THE GAMBLING MAN.
THE GAMBLER
PARAMOUNT PICTURES Presents
A CHARTOFF WINKLER Production
A CLOSEST TO THE HOLE / LEVERAGE ENTERTAINMENT Production
A RUPERT WYATT Film
“THE GAMBLER”
Executive Producers David Crockett, James Toback, William Monahan
Produced by Mark Wahlberg,Stephen Levinson, Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff, David Winkler
Based Upon the Film Written by James Toback
Screenplay by William Monahan
Directed by Rupert Wyatt
Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Michael Kenneth Williams and Jessica Lange
Jim Bennett (Academy Award®-nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother (Academy Award®-winner Jessica Lange) in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank (John Goodman), a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett’s future. As his relationship with a student (Brie Larson) deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chance…
March next year release
