Plot: Tech billionaire and gambler Jake Foley (Crowe) hosts a high-stakes poker game between childhood friends, offering them the chance to win more money than they’ve ever dreamed of. The evening takes a turn when he unveils his elaborate plan seeking revenge for their betrayals and to play, they’ll have to give up the one thing they’ve spent their lives trying to keep…their secrets. As the game unfolds, thieves break in and they must band together to survive a night of terror.
Review: Russell Crowe is a movie star. There is no question about the actor’s abilities on screen whether it be in marquee dramas like A Beautiful Mind, action epics like Gladiator, or period pieces like Cinderella Man. In recent years, Crowe has performed in projects that appeal to him ranging from pulpy flicks like Unhinged or superhero fare including Man of Steel and Thor: Love and Thunder.
Review: Russell Crowe is a movie star. There is no question about the actor’s abilities on screen whether it be in marquee dramas like A Beautiful Mind, action epics like Gladiator, or period pieces like Cinderella Man. In recent years, Crowe has performed in projects that appeal to him ranging from pulpy flicks like Unhinged or superhero fare including Man of Steel and Thor: Love and Thunder.
- 11/24/2022
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Russell Crowe is telling the behind-the-scenes story about his new film.
The actor took over directing duties for “Poker Face” under the condition that he could do “whatever the f**k I want.”
“It tested my f***ing patience like you wouldn’t believe but art is never made in a perfect environment,” the 58-year-old told The Courier Mail.
Gary Fleder was originally slated to direct the film with a script by Stephen M. Coates, but has since been replaced by the actor.
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“If you’re sitting around waiting for a perfect environment to make your art in, you’re just going to be sitting by yourself for a long, long f***ing time,” continued Crowe.
The decision was fueled by his decision to make the movie...
The actor took over directing duties for “Poker Face” under the condition that he could do “whatever the f**k I want.”
“It tested my f***ing patience like you wouldn’t believe but art is never made in a perfect environment,” the 58-year-old told The Courier Mail.
Gary Fleder was originally slated to direct the film with a script by Stephen M. Coates, but has since been replaced by the actor.
Read More: Russell Crowe Reacts To A ‘Failed’ Audition He Allegedly Did For ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’, Says The Claim Is ‘Pure Imagination’
“If you’re sitting around waiting for a perfect environment to make your art in, you’re just going to be sitting by yourself for a long, long f***ing time,” continued Crowe.
The decision was fueled by his decision to make the movie...
- 11/21/2022
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
When you hear the phrase “poker face,” you might get a certain pop song stuck in your head, or you might conjure up an image of stoicism, unreadability — the kind of expression that helps a gambler take home the pot.
Russell Crowe is adept at such masculine impassiveness. Even when bellowing about revenge as Javert in “Les Misérables” or coming undone in “A Beautiful Mind,” he has a solidness to him. Unfortunately, while solidity can be beneficial — as in dependable, trusty — it can also be boring. Such is the downfall of “Poker Face,” a new feature written and directed by, and starring, Crowe.
Crowe’s first screenplay, from a story by Stephen M. Coates, follows Jake Foley (Crowe), an Aussie rogue who, along with his best friend Andrew (played by RZA), leveraged his teenage poker skills into the first online poker enterprise. As a result, Jake is insanely wealthy. After...
Russell Crowe is adept at such masculine impassiveness. Even when bellowing about revenge as Javert in “Les Misérables” or coming undone in “A Beautiful Mind,” he has a solidness to him. Unfortunately, while solidity can be beneficial — as in dependable, trusty — it can also be boring. Such is the downfall of “Poker Face,” a new feature written and directed by, and starring, Crowe.
Crowe’s first screenplay, from a story by Stephen M. Coates, follows Jake Foley (Crowe), an Aussie rogue who, along with his best friend Andrew (played by RZA), leveraged his teenage poker skills into the first online poker enterprise. As a result, Jake is insanely wealthy. After...
- 11/17/2022
- by Lena Wilson
- The Wrap
The title “Poker Face” suggests a droll, methodical cunning that unfortunately proves elusive everywhere else in Russell Crowe’s sophomore effort as writer-director. As handsomely produced as his first, 2014’s historical drama “The Water Diviner,” it offers an even more overstuffed narrative whose myriad elements barely have time to register before we arrive at a nearly 10-minute end credits crawl. This Australia-shot mix of intrigue, soap opera, thriller and tearjerker never quite gels, despite enough surface gloss and cast expertise to hold attention. Screen Media is releasing theatrically to a couple dozen U.S. screens this week and to digital formats on Nov. 22, with other territories following.
