While we were busy doing other things, Aaron Sorkin has quietly put together an impressive cast for his directorial debut. Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Michael Cera, Kevin Costner, Brian d’Arcy James, J.C. McKenzie and Samantha Isler are already on board for the movie, which has now added for more talents to the ensemble.
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Chris O’Dowd, Jeremy Strong, Bill Camp (aka the detective from “The Night Of“) and Graham Greene have also signed up to the high stakes poker drama. The adaptation of the book by Molly Bloom tells the true story of how an athlete and law student wound up running an exclusive high-stakes, celebrity attended Hollywood poker game that, unbeknownst to her, included members of the Russian mafia. And it all came to a head when 17 FBI agents raided her game.
Chastain plays the titular Molly, with Elba as her lawyer, Costner as her father, Camp as a card shark, and O’Dowd as the man who brings the Russians into the mix. Looks like everything is good to go, and this will definitely to be one to keep an eye out for next year. STX has already snapped up domestic rights. [Mashable]