Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba to Star in Molly’s Game

It was announced today that two-time Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain and Golden Globe and SAG winner Idris Elba will star in Aaron Sorkin’s Molly’s Game from The Mark Gordon Company and Entertainment One (eOne).

The film also marks the revered and award-winning screenwriter’s directorial debut. eOne and The Mark Gordon Company are financing the feature, and Mark Gordon is producing with Amy Pascal via her Pascal Pictures banner.

Sorkin added, “The casting of Jessica and Idris in the two lead roles is any filmmaker’s dream come true.