Shailene Woodley (Divergent) has been cast in Dumb Money from Black Bear, the next feature by director Craig Gillespie (Cruella). Principal filming has begun on a film adaptation of Ben Mezrich’s The Antisocial Network, which follows a group of Reddit trolls as they take on one of Wall Street’s largest hedge firms. Woodley joins the ensemble, which also features Paul Dano (The Riddler in Matt Reeves’ The Batman) and Seth Rogen (The Fabelmans, Steven Spielberg’s next comedy) despite nothing being known about her part in the film. In addition to Pete Davidson, the film also features Sebastian Stan (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) (The King of Staten Island).
Dumb Money has a promising idea and a strong ensemble cast, so it may be worth watching when it finally hits theatres. The film is written and executive produced by Rebecca Angelo and Lauren Schuker Blum, with Aaron Ryder of Ryder Picture Company and Teddy Schwarzman of Black Bear serving as producers. Andrew Swett, Johnny Holland, Tyler Winklevoss, Cameron Winklevoss, and Kevin Ulrich serve as executive producers, with Michael Heimler, John Friedberg, and Mezrich. Gillespie’s involvement in Dumb Money extends beyond his role as director to include that of producer as well. Woodley has become a household name because of her performances in films like The Fault in Our Stars and the Divergent trilogy.
She was set to play Mary Jane Watson in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, but her parts were ultimately axed. Woodley is slated to co-star opposite Ben Mendelsohn in the forthcoming thriller Misanthrope, directed by Damián Szifron. She is also in talks to join Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, and Gabriel Leone in Michael Mann’s Ferrari and Jack Whitehall’s (Jungle Cruisescience )’s fiction comedy picture Robots. She has been cast as the lead in Showtime’s forthcoming series adaptation of the book Three Women.
Production on Dumb Money is only getting started, therefore there is no confirmed release date just yet.
Synopsis
In Dumb Money, we learn how the David-versus-Goliath GameStop short squeeze nearly altered the course of Wall Street forever. It provides an intriguing account of how individual investors and online trolls on a subreddit called WallStreetBets brought down one of Wall Street’s largest hedge firms, sparking a movement that threatened to overthrow the status quo.