'Molly's Game' trivia and fun facts
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Premiere pass
The real Molly Bloom, who is banned from Canada because she pleaded guilty to a federal crime in the United States, was granted a 48-hour pass to visit Canada for the movie's premiere at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival).
Her favourite actress
Molly Bloom told the director Aaron Sorkin that she wanted Jessica Chastain to play her, and so it was.
Prodigious debut
One of the world's most important screenwriters and Oscar-winner Aaron Sorkin debuts as director in this film with a script logically his own.
Run rabbit run
Because of schedules, Idris Elba and Jessica Chastain had only 10 days to shoot. They shot 45 pages in the first 6 days. They mostly rehearsed virtually before the shooting, and in between takes during the shooting of the movie.
Biographies expert
The character of Molly Bloom is the third real character that actress Jessica Chastain plays in less than a year after 'Miss Sloane' and 'The Zookeeper's Wife'.
Surprise
The movie reunites Kevin Costner and Graham Greene, the main stars of Bailando con lobos (1990).
The good cameo
Writer/Director Aaron Sorkin makes a cameo as one of the underground poker players.
Special premiere
After its world premiere at the TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival), the film had its European premiere in Madrid at the legendary Callao cinemas, with the presence of its protagonist Jessica Chastain.