With the likes of Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba and Kevin Costner in front of the camera and Aaron Sorkin making his directorial debut on the other side of it, it's fair to say that Molly's Game is an anticipated movie. The first trailer for the based-on-truth drama has arrived.
Molly's Game, subtitled From Hollywood’s Elite To Wall Street’s Billionaire Boys Club, My High-Stakes Adventure In The World Of Underground Poker, is the memoir of Molly Bloom, whose story is a fascinating one. A world-class skier since she could walk, she became a nationally ranked business mogul at 21 while still excelling in college. She just missed out on joining the Olympic team upon graduating and took a year off to live in Los Angeles, choosing the unlikely path of waitressing, before getting involved in underground betting. Thanks to her business acumen, she ended up making millions by running the world’s most exclusive high stakes poker game for eight years before the FBI came calling.
Elba plays the defence lawyer who learned that there was more to her than the tabloid tales would lead anyone to believe.
Chris O'Dowd, Michael Cera and Brian D'Arcy James also feature, and Molly's Game will premiere at the Toronto Film Festival before arriving in the UK on 29 December.
Jessica Chastain To Star In Aaron Sorkin's Drama Molly's Game