The first trailer for the new poker film “The Card Counter” was released this week. According to the film magazine, the cinema release of the latest work by the director and screenwriter Paul Schrader is to be released The Wrap [Seite auf Englisch] be September 10th in the US.
Star Wars star Oscar Isaac plays the main role of the gambling movie. Other protagonists include Willem Dafoe, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, Marlon Hayes and Ekaterina Baker.
Shooting at Card Counter ended a year ago
The shooting for The Card Counter was already completed in July 2020 after a three-month compulsory break due to the Corona restrictions. According to the film magazine Deadline the rights have already been sold many times.
In addition to Weltkino Filmverleih Deutschland, Really Good Film in Hong Kong, Odeon Entertainment in Greece, Filmfinity in South Africa and Forum Film in Israel have also acquired licenses.
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The Card Counter: A story in the world of high stakes poker players
Former military interrogator William Tell, played by Oscar Isaac, is serving a ten-year prison sentence. He learned to count cards in prison and developed into a talented poker player.
After his prison sentence he meets the young Cirk (Tye Sheridan), who wants to take revenge on a common enemy, a military officer (William Dafoe). Tell decides to help the young man.
For this they need the support of the donor La Linda (Tiffany Haddish). Together, the unlikely trio want to win a World Series of Poker tournament in Las Vegas.
PokerStars commentator Joe Stapelton acted as a consultant for the production so that the actions at the gaming tables could be conveyed authentically. In a post on Twitter, Stapelton announced:
OK dear ones. Last year I worked on a film as a poker advisor. This … is the trailer. It would really mean a lot to me if you checked it out, and if it seems interesting to you, maybe you could … might I say maybe … retweet?
Alright, my babies. Last year I worked on a movie as a poker consultant. This here…is the trailer. It would really mean a lot to me if you’d give it a watch, and if it seems interesting, maybe…dare I say….a retweet? https://t.co/uqXAw9nKec
— Joe Stapleton (@Stapes) July 27, 2021
The poker community is eagerly awaiting The Card Counter’s theatrical release. It remains to be seen whether Schrader’s latest work has the potential to take on the poker blockbuster “Rounders”. When the film will debut in German cinemas has not yet been announced.
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