A prologue finds our protagonists as teenage besties in what looks like the late 1970s: five rural Aussie lads already obsessed with poker. After a swim in an idyllic quarry, they’re challenged to a game by a local bully, who naturally is enraged by his loss.
A prologue finds our protagonists as teenage besties in what looks like the late 1970s: five rural Aussie lads already obsessed with poker. After a swim in an idyllic quarry, they’re challenged to a game by a local bully, who naturally is enraged by his loss.
- 11/15/2022
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Poker Face Trailer — Russell Crowe‘s Poker Face (2022) movie trailer has been released by Screen Media Films. The Poker Face trailer stars Russell Crowe, Liam Hemsworth, RZA, Elsa Pataky, Matt Nable, Brooke Satchwell, and Daniel MacPherson. Crew Russell Crowe and Stephen M. Coates wrote the screenplay for Poker Face. “It’s produced by Addam Bramich, Jason [...]
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Continue reading: Poker Face (2022) Movie Trailer: Gambler Russell Crowe offers Riches but the Players Risk Exposing Their Deepest Secrets...
- 10/14/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Step aside, Lady Gaga, Russell Crowe is wearing the poker face now! Falco Ink. and Screen Media is holding a Royal Flush today thanks to the new Poker Face trailer. Crowe directs and leads this new thriller, depicting a treacherous game of cards that turns deadly for every player.
Set in the world of high-stakes poker, Crowe stars as tech billionaire and gambler Jake Foley who gives his best friends a night they’ll never forget, a chance to win more money than they’ve ever dreamed of. But to play, they’ll have to give up the one thing they spend their lives trying to keep their secrets. As the game unfolds, the friends will discover what is really at stake.
Liam Hemsworth, RZA, and Elsa Pataky join Crowe for an evening of deception, hostile takeovers, and secrets revealed. There are no guarantees that everyone will make it out alive,...
Set in the world of high-stakes poker, Crowe stars as tech billionaire and gambler Jake Foley who gives his best friends a night they’ll never forget, a chance to win more money than they’ve ever dreamed of. But to play, they’ll have to give up the one thing they spend their lives trying to keep their secrets. As the game unfolds, the friends will discover what is really at stake.
Liam Hemsworth, RZA, and Elsa Pataky join Crowe for an evening of deception, hostile takeovers, and secrets revealed. There are no guarantees that everyone will make it out alive,...
- 10/13/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Oscar winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator) stars in, co-wrote, and directs the thriller Poker Face which just unveiled an official trailer and poster. Poker Face takes place, as the title suggests, while a group is gathered for a high-stakes game, with Crowe’s character orchestrating the event.
The cast also includes RZA, Liam Hemsworth, and Elsa Pataky (who happens to be Liam’s sister-in-law). Stephen M. Coates co-wrote the screenplay.
Screen Media’s Poker Face will premiere at the Rome Film Festival on October 16, 2022 followed by a release in theaters on November 16th. The action thriller arrives on digital on November 22nd.
The Plot:
Set in the world of high-stakes poker, Crowe stars as tech billionaire and gambler Jake Foley who gives his best friends a night they’ll never forget, a chance to win more money than they’ve ever dreamed of. But to play, they’ll have to give...
The cast also includes RZA, Liam Hemsworth, and Elsa Pataky (who happens to be Liam’s sister-in-law). Stephen M. Coates co-wrote the screenplay.
Screen Media’s Poker Face will premiere at the Rome Film Festival on October 16, 2022 followed by a release in theaters on November 16th. The action thriller arrives on digital on November 22nd.
The Plot:
Set in the world of high-stakes poker, Crowe stars as tech billionaire and gambler Jake Foley who gives his best friends a night they’ll never forget, a chance to win more money than they’ve ever dreamed of. But to play, they’ll have to give...
- 10/13/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Russell Crowe will be a guest of honor of the Rome Film Festival’s independently run Alice in the City section where his second directorial effort, the thriller “Poker Face” – in which he stars opposite Liam Hemsworth – is set to have its world premiere.
Set in the world of high-stakes betting, “Poker Face” stars Crowe as tech billionaire and gambler Jake Foley, who offers his best friends a chance to win more money than they’ve ever dreamed of. But to play, they’ll have to give up the one thing they spend their lives trying to keep – their secrets. As the game unfolds, the long-time pals will discover what is really at stake.
Along with Crowe and Hemsworth, the cast includes RZA of Wu-Tang Clan fame and “Fast and Furious” star Elsa Pataky. Stephen M. Coates wrote the screenplay with Crowe.
Rome’s independently run Alice in the City sidebar,...
