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Dec 27, 2017 · The Real Celebrity Stories Behind ‘Molly’s Game’. In Molly Bloom’s high roller poker games, Tobey Maguire was a big jerk, Leonardo DiCaprio wore giant headphones, and Alex Rodriguez...
- Miles Surrey
Dec 25, 2017 · 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.
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- Tobey Maguire. The Spider-Man star is rumored to be Player X, played by Michael Cera in the movie. In the book and movie, Player X is shown manipulating other players.
- Leonardo DiCaprio. It might not be a big surprise, given Maguire is known to be close friends with Leonardo DiCaprio. But the Oscar winner’s involvement seemed to be less than Maguire.
- Ben Affleck. The movie star’s involvement with gambling made headlines when he was banned from a blackjack table in Las Vegas after being accused of cheating.
- Nelly. The rapper is reportedly interested in high-stakes poker as well. Although a lot of the games were meant to be kept private ,some of the players would bring friends along to watch.
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Dec 25, 2017 · The celebrities who played in Molly Bloom's poker games included (clockwise from top left): Tobey Maguire, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Alex Rodriguez, Macaulay Culkin, Ben Affleck and Pete Sampras.
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...
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Apr 20, 2024 · While the identities of high-profile celebrities who played in Molly Bloom's games are obscured in Aaron Sorkin's film, the entrepreneur didn't hesitate to name names in her book.
Molly's Game is a 2017 American biographical film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin (in his directorial debut), based on the 2014 memoir of the same name by Molly Bloom. It stars Jessica Chastain , Idris Elba , Kevin Costner , Michael Cera , Jeremy Strong , Chris O'Dowd , Joe Keery , Brian D'Arcy James , and Bill Camp .
