Principal photography has been completed on \u201cLay the Favorite\u201d, an audacious dramatic comedy starring Golden Globe winner Bruce Willis (\u201cRed\u201d, \u201cThe Sixth Sense\u201d, \u201cDie Hard\u201d), Golden Globe nominee Rebecca Hall (\u201cThe Town\u201d, \u201cVicky, Cristina, Barcelona\u201d), Oscar winner Catherine Zeta-Jones (\u201cChicago\u201d, \u201cOceans 12\u201d) and Joshua Jackson (\u201cCruel Intentions\u201d, \u201cApt Pupil\u201d) set in the eccentric, wild, extremely funny and lightning-paced world of legal \u2013 and illegal \u2013 sports gambling, under the direction of Oscar and BAFTA-nominated director Stephen Frears (\u201cThe Queen\u201d, \u201cHigh Fidelity\u201d) from a screenplay by BAFTA- nominated DV DeVincentis (\u201cHigh Fidelity\u201d, \u201cGrosse Pointe Blank\u201d). Wild Bunch and Emmett\/Furla Films are financing \u201cLay the Favorite\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cLay the Favorite\u201d, based on the book by Beth Raymer, \u201cLay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling\u201d, is being produced by BAFTA-nominated Anthony Bregman (\u201cEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind\u201d, \u201cFriends With Money\u201d), Randall Emmett (\u201cRambo\u201d, \u201c16 Blocks\u201d), George Furla (\u201cRambo\u201d, \u201c16 Blocks\u201d), DV DeVincentis and Paul Trijbits (\u201cJane Eyre\u201d, \u201cTamara Drewe\u201d).<\/p>\n
\u201cLay the Favorite\u201d follows unpredictable dreamer Beth (Rebecca Hall) as she goes from in-home stripper in Tallahassee to gambler\u2019s assistant in Las Vegas, working for Dink (Bruce Willis), one of the most successful sports gamblers in the business. She takes to the work like a natural, but makes the risky bet of falling for Dink, much to the chagrin of his retired showgirl wife Tulip (Catherine Zeta-Jones). That bet goes south, and a triangular war ensues.<\/p>\n
Against Dink\u2019s protests, Beth goes to work for the flamboyant, unstable Rosie who runs a less-than-legal operation in New York City, then for his doomed hyper-speed online sportsbook in the betting Babylon that is Curacao. When Beth\u2019s risky gambles result in her innocent boyfriend Jeremy (Joshua Jackson) threatened with prison, she must reunite with Dink, face up to the fearsome Tulip, risk jail, and return to New York City to confront her responsibilities. Can she beat the odds and win the day?<\/p>\n
In the end, Beth rises to the occasion, saving her boyfriend and winning a stunner of a wager, for a whole lot of money, at the buzzer of a Nets game!<\/p>\n
The film was shot in Las Vegas, New Orleans, and New York.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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