Hollywood making movies about corrupt politicians and lobbyists is nothing new but CASINO JACK is an indie film starring Kevin Spacey as Jack Abramoff, a hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder, considered the biggest scandal in Washington DC since Watergate. Deadline Hollywood has the first look photo of Spacey as Abramoff, as you can see actor Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan) is playing Michael Scanlon. Correct me if I’m wrong here.. but as talented and as great as Spacey is, he does not look anything like Abramoff.
Directed by George Hickenlooper and written by Norm Snider, CASINO JACK is expected to open in 2010.
* May the real Jack Abramoff, please stand up
