After making a name for
himself as one of the best writers in Hollywood, Aaron Sorkin is now taking on
a different challenge, directing.
According to The
Wrap, Sorkin is set to make his directorial debut with the
adaptation of Molly Bloom's memoir, Molly's Game: From Hollywood's Elite to
Wall Street's Billionaire Boys Club, My High-Stakes Adventure in the World of
Underground Poker, which he will also write.
When Molly Bloom was
a little girl growing up in a small Colorado town, she watched her brothers win
medals, ace tests, and receive high praise from everyone they met. Molly wanted
nothing more than to bask in that glow a little herself, so she pushed herself
too—as a student, as an athlete. She was successful but felt like she was
always coming from behind. She wanted to break free, to find a life without
rules and limits, a life where she didn't have to measure up to anyone or
anything—where she could become whatever she wanted.
Molly wanted more, and she got more than she could have ever bargained for.
In Molly's Game, Molly Bloom takes the reader through her adventures running an exclusive high-stakes private poker game. Her clients ranged from iconic stars like Leonardo DiCaprio and Ben Affleck to politicians and financial titans so powerful they moved markets and changed the course of history. With rich detail, Molly describes a world that until now has been shrouded in glamour, privilege, and secrecy, one where she fearlessly took on the Russian and Italian mobs—until she met the one adversary she could not outsmart, even though she had justice on her side: the United States government.
Molly's Game is an incredible coming-of-age story about a young girl who rejected convention in pursuit of her version of the American dream. It's the story of how she gained—and then lost—her place at the table, and of everything she learned about poker, love, and life in the process. - Goodreads
Steve Jobs producer
Mark Gordon and Amy Pascal will produce.
Source - The Wrap
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