Following his work last year in the road rage thriller Unhinged, actor Russell Crowe is set to star in the new psychological thriller Poker Face. The film is directed by Gary Felder from a script written by Stephen M. Coates. Arclight Films is financing and producing while the producers of the film have been announced to be Gary Hamilton, Addam Bramich, Ryan Hamilton, Jeanette Volturno, Jason Clark, and Keith Rodger.
Crowe will play the character of Jake, a tech billionaire who gathers his childhood friends to his Miami estate for what turns into a high stakes game of poker. Friends that Jake has a love/hate relationship with to the point Jake, a master game-player/planner, has concocted an elaborate scheme designed to bring a certain justice to all of them. However, he is forced to rethink his strategy when his Miami mansion is overtaken by a dangerous home invader whose previous jobs have all ended in murder and arson.
Given Crowe's intensity with such roles, the film will sure to be intriguing. Stay tuned!
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