我在这个周末看到了一则关于电影明星布鲁斯威利斯的消息，他打算在一部关于世界体育博彩的新电影中担任主演。
根据各种媒体的报道，威利斯在为他的新电影做宣传，还为媒体介绍另一位主角——贝丝雷默。布鲁斯威利斯的新电影，来源于网上赌场世界的一部同名自传。
主演之一雷默在一个非常年轻的的年龄就对赌博产生了深刻的认识，因为她的父亲是一个严重的赌徒。雷默从大学毕业后，在一家酒店当一名服务员。这是作为一个女服务员，她认识了一位朋友，这位朋友是一个在线赌博玩家。这位朋友教她学习体育博彩和在线赌博。
威利斯此次所饰演的角色与他一贯动感十足的电影作风相比，有很大的差异。他的上一步电影《虎胆龙威》收到不少冷淡的评论，但我认为时间会告诉观众，威利斯是一个好演员。
女星丽贝已经确定友情出演布鲁斯威利斯的新电影，也一直有传言称，凯瑟琳泽塔琼斯和贾斯汀也打算参演。
以赌博为主题的电影已经不是什么新鲜事，但它们依然能吸引大量的观众，这就是为什么我相信，布鲁斯威利斯出演的赌博电影能够创造好的收视率。
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Bruce Willis to Star in Gambling Movie
I read this weekend that Die Hard actor, Bruce Willis, is set to take a leading role in a new movie about the world of sports betting. According to various media reports, Willis will play the role of gambling boss, Douglas “Dink” Heimowitz, who introduces the main character, Beth Raymer, to the world of gambling. The film, Lay the Favorite is based on Raymer’s autobiography of the same name that examines her life in the online gambling worlds of Costa Rica and Curacao.
Raymer got a taste of gambling at a very young age. Her father, a serious gambler, apparently used to send his seven year old daughter to the kennels to examine which greyhounds had done their business, the theory being that a dog who had a full stomach ran slower than one who had defecated. Raymer graduated from college, before turning to exotic dancing, boxing and waitressing. It was as a waitress that she met Dinky Heimowitz and she became a cash-runner for him, learning all she could about sports betting and online gambling. In the book, Raymer chronicles her life as Dinky’s gofer, peppering the tale with stories of low-end hustlers and misfits that she meets along the way.
Willis’ taking on this role will be a definite step away from his usual action-packed movies. After his Die Hard 5 received lukewarm reviews, I think it’s time Willis shows us that he is a good actor by taking on a more serious role.
Rebecca Hall （of Vicky Cristina Barcelono fame） has been signed on to play the role of Raymer, while Stephen Frears （Dangerous Liasons, The Drifters） will direct. It has also been rumored that Catherine Zeta Jones and Justin Timberlake will take part in the movie.
Gambling-themed movies are certainly nothing new, but they continue to attract huge crowds, which is why I believe that Lay the Favorite will be a big hit.