Set in the world of high-stakes betting, “Poker Face” stars Crowe as tech billionaire and gambler Jake Foley, who offers his best friends a chance to win more money than they’ve ever dreamed of. But to play, they’ll have to give up the one thing they spend their lives trying to keep – their secrets. As the game unfolds, the long-time pals will discover what is really at stake.
Along with Crowe and Hemsworth, the cast includes RZA of Wu-Tang Clan fame and “Fast and Furious” star Elsa Pataky. Stephen M. Coates wrote the screenplay with Crowe.
Rome’s independently run Alice in the City sidebar,...
- 9/21/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Arclight Films represents worldwide sales.
Screen Media has picked up North American rights from Arclight Films to the Russell Crowe and Liam Hemsworth thriller Poker Face.
RZA and Elsa Pataky also star in the story set in the world of high stakes poker as a tech billionaire and gambler offers friends the chance to make more money than they’ve ever dreamed of so long as they give up their secrets.
Crowe directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Stephen M. Coates. Arclicht Films head Gary Hamilton and Keith Rodger served as producers alongside Ying Ye and Ryan Hamilton, Addam Bramich,...
Screen Media has picked up North American rights from Arclight Films to the Russell Crowe and Liam Hemsworth thriller Poker Face.
RZA and Elsa Pataky also star in the story set in the world of high stakes poker as a tech billionaire and gambler offers friends the chance to make more money than they’ve ever dreamed of so long as they give up their secrets.
Crowe directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Stephen M. Coates. Arclicht Films head Gary Hamilton and Keith Rodger served as producers alongside Ying Ye and Ryan Hamilton, Addam Bramich,...
- 9/9/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Screen Media, a division of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, has acquired North American rights to “Poker Face,” a thriller starring Russell Crowe and Liam Hemsworth.
Crowe also directed the film, which is scheduled to release in theaters on Nov. 16. It’ll land on digital platforms on Nov. 22.
Set in the world of high-stakes betting, “Poker Face” stars Crowe as tech billionaire and gambler Jake Foley, who offers his best friends a chance to win more money than they’ve ever dreamed of. But to play, they’ll have to give up the one thing they spend their lives trying to keep…their secrets. As the game unfolds, the long-time pals will discover what is really at stake.
Along with Crowe and Hemsworth, the cast includes RZA of Wu-Tang Clan fame and “Fast and Furious” star Elsa Pataky. Stephen M. Coates wrote the screenplay with Crowe.
Arclight Films handled worldwide rights for the film.
Crowe also directed the film, which is scheduled to release in theaters on Nov. 16. It’ll land on digital platforms on Nov. 22.
Set in the world of high-stakes betting, “Poker Face” stars Crowe as tech billionaire and gambler Jake Foley, who offers his best friends a chance to win more money than they’ve ever dreamed of. But to play, they’ll have to give up the one thing they spend their lives trying to keep…their secrets. As the game unfolds, the long-time pals will discover what is really at stake.
Along with Crowe and Hemsworth, the cast includes RZA of Wu-Tang Clan fame and “Fast and Furious” star Elsa Pataky. Stephen M. Coates wrote the screenplay with Crowe.
Arclight Films handled worldwide rights for the film.
- 9/8/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Academy Award winner Russell Crowe directs and stars in the upcoming thriller Poker Face, from a script he co-wrote with Stephen M. Coates (John Doe: Vigilante). The cast includes Emmy nominee Liam Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky and Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA. Set in the world of high stakes poker, Crowe stars as billionaire gambler Jake Foley who gives his best friends a night they’ll never forget, a chance to win more money than they’ve ever dreamed of. But to play, they’ll have to give up the one thing they’ve spent their lives doing everything to keep….their secrets. As the game unfolds, the friends will discover the real stakes they’re playing for, the biggest stakes of them all. The film, which was shot in New South Wales, Australia, is currently in post-production.
Poker Face is produced by Gary Hamilton (Arclight Films) and Keith Rodger (Fear Of...
Poker Face is produced by Gary Hamilton (Arclight Films) and Keith Rodger (Fear Of...
- 5/17/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Liam Hemsworth to co-star in thriller; Arclight Films launching sales in Cannes.
Arclight Films kicks off worldwide sales this week and has released an exclusive first image from the thriller Poker Face directed by and starring Russell Crowe alongside Liam Hemsworth.
Crowe plays a billionaire gambler who offers his best friends the chance to win more money than they have ever dreamed of. However, in return, they will have to give up the secrets they have spent their lives protecting and will learn the true nature of what is at stake.
