variety.com - 5/13/2009
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Front Page: Actor to play Washington power broker Abramof -- Kevin Spacey is slipping into the shoes of disgraced Washington power broker Jack Abramoff.
variety.com - 5/13/2009
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variety.com —
Thriller based on power broker Jack Abramoff Kevin
Spacey is slipping into the shoes of disgraced Washington
power broker Jack Abramoff. Thesp will topline the true story-based thriller "Casino Jack," directed by George Hickenlooper from an original ...
Spacey to star in 'Casino Jack' - Entertainment News, ...
filmofilia.com - 5/13/2009
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filmofilia.com —
Kevin Spacey will star in the true story
thriller “ Casino Jack ” where he will play
Jack Abramoff , American former lobbyist, businessman and con man who was a central figure in a series of high-profile political scandals. He is currently incarcerated at the satellite prison camp ...
Kevin Spacey Playing Jack Abramoff in Biopic
unrealitymag.com - 5/13/2009
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unrealitymag.com —
Aw man, out of all the real life
scandals of the past few years, we’re making a
movie about Jack Abramoff? Yup, and despite a cool title (the project is called “Casino Jack”), the story of shady dealings with Indian casinos doesn’t exactly have me counting down the ...
Kevin Spacey Cast as Jack Abramoff in Actual Movie
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... only a Hollywood icon but a scientist who helped create the forerunner for wireless communication...I jest you not... Kevin Spacey is to play the character of Jack Abramoff in the retelling this true life story that follows the once very successful Washington lobbyist who was jailed for bribery schemes and fraudulent dealings with a number of casinos. The film was formerly called Bagman and now renamed Casino Jack , which doesn't sound as good. The story comes from Variety . Al Pacino is in talks to play one of the lead roles ...
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... retard character, and instead is about disgraced Washington power broker Jack Abramoff. Boring. George Hickenlooper — the director screwed by the Weinsteins on "Factory Girl" — will direct. [Variety] ...
Kevin Spacey gets power hungry in ‘Casino Jack’
We Are Movie Geeks —
Native Saint Louisan George Hickenlooper will be directing a new film called ‘Casino Jack’, from an original screenplay written by Norman Snider (Dead Ringers). Based on a true story, the thriller tells the story of the former powerful lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Kevin Spacey will star as Abramoff, whose career was ultimately ruined and ended up in prison due to his schemes of bribery and fraudulent dealings with native American casinos.
[source: Variety] ...
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usatoday.com 4/28/2009 — Spacey and director George Hickenlooper ( Factory Girl ) met with Abramoff Friday afternoon to discuss plans for a film called Casino Jack or Bagman , based loosely on Abramoff's career in Washington, said Richard Rionda Del Castro, chairman of ...
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