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First LAY THE FAVORITE Clip Starring Bruce Willis and Rebecca Hall
Here’s the first clip from the upcoming Lay The Favorite movie which will show you that Bruce Willis is a good singer.
No, he’s not singing Save The Last Dance, he’s up to The Air That I Breathe this time. Either way, it sounds good (probably because Rebecca Hall sings together with him), so make sure you check it out!
First Photos from LAY THE FAVORITE
We have added the first photos from the upcoming drama/comedy Lay the Favorite. The film, directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen, High Fidelity, Mrs Henderson Presents, Tamara Drewe), telling the story of Beth Raymer, a former stripper who becomes involved in high stakes gambling and rises in the business very rapidly. Starring Rebecca Hall as Raymer and featuring Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joshua Jackson, Vince Vaughn and Laura Prepon.
Lay The Favorite Official Synopsis
Principal photography has been completed on “Lay the Favorite”, an audacious dramatic comedy starring Golden Globe winner Bruce Willis (“Red”, “The Sixth Sense”, “Die Hard”), Golden Globe nominee Rebecca Hall (“The Town”, “Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona”), Oscar winner Catherine Zeta-Jones (“Chicago”, “Oceans 12”) and Joshua Jackson (“Cruel Intentions”, “Apt Pupil”) set in the eccentric, wild, extremely funny and lightning-paced world of legal – and illegal – sports gambling, under the direction of Oscar and BAFTA-nominated director Stephen Frears (“The Queen”, “High Fidelity”) from a screenplay by BAFTA- nominated DV DeVincentis (“High Fidelity”, “Grosse Pointe Blank”). Wild Bunch and Emmett/Furla Films are financing “Lay the Favorite”.
“Lay the Favorite”, based on the book by Beth Raymer, “Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling”, is being produced by BAFTA-nominated Anthony Bregman (“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”, “Friends With Money”), Randall Emmett (“Rambo”, “16 Blocks”), George Furla (“Rambo”, “16 Blocks”), DV DeVincentis and Paul Trijbits (“Jane Eyre”, “Tamara Drewe”).
Vince Vaughn Joins Lay The Favorite
It’s been awhile since we had a chat about this gambling-drama. But as we said, we’re definitely interested in the upcoming Stephen Frears‘s project titled Lay The Favorite, so here we are for a little casting update!
According to the latest reports, Vince Vaughn is the latest name that will join the cast which already includes Rebecca Hall, Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Timberlake and Joshua Jackson.
Frears will direct from a script by D.V. DeVincentis, and as you all remember, the script is actually based on the memoir of Beth Raymer.
Rebecca Hall plays Raymer, who chronicled her years working in the world of Vegas sports gambling, Bruce Willis plays Raymer’s mentor Dink Heimowitz, character described as “lovable, irascible, and big-bellied” while Catherine Zeta-Jones is set to star as Heimowitz’ wife.
Now we have Vaughn set to play Rosie, a Long Island bookie who employed Raymer.
Joshua Jackson in Negotiations to Star along Rebecca Hall and Bruce Willis in Lay the Favorite
Joshua Jackson (Peter Bishop in sci-fi series Fringe) is in negotiations to join Rebecca Hall and Bruce Willis in Lay the Favorite, directed by Oscar nominee Stephen Frears and with D.V. DeVincentis writing the screenplay.
The script is based on Beth Raymer’s biopic Lay the Favorite – A Memoir of Gambling. In her chronicle of sports betting Raymer breaks the myth of the modern gambler. The story begins in Naked City, a smaller neighborhood in North Las Vegas where she has nothing but strength not to return to Florida, where she worked at a halfway house and moonlighted as a home stripper.
Catherine Zeta-Jones Joins Rebecca Hall and Bruce Willis for Lay The Favorite
We already had a little chat about this project, but it’s always the right time to update an upcoming Stephen Frears‘ Lay The Favorite, right?
So, check this out, lovely Catherine Zeta-Jones has joined the cast of this movie, or, if you prefer, she joins the project that already stars Bruce Willis and Rebecca Hall. Not bad team at all, admit it!
So, as we previously reported, The Town star, Rebecca Hall plays Raymor, who chronicled her years working in the world of Vegas sports gambling. Willis on the other hand, plays Raymor’s mentor Dink Heimowitz, character described as “lovable, irascible, and big-bellied.” Now, according to the latest reports, Zeta-Jones is set to star as Heimowitz’ wife.
I’m sure you already know the description, but let’s repeat it once again:
“It’s hard not to like the breezy, ingenuous voice of this plucky protagonist who proves she’s game for any kind of new experience. Hailing from Ohio, Raymer eventually made her way to Las Vegas when she was 24 and found a lucrative position assisting a Queens-born, Stuyvesant High School-educated gambling operator, Dink Heimowitz.
Rebecca Hall In Stephen Frears’ Lay The Favorite
More casting news for today! British star Rebecca Hall has been confirmed for Stephen Frears’ upcoming adaptation of Beth Raymer’s memoir Lay The Favorite: A Memoir Of Gambling.
Frears directs from a script by D.V. De Vincentis, well known team, since we all remember their collaboration on High Fidelity and Grosse Pointe Blank.
“It’s hard not to like the breezy, ingenuous voice of this plucky protagonist who proves she’s game for any kind of new experience.
Hailing from Ohio, Raymer eventually made her way to Las Vegas when she was 24 and found a lucrative position assisting a Queens-born, Stuyvesant High School-educated gambling operator, Dink Heimowitz.
Brand New The Town Poster
A new poster for the upcoming movie The Town has been revealed. Ben Affleck directs and stars in a crime drama based on the book Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan.
The Town centers on Doug MacRay, a career thief whose last bank robbery with his gang has changed his life. Naturally, it’s a woman at the heart of his dilemma: Claire (“Vicky Cristina Barcelona’s” Rebecca Hall) the bank manager whose life was traumatized by the robbery. Doug and Claire begin to have feelings for each other, but unbeknownst to Claire, he’s at the heart of her turmoil. The excellent Jeremy Renner stars as a fellow thief, “Mad Men’s” Jon Hamm as the FBI agent out to hunt Doug and “Gossip Girl’s” Blake Lively as a Boston stripper.
New International The Town Poster
Empire has just premiered a new international poster for the upcoming Ben Affleck‘s upcoming crime / drama movie The Town.
Affleck stars alongside Jeremy Renner, John Hamm, Blake Lively, Chris Cooper and Rebecca Hall for a drama centred on bank robbery.
Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck) is an unrepentant criminal, the de facto leader of a group of ruthless bank robbers who pride themselves in stealing what they want and getting out clean. With no real attachments, Doug never has to fear losing anyone close to him. But that all changed on the gang’s latest job, when they briefly took a hostage–bank manager, Claire Keesey (Rebecca Hall).
