and accused of violent abuse. Armie, 38, has always strongly denied the allegations. An investigation by Los Angeles Police Department in 2023 saw him cleared of the claims.
Earlier this year, it emerged that Armie had landed a new role in a Uwe Boll film which saw him fly out to Croatia to take on the lead in The Dark Knight, which isn’t linked to the 2008 Christopher Nolan Batman movie. Hammer’s character, Sanders, “takes justice into his own hands as he sets out to hunt criminals down”.
Sanders eventually becomes a hero in the eyes of locals and on social media, however, local law enforcements believe he is a danger to society and attempt to arrest him. Speaking of the film, Boll said: “The story of The Dark Knight couldn’t be a more current topic, and I’m excited to bring it to life with this excellent cast”.
But while Armie may had hoped to return to his previous status in Hollywood, sources claim that due to the allegations surrounding him, which he has previously denied – not many people want to work with him. Despite this, the source claims that he’s still being lined up for a string of roles.
“People don’t want to work with him. He’s just a dark and menacing presence”, a source told Radar Online. They added: “Audiences don’t want to see him. He’s damaged goods”. Despite this, Hammer has recently said: “I’ve got offers coming in every week, basically, to the point where I’m having to turn down jobs”.
Armie was last seen on screen in the 2022 film Death on the Nile, which was filmed in 2019. Over the summer, Hammer was probed on the cannibal allegations by Piers Morgan during an appearance on the presenter’s YouTube show. He declared: “You know what you have to do to be a cannibal? You have to have actually eaten somebody”.
Hammer went on to unequivocally confirm that he had never eaten anyone. In the exchange on ‘ Piers Morgan Uncensored’, the actor maintained that the accusations arose from agreed upon sexual acts and role play. However, he did admit to marking former girlfriend Paige Lorenze with a knife, but sturdy on the assertion that there “wasn’t even blood”.
Last month, Hammer sat down with Louis Theroux and addressed the allegations, including the texts about cannibalism. He said: “I think the most important context to give these kinds of things is they are one side of a conversation. As you’ll notice, of all of the text messages that were released, the person who released them, their side was cut out of the entire conversation.
” It makes it look like I was just rambling to myself. I mean, if you look, there’s really no response in any of the excerpts. You know, any digitally altered evidence is immediately inadmissible because you have no context. You, like, that could have been a very funny conversation between two people who were joking and pushing each other and egging each other on. In the way that sometimes you see comedians pushing the boundary further and further when they’re having a conversation. I’m not going to argue the messages. “
The Mirror approached Armie’s lawyer for comment.
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