The movie is supposed to be a highly entertaining look at the behind the scene action during those five weeks when the Supreme Court ultimately gave Florida to George W. Bush.

I’m sort of bummed I don’t have HBO right now…having turned it off after John Adams ended.

The cast is amazing: Kevin Spacey, Denis Leary, Tom Wilkinson, John Hurt, Laura Dern, Ed Begley Jr. and more.

The outline of who is playing who is below:

Kevin Spacey portrays Ron Klain, Vice President Al Gore’s former Chief of Staff. Tom Wilkinson portrays James Baker III, who was previously Secretary of State to President George H. W. Bush. Denis Leary plays Michael Whouley, national field director during the Gore campaign. Laura Dern portrays Katherine Harris, Secretary of State of Florida. Bob Balaban portrays Ben Ginsberg, national counsel to the Bush-Cheney campaign in the 2000 election. John Hurt plays Warren Christopher, former Secretary of State to President Bill Clinton. Bruce McGill plays Republican lobbyist Mac Stipanovich. Ed Begley, Jr. portrays attorney David Boies, who represented the Gore campaign before the Supreme Court.

The trailer for the movie is below, followed by the poster.

It was a fascinating book and definitely a page-turner. These students would strap cash to their bodies in order to make it through security and uses false names in order to evade casino security in Vegas.

But despite the odds, they figured it out and made millions. What happened? How did they do it? You need to read the book to find out, or you could see the movie that is coming out in March of 2008 called “21″.

The film, just like the book, will be based on actual events that took place by these six genius students and their professor, who spent the weekends NOT doing homework, but traveling to and from Vegas and becoming rich in the process.

With a cast that includes Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne and Kate Bosworth, it is a movie I’m really looking forward to. The idea that these guys figured it out, knew how to beat the house at their own game, was amazing. Granted, it wasn’t exactly legit, and you need more than one person, but it’s inspiring nonetheless.

The book was a nail-biter at times, so one can only think of what the movie will be like.

On a little side note, I happen to know that one of my readers allegedly is friends one of the guys who were involved in this from M.I.T., so I am curious to see if he has anything to share.

Check out the official movie poster below.

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