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Kevin Spacey Will Play Jack Abramoff

Source:Variety
May 13, 2009


Kevin Spacey will play disgraced Washington power broker Jack Abramoff in the true story-based thriller Casino Jack, directed by George Hickenlooper from an original screenplay by Norman Snider.

Variety says the film, formerly titled "Bagman," stars Spacey as the once high-powered lobbyist whose bribery schemes and fraudulent dealings with Indian casinos ultimately landed him in prison.

Gary Howsam, Bill Marks and George Vitezakis are producing the film, which will begin shooting in Toronto this month. Richard Rionda Del Castro, Donald Zuckerman, Patricia Eberle and Lewin Webb are executive producing alongside Dana Brunetti for Spacey's Trigger Street Productions.

COMMENTS (6)

Posted by:
jacoby
May 13, 2009
sounds ok but not great
Posted by:
Luckey316
May 13, 2009
Cool George Hickenlooper is a cosin of MY mayor here in Denver
Posted by:
Steve
May 13, 2009
This is what, the third film in recent memory featuring Kevin Spacey in casinos?

Doesn't affect me in the slightest, of course, but still.
Posted by:
keven spacey has become a hack
May 13, 2009
garbage. liberal garbage. it's not even shooting in america. figures.
Posted by:
Shia LaBeouf
May 13, 2009
what the hell
Posted by:
jose drummond
November 7, 2009
Spacey is one of the finest actors in the business. Is perfect for the part.

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