Elsa Pataky and Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA round out...
Arclight Films kicks off worldwide sales this week and has released an exclusive first image from the thriller Poker Face directed by and starring Russell Crowe alongside Liam Hemsworth.
Crowe plays a billionaire gambler who offers his best friends the chance to win more money than they have ever dreamed of. However, in return, they will have to give up the secrets they have spent their lives protecting and will learn the true nature of what is at stake.
Elsa Pataky and Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA round out...
- 5/17/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Russell Crowe wants to hold 'em as they do in Texas after agreeing to lead Poker Face, a Gary Fleder-directed thriller. I'm doing my best not to summon Lady Gaga at this moment, so let's move onto the plot, shall we? Written by Stephen M. Coates, Crowe plays Jake, a tech billionaire who gathers his childhood friends to his Miami estate for…...
- 5/14/2021
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Russell Crowe has committed to next star in Poker Face, a Gary Fleder-directed thriller that is set to begin shooting late next month in Sydney, Australia.
The film is scripted by Stephen M. Coates, and Crowe plays Jake, a tech billionaire who gathers his childhood friends to his Miami estate for what turns into a high stakes game of poker. Those friends have a love hate relationship with the host, a master game-player/planner, and he has concocted an elaborate scheme designed to bring a certain justice to all of them. However, Jake finds himself re-thinking his strategy when his Miami mansion is overtaken by a dangerous home invader whose previous jobs have all ended in murder and arson.
Arclight Films is financing and producing. The producers are Gary Hamilton, Addam Bramich, Ryan Hamilton, Jeanette Volturno, Jason Clark and Keith Rodger.
Crowe, who last starred in the Solstice road rage thriller Unhinged,...
The film is scripted by Stephen M. Coates, and Crowe plays Jake, a tech billionaire who gathers his childhood friends to his Miami estate for what turns into a high stakes game of poker. Those friends have a love hate relationship with the host, a master game-player/planner, and he has concocted an elaborate scheme designed to bring a certain justice to all of them. However, Jake finds himself re-thinking his strategy when his Miami mansion is overtaken by a dangerous home invader whose previous jobs have all ended in murder and arson.
Arclight Films is financing and producing. The producers are Gary Hamilton, Addam Bramich, Ryan Hamilton, Jeanette Volturno, Jason Clark and Keith Rodger.
Crowe, who last starred in the Solstice road rage thriller Unhinged,...
- 5/14/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Only a handful of people in the Us and Australia paid to see John Doe in cinemas last year but the vigilante thriller has suddenly become one of the most downloaded titles on torrent sites globally.
Directed by Kel Dolen (Reign in Darkness, Gates of Hell) and scripted by Steve Coates, the film stars Battlestar Galactica.s Jamie Bamber as an anti-hero who attempts to rid the community of criminals while taking out those he knows are about to commit crimes.
The film was released theatrically in the Us a year ago and the producers believe it was first pirated last July after it was released on DVD in the Netherlands.
After being launched on DVD and in a small number of cinemas in Australia last October, the film reappeared briefly on some torrent sites.
.Last Friday the Us DVD/Blu-ray was released onto the torrents and for some reason it has taken off,...
Directed by Kel Dolen (Reign in Darkness, Gates of Hell) and scripted by Steve Coates, the film stars Battlestar Galactica.s Jamie Bamber as an anti-hero who attempts to rid the community of criminals while taking out those he knows are about to commit crimes.
The film was released theatrically in the Us a year ago and the producers believe it was first pirated last July after it was released on DVD in the Netherlands.
After being launched on DVD and in a small number of cinemas in Australia last October, the film reappeared briefly on some torrent sites.
.Last Friday the Us DVD/Blu-ray was released onto the torrents and for some reason it has taken off,...
- 2/17/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Kelly Dolen.s John Doe: Vigilante premiered in Us cinemas last Friday and was met with mostly negative reviews which branded it as shrill, gory and pseudo-intellectual.
However one critic hailed the thriller as "riveting, unsettling, important, and poignant."
Main Street Films launched the film starring Battlestar Galactica.s Jamie Bamber as John Doe, a self-styled vigilante who is on trial for 33 murders, on 20 screens in California, Colorado and Arizona.
The screenplay by Stephen M. Coates follows a vigilante group called Speak for the Dead which supports Doe.s cause while he.s in prison, igniting a debate about justice versus vengeance. Lachy Hulme (Offspring, Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story, The Matrix Revolutions) plays a reporter who is trying to uncover the true story about Doe..
Produced by Screen Corp.s James M. Vernon and Kristy Vernon, Keith Sweitzer and David Lightfoot, the film will debut in Australia on May 1 via Monster Pictures.
