Academy Award winning
screenwriter Aaron Sorkin has offered Jessica Chastain the lead role in his
upcoming directorial debut, Molly's Game.
The two-time Oscar
nominated actress has yet to accept or decline Sorkin's offer, but it appears
she is keen to join the project given its pedigree. Chastain recently launched
her own production company, Freckle Films, which could influence her decision.
Adapted by Sorkin from Molly Bloom's
memoir, Molly's Game takes the reader through Bloom's 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.
Mark Gordon (Steve Jobs) will produce alongside Amy Pascal, and Leopoldo
Gout.
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