Armie Hammer in career U-turn as he lands first role after 'cannibalism' scandal

Armie Hammer has secured his first acting role since his career came to an abrupt hold when he was accused of cannibalism – which he has strongly died, with police deciding not to charge him

Armie Hammer is making a return to acting after three years.

The former Hollywood star saw his career come to an abrupt halt when he 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.

Now, he's set to appear in a new role by Uwe Boll, which is scheduled to commence in Croatia later this month. Armie will appear in Boll's The Dark Knight, which isn't linked to the 2008 Christopher Nolan Batman movie. His character, Sanders, is a man who "takes justice into his own hands as he sets out to hunt down criminals."

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."

Meanwhile, executive producer, Michael Roesch went on to state that the movie is "very different from Chris Nolan's movie, so there is no danger of confusion." He added to Variety: "With Armie Hammer in the lead role and more great actors to be announced soon, and with an outstanding script, we are excited to build up on the great response we got for First Shift and Run, and will have another strong movie soon."

He 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".

Referring to Paige's allegation back in 2021 that while they dated for four months in 2020, he used a knife to etch an 'A' close to her private parts, he said: "I wouldn't say brand, no. There was a scenario that we talked about beforehand, that we had discussed where, you know, I would basically take a little, tiny point and just kind of trace the letter 'A' just like the tip of a small knife.

"I mean, there wasn't even blood in the situation. It was more like a scrape... It's along the lines of couples getting their own initials tattooed on each other."

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