Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut 'Molly's Game' rounds out its cast with Kevin Costner, Chris O'Dowd and others

By Darian Scalamoni

            One movie that I’m incredibly excited for is Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut, Molly’s Game that is set to be released later next year. It’s not surprising that the Academy Award winning writer has already assembled Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba and Michael Cera to star in the film but according to The Playlist, he’s also added some great supporting roles as well.

            Kevin Costner, Chris O’Dowd, Brian d’Arcy James, Jeremy Strong and Bill Camp have joined the cast and bolstered the movie to what can be categorized now as an acting showcase. Costner, many people know as a former Oscar winner who directed, produced and starred Dances with Wolves and O’Dowd has become a rising star as an actor not only for his roles in Calvary, St. Vincent and The Program but also being nominated for a Tony Award as Lennie Small in the Broadway show, Of Mice and Men. Strong and d’Arcy James had large supporting roles in Oscar-winning movies from last year The Big Short and Spotlight. Camp played Detective Box in the HBO limited series, The Night Of.

            Molly’s Game is an adaptation of the book by Molly Bloom that tells the true story of how an athlete and law student ran an exclusive high-stakes, celebrity attended poker game that also included members of the Russian mafia. This sounds like a hell of a premise and even potential Oscar bait for the writer of The Social Network and Moneyball. Keep an eye out for this project for sure next year.