Jessica Lange Set to Join Cast of Upcoming Remake ‘The Gambler’

This weekend it was confirmed that Jessica Lange has signed on for the upcoming Paramount Pictures project “The Gambler”.

Lange will join Mark Wahlberg, playing his over the top mother according to Deadline.

News first broke of the upcoming remake back in September. James Caan was nominated for a Golden Globe  for his performance in the 1974 original.

Here is an excerpt from Wikipedia regarding the plot:

Axel Freed is a New York City English professor with a gambling addiction that begins to spiral out of control. In the classroom, Freed inspires his college students with his interpretations of Dostoevsky's work. In his personal life, Axel has the affection of the beautiful Billie and the admiration of his family, including his mother Naomi, who is a doctor, and his grandfather, a wealthy businessman.

Unbeknownst to them, Axel's reckless gambling has left him with a huge debt. His bookie Hips likes the professor personally but threatens grave consequences if he doesn't pay up. When Billie, having been informed by Axel that he owes $44,000, questions the wisdom of her associating with him, Axel confidently tells her she loves his life's dangers, including "the possibility of blood."

- Gilbert Horowitz, Gambling911.com