Plummer only stepped into the role shortly before Thanksgiving.
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Director Ridley Scott knew if he wanted this movie out by Christmas -- or out at all -- he'd have to replace his original J. Paul Getty.
Kevin Spacey, who'd become embroiled in a very public sexual misconduct scandal, was out.
Plummer stepped in to help save the movie.
"Well, that was part of it. Part because I wanted to work with Ridley, whose work I admire very much. And now we've bonded, I think. I hope he employs me again," said Plummer.
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"Kevin did very well, make no mistake about that, but it was a chosen, cold, cool approach," Scott said. "Whereas Christopher automatically has this dangerous charm."
Scott needed to quickly re-shoot 22 scenes, and he needed his actors back to do it. That was not a problem.
"There was two choices: to kid of scrap the movie or to re-cast and re-shoot, and Ridley was able to pull it off," said actor Mark Wahlberg.
"All the Money in the World" will be in theaters on Christmas Day. It's rated R.