Aaron Sorkin will serve as the director and screenwriter for the Molly’s Game film adaptation. The story comes from Molly Bloom’s 2014 memoir.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, this project will mark the directorial debut of Sorkin. Two actors who may join the cast include Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba.
Here’s more from Variety: “Stung after failing to make the Olympic team, Bloom decided to take a year off before law school and get a job as a waitress in Los Angeles. Through a bizarre set of circumstances as well as untapped entrepreneurial skills, she ended up making millions by running, for eight years, the most exclusive high-stakes poker game in the world. Her life came crashing down when 17 FBI agents armed with automatic weapons rang her doorbell.”