The GameStop Stock Film Casts Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Sebastian Stan and Pete Davidson
Director Craig Gillespie is lining up his cast for the upcoming GameStop stock movie Dumb Money with Paul Dano (The Batman), Seth Rogen (Green Hornet), Sebastian Stan (Captain America: The Winter Solider) and Pete Davidson (Suicide Squad).
The project is set up at Black Bear Pictures with Rebecca Angelo and Lauren Schuker Blum adapting the script with Ryder Picture Company’s Aaron Ryder.
Dumb Money tells the story of fortunes won and lost overnight “in the David-vs.-Goliath GameStop short squeeze that might have ended up changing Wall Street forever. It offers a gripping portrayal of how a loosely affiliated group of private investors and internet trolls on a subreddit called WallStreetBets took down one of the biggest hedge funds on Wall Street, firing the first shot in a revolution that threatened to upend the establishment.”
Producer Teddy Schwarzman said in a statement: “Black Bear has diamond hands for Dumb Money. Lauren & Rebecca have masterfully adapted Ben Mezrich’s exceptional book detailing one of the greatest underdog stories of our time. Craig Gillespie is a tremendous leader with exceptional vision and has assembled a tremendous ensemble. We’re honored to partner with him, Aaron Ryder, and this terrific team in front and behind the camera to bring Dumb Money to audiences everywhere.”
That whole GameStop stock thing was wildly fascinating. It’s definitely going to make for an interesting film. With the director and cast that have been brought together, it’s also going to be a good movie! Principal photography will begin in October.
Source: Deadline