New Poker Film ��Gutshot Straight�� to Star Steven Seagal, Tia Carrere, and George Eads
Last year, 20th Century Fox released Runner Runner, a poker-themed movie starring Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake. The film earned $19.3 million at the U.S. box office, well below the estimated $30 million budget. Now, a new poker indie film is slated to be released on September 1.
Gutshot Straight by Jay-X Entertainment stars George Eads, who played Nick Stokes on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, as well as Steven Seagal (Under Siege, Marked for Death), Vinnie Jones (Snatch, X-Men: The Last Stand), and Tia Carrere (Wayne's World, True Lies). The film was written by Jerry Rapp and directed by Justin Steele.
Here��s the synopsis according to theactionelite.com:
A professional poker player, Jack Daniel, gets in with the underworld when takes a wager proposed by Duffy, a mysterious gambler. In order to protect his family and himself, Jack must outwit Duffy��s cunning brother Lewis and scheming wife May as each attempts to force him into murdering the other. Jack seeks the help of Paulie Trunks, a loan shark looking to collect on Jack��s poker debts, who might want to protect his investment.
��This movie is almost a day-in-the-life type thing," Eads said in an interview with maximotv. "It��s probably a span over a couple of days, and it��s just about a degenerate gambler that is in love with danger. It��s kind of his albatross, he was born that way. It gets his adrenaline going."
��It was a great experience," Steele said of directing the film. "It was very tough. We had a big cast and we were in Vegas during the hottest time of the summer, and it was challenging but it was exciting. It was a fun ride, it was a great experience.��
Check out the trailer for Gutshot Straight, which is rated R for sexuality/nudity, language and some violence:
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