Once set as another Scorsese/DiCaprio jam, they dropped out with The Hangover director Todd Phillips coming aboard in a very odd move. That version never developed, and so now we have Wyatt and Wahlberg, with the actor taking over the role that stands as one of James Caan's finest. Screenwriter James Toback based the story on his own battle with gambling addiction, and follows an English professor who keeps his problem secret as he goes further and further into debt, eventually getting mixed up with some dangerous people.
The updated version will be penned by William Monahan, who worked with Wahlberg, Scorsese, and DiCaprio on The Departed. [Variety]
