WPT MOVIE
I found this interesting and I thought I would pass it on to you all out there.
The World Poker Tour will get its first Hollywood close-up with a starring role in the upcoming "Deal,†filming this month in New Orleans. WPT hosts Mike Sexton, Vince Van Patten and Courtney Friel will all be playing themselves, alongside the film’s stars Burt Reynolds and Bret Harrison (right).
Produced by Michael Arata and Louisiana-based Crescent City Pictures, “Deal,“ directed by Gil Cates Jr., can be characterized as “The Color of Money†meets the poker world. It tells the story of an ex-gambler played by Reynolds, who teaches a hot-shot college student how to “play the player,†instead of just the cards. Bret Harrison, who stars as the college student/online wiz, is the star of Fox Network’s comedy “The Loop.†The film concludes at the WPT World Championship.
Veteran actor Charles Durning, Shannon Elizabeth, Phil “The Unabomber†Laak and Antonio “The Magician†Esfandiari also make apperances in the film.
“Deal†will film its WPT scenes immediately after the WPT World Championship on April 18-24. At the close of the tournament, after the new WPT World Champion is crowned at Bellagio in Las Vegas, the set will be loaded up for transport on the WPT 18-wheeler and trucked down to New Orleans.
The World Poker Tour will get its first Hollywood close-up with a starring role in the upcoming "Deal,†filming this month in New Orleans. WPT hosts Mike Sexton, Vince Van Patten and Courtney Friel will all be playing themselves, alongside the film’s stars Burt Reynolds and Bret Harrison (right).
Produced by Michael Arata and Louisiana-based Crescent City Pictures, “Deal,“ directed by Gil Cates Jr., can be characterized as “The Color of Money†meets the poker world. It tells the story of an ex-gambler played by Reynolds, who teaches a hot-shot college student how to “play the player,†instead of just the cards. Bret Harrison, who stars as the college student/online wiz, is the star of Fox Network’s comedy “The Loop.†The film concludes at the WPT World Championship.
Veteran actor Charles Durning, Shannon Elizabeth, Phil “The Unabomber†Laak and Antonio “The Magician†Esfandiari also make apperances in the film.
“Deal†will film its WPT scenes immediately after the WPT World Championship on April 18-24. At the close of the tournament, after the new WPT World Champion is crowned at Bellagio in Las Vegas, the set will be loaded up for transport on the WPT 18-wheeler and trucked down to New Orleans.
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