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Mark Wahlberg will return to our screens once again in yet another remake on 10th November. Casino remake The Gambler pays tribute to the 1974 origina<\/span>l<\/a>, directed by Karel Reisz and starring James Caan.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Some 40 years ago, Caan played lead role Axel Freed, a literature professor with a gambling addiction so deep that he pulled friends, girlfriend and even family into his web of lies to keep up his habit.<\/p>\n In 2014, Mark Wahlberg is taking the lead role, this time as the newly named Jim Bennett, complete with his own set of Blues Brothers-esque sunglasses. It’s certainly not unfamiliar territory for Wahlberg to step into the role of a lead protagonist in a remake. The 43-year-old has starred in modern day adaptations of The Italian Job and Planet of the Apes to name but two, both of which received mixed reviews.<\/p>\n Quite what inspired him to step into the shoes of a man who starred in The Godfather is anybody’s guess. It’s a challenging task for Wahlberg, but will doubtless be a lucrative one. The 21st century obsession for casinos has been evident across all mediums, from Vegas-inspired movies such as The Hangover to online casino websites such as Casino Tropez<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n Moreover, the original movie received a generous rating of 7.2 on IMDB, proving that the concept works \u2013 but does the remake? The Gambler<\/span><\/a> 2014 cannot be faulted for its stellar supporting cast, one of whom, American Horror Story star Jessica Lange, steps into her maternal role perfectly.<\/p>\n Credit should also be given to up-and-comer Brie Larson, the 25-year-old 21 Jump Street star who makes a very convincing case for the role of Mark Wahlberg’s girlfriend, despite being 18 years his junior in real life.<\/p>\n Of course it wouldn’t be fair not to mention fellow supporting actor John Goodman, who brings with him all the threat and larger-than-life aura that made him so unforgettable in The Big Lebowski. At times his performance can come across as a little cheesy, but that is to be expected in a movie which pays tribute to a story that is 40 years old.<\/p>\n Mark Wahlberg is no Godfather actor, but he certainly acts his heart out in his tribute to James Caan. With a darker, deeper insight into the underground world of gambling, The Gambler 2014 may not be the original, but it certainly packs a punch.<\/p>\n The Gambler will be released on 19th December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mark Wahlberg will return to our screens once again in yet another remake on 10th…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48482,"featured_media":34136,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film-general"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/the-gambler-poster-mark-wahlberg.jpg",448,700,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/the-gambler-poster-mark-wahlberg-448x280.jpg",448,280,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/the-gambler-poster-mark-wahlberg-448x365.jpg",448,365,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/the-gambler-poster-mark-wahlberg.jpg",448,700,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/the-gambler-poster-mark-wahlberg.jpg",448,700,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/the-gambler-poster-mark-wahlberg.jpg",448,700,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/the-gambler-poster-mark-wahlberg.jpg",448,700,false],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/the-gambler-poster-mark-wahlberg.jpg",448,700,false],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/the-gambler-poster-mark-wahlberg.jpg",218,340,false],"profile_24":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/the-gambler-poster-mark-wahlberg-24x24.jpg",24,24,true],"profile_48":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/the-gambler-poster-mark-wahlberg-48x48.jpg",48,48,true],"profile_96":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/the-gambler-poster-mark-wahlberg-96x96.jpg",96,96,true],"profile_150":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/the-gambler-poster-mark-wahlberg-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"profile_300":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/the-gambler-poster-mark-wahlberg-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"sow-carousel-default":["https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/the-gambler-poster-mark-wahlberg.jpg",116,182,false]},"author_info":{"display_name":"Rodney Twelftree","author_link":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/author\/rodney\/"},"category_info":"Film - General<\/a>","tag_info":"Film - General","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48482"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"The_Gambler_(1974_film)\"](\"http:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/The_Gambler_1974_film.jpg\")
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