Kevin Costner Wants All In On ‘Molly’s Game’

Reports surfaced Monday that Kevin Costner is in talks to play Jessica Chastain’s father in the upcoming poker flick “Molly’s Game”.

Idris Elba and Michael Cera are already on board the directorial debut of Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin. 

Some in the poker community have already begun to speculate that “Molly’s Game” could give “Rounders” a run for its money.  The later flick is widely considered the best movie ever made about the world of poker.

The film is based on a true story, one that has featured prominently on the pages of Gambling911.com over the years.

Molly Bloom, a talented skier denied the chance to compete in the Winter Olympics, begins running underground high stakes poker games with millions on the table and attendees the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Alex Rodriguez and – by Molly’s account at least – the “worst tipper”, “Spider Man” star Toby Maguire.  One will likely see Maguire portrayed in a negative light here.  The Observer once wrote a piece entitled “Four Ways Molly’s Game Pulverizes Toby Maguire”.  Need we say more?

Molly was eventually taken down by 17 feds, placed on a year’s probation and fined $125,000.  She ultimately wrote her memoirs for which the film is based off of: “Molly’s Game: from Hollywood’s Elite to Wall Street Billionaires Boys’ Club, My High-Stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker”.

- Ace King, Gambling911.com