Gambit Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Last modified: Aug. 24, 2013

Gambit

Director: Michael Hoffman

Starring: Colin Firth • Cameron Diaz • Alan Rickman • Tom Courtenay • Stanley Tucci

PG-13 Comedy N/A

25% WILL SEE 75% WON'T SEE

Coming Soon On Amazon

Production Status

Current stage in the film’s journey

Completed

Concept

Announced

Development

Pre

Filming

Post

Completed

Shutdown

Awaiting release by distributor; release date not yet announced.

June 13, 2012

Update status

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Centers on British art curator Harry Deane (Colin Firth) who devises a finely-crafted scheme to con England's richest man and avid art collector, Lionel Shabandar (Alan Rickman), into purchasing a fake Monet painting. In order to bait his buyer, he recruits a Texas rodeo queen (Cameron Diaz) to cross the pond and pose as a woman whose grandfather liberated the painting at the end of WWII.

Comedy Crime Remake Heist

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Will you see Gambit?

25% of people who rated this movie are planning to watch it.

75% of people have indicated they do not plan to see this movie.

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Gambit.

Colin Firth
... Harry Deane

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Steven Spielberg 2026 Project
Cameron Diaz
... PJ Puznowski

Back In Action, Shrek 5
A
Alan Rickman
... Lionel Shahbandar

A Little Chaos, Alice Through the Looking Glass
T
Tom Courtenay
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Quartet
Stanley Tucci
... Martin Zaidenweber

The Electric State, Conclave
Cloris Leachman
... Grandma Merle

Beerfest, The Bronx Bull
A
Anna Skellern
... Fiona

Crew Behind the Film

The Gambit behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Michael Hoffman last directed The Best of Me and The Last Station. The film's writer Joel Coen last wrote The Tragedy of MacBeth and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

Director: Michael Hoffman
Screenwriters: Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
Producers: Graham King
Michael Lobell
Andrew Barton Paterson

Studios: CBS Films
Production Company: Crime Scene Pictures; FilmNation Entertainment; Michael Lobell Productions

Production Details

What we know about the Gambit movie production.

Key Facts

Remake of the 1966 British caper comedy which starred Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine.

Production Updates for Gambit

Jun 2012

Completed

Changed Gambit movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Mar 2012

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

May 2011

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Feb 2011

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Jan 2010

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some suggestive content, partial nudity and a rude gesture
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English