However one critic hailed the thriller as "riveting, unsettling, important, and poignant."
Main Street Films launched the film starring Battlestar Galactica.s Jamie Bamber as John Doe, a self-styled vigilante who is on trial for 33 murders, on 20 screens in California, Colorado and Arizona.
The screenplay by Stephen M. Coates follows a vigilante group called Speak for the Dead which supports Doe.s cause while he.s in prison, igniting a debate about justice versus vengeance. Lachy Hulme (Offspring, Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story, The Matrix Revolutions) plays a reporter who is trying to uncover the true story about Doe..
Produced by Screen Corp.s James M. Vernon and Kristy Vernon, Keith Sweitzer and David Lightfoot, the film will debut in Australia on May 1 via Monster Pictures.
- 3/23/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Kelly Dolen.s John Doe: Vigilante will debut in Us cinemas on March 21, the tenth Australian film to have secured a cinema release in that market this year.
Monster Pictures will launch the thriller starring Battlestar Galactica.s Jamie Bamber as John Doe . a man accused of being a vigilante serial killer- in Australia on May 8.
The screenplay by Stephen M. Coates follows a vigilante group called Speak for the Dead which supports Doe.s cause while he.s in prison, igniting a debate about justice versus vengeance.
Lachy Hulme (Offspring, Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story, The Matrix Revolutions) plays a reporter who is trying to uncover the true story about Doe.
.John Doe: Vigilante is intended to create a debate and put a mirror up to society,. said Dolen. .We aren.t glamorising violence, but posing the question.is violence ever really justified? Who decides what is right and what is wrong?...
Monster Pictures will launch the thriller starring Battlestar Galactica.s Jamie Bamber as John Doe . a man accused of being a vigilante serial killer- in Australia on May 8.
The screenplay by Stephen M. Coates follows a vigilante group called Speak for the Dead which supports Doe.s cause while he.s in prison, igniting a debate about justice versus vengeance.
Lachy Hulme (Offspring, Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story, The Matrix Revolutions) plays a reporter who is trying to uncover the true story about Doe.
.John Doe: Vigilante is intended to create a debate and put a mirror up to society,. said Dolen. .We aren.t glamorising violence, but posing the question.is violence ever really justified? Who decides what is right and what is wrong?...
- 2/7/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Main Street Films has bought North American rights to John Doe, an Australian thriller about an anti-hero who attempts to rid the community of criminals while taking out those he knows are about to commit crimes.
The director is Kel Dolen (Reign in Darkness, Gates of Hell), the screenplay is by Steve Coates and the cast is headed by Battlestar Galactica.s Jamie Bamber and Lachy Hulme (Howzat! Kerry Packer's War, Beaconsfield).
The film was produced by ScreenCorp..s James M. Vernon and Kristy Vernon with Keith Sweitzer and David Lightfoot. Leanne Walker is the executive producer.
Main Street Films chairman Craig Chang along with Harrison Kordestani saw John Doe at the Cannes Film Market and negotiated the deal with Vernon. .We used our two screenings at Cannes to create a profile for the film and it turned out better than expected,. Vernon told If.
The Us company is releasing Mike Newell.s Great Expectations,...
The director is Kel Dolen (Reign in Darkness, Gates of Hell), the screenplay is by Steve Coates and the cast is headed by Battlestar Galactica.s Jamie Bamber and Lachy Hulme (Howzat! Kerry Packer's War, Beaconsfield).
The film was produced by ScreenCorp..s James M. Vernon and Kristy Vernon with Keith Sweitzer and David Lightfoot. Leanne Walker is the executive producer.
Main Street Films chairman Craig Chang along with Harrison Kordestani saw John Doe at the Cannes Film Market and negotiated the deal with Vernon. .We used our two screenings at Cannes to create a profile for the film and it turned out better than expected,. Vernon told If.
The Us company is releasing Mike Newell.s Great Expectations,...
- 7/29/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Set to start shooting in May is John Doe, a new Australian feature film that its Executive Producer, Rob Woodburn, describes as "Seven meets District 9." Influenced by such distinct and powerful films, John Doe documents the actions of an often misunderstood anti-hero as he attempts to rid his community of criminals while striking out at those he knows are about to commit crimes. The idea behind John Doe was conceived by its director, Kelly Dolen (The Gates of Hell), who wrote the first draft of the script 15 years ago. Woodburn says that the story "really came to life" when screenwriter Stephen Coates came on board to help pen the story that Dolen had been carrying with him for so long.
- 2/8/2011
- FilmInk.com.au
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