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- Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut tells the true story of Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain), who orchestrated a multi-million dollar underground poker game with many celebrities sitting at her table.
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Dec 27, 2017 · When you name a character “Player X” in a “based on a true story” movie, as Aaron Sorkin does in his directorial debut Molly’s Game, it only invites speculation about who that character...
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Dec 25, 2017 · Is Idris Elba's character, Charlie Jaffey, based on a real person? No. Obviously Molly Bloom did hire lawyers, but Charlie Jaffey is a fictional character. When writing the screenplay, Aaron Sorkin did not interview Bloom's real-life lawyer, Jim Walden (pictured below, right).
Molly Bloom's memoir recounts the actors who played in her poker games, like Ben Affleck and Tobey Maguire, and her encounter with the mob.
Feb 11, 2024 · Idris Elba's Molly's Game Character Isn't Based On A Real Person. Molly's Game's Charlie Jaffey, played by Idris Elba, is an entirely fictional person. While Molly did hire lawyers, Jaffey is an agglomeration, Sorkin’s way of integrating his point of view into the movie.
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Jan 19, 2018 · Ever since the podcast Serial became a surprise hit in 2014, small and large screens have run to jump on the bandwagon, from Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story series on FX, to Molly's Game in...
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Jan 6, 2018 · The film Molly's Game (up for two Golden Globes on Sunday) is based on a memoir by Molly Bloom, an Olympic-level skier whose athletic career ended in a dramatic wipe-out. While looking for...
Jan 5, 2018 · Molly's Game: Directed by Aaron Sorkin. With Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera. The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.