. >> i'm molly bloom. do you know about me?a room with movie stars, directors and business titans. they were going all-in, all the time. >> based on a true story, jessica plays the real life poker princess, molly bloom, who was taken down by the feds after running illegal high stakes poker games for a-list celebrities. >> first buy-in, 250,000. >> that's going to make noise. >> play. >> spend some time with molly in preparation? >> definitely. i met with molly in l.a. and i went to some poker games. saw people lose a lot of money very quickly. i'm about to be charged in federal court. >> nobody's perfect. >> out christmas day, kevin costner costars in the film, which is aaron sorkin's director y'all debut. >> not to spoil the ending, but the government raided my game and took all of my money, assuming all of it was made illegally, which, it wasn't. >> "e.t." sat down with the real life molly bloom. >> 17 fbi agents showed up at my house with machine guns and put a piece of paper in front of me that said, the united states of am

>> it is a very -- molly bloom is a very inspirational, aspirational character.ry about doing the right thing when the wrong thing is a lot easier. more profitable. can keep you out of jail. basically she refused to dish on the players who were playing in the game, which is what the justice department wanted her to do. >> seth: the other amazing thing about her story, which is taken care of in the film, is that she was an olympic skier. >> that's right. >> seth: so, obviously there are many poker scenes in the film. directing that requires a level of skill, but i imagine the techincal expertise required to shoot a skiing scene is more intimidating as a first time director. >> we were -- yes. molly bloom came -- she was ranked third in north america in women's mogul, that's a form of skiing which is -- >> seth: yes. [ laughter ] >> it's just -- it looks like a terrible way to die. [ laughter ] and she was ranked third in north america. came about 100 yards from making the u.s. olympic ski team, when, this isn't a spoiler, it happens in the first eight minutes, whe

. >> i'm molly bloom. do you know about me?based on a true story, jessica plays the real life princess molly bloom who was taken down by the feds after running illegal high stakes poker games for a-list celebrities. >> the buy-in is $250,000. >> let's play. >> did you spend some time with molly before? >> definitely. i bhet molly in l.a. i went to some new york poker games and watched people lose a lot of money very quickly. >> i'm about to be charged in federal court. >> out christmas day, kevin costner also stars in the film which is aaron sorkin's deck tor y directorial debut. >> the feds assumed all of it was made illegally, which wasn't. >> the real-life molly bloom talked about the terror she felt at the moment of the raid. >> 17 fbi agents raided my house with machine guns. they arrested me, indicted me, i'm a convicted felon. >> who are the people you're prote protectin in protecting? >> it's my name! >>. c coming up behind the scene, zach effron's new musical. >> then, when we first met miley, taylor and selena before

little bit socially sent me the book, said, would you read this book and then meet with my client, molly bloomand i said, sure. and i read the book. the book is a fun read. it's a wild ride. i would recommend it to anyone. it is the story of how molly went from about 100 yards from making the u.s. olympic ski team to becoming the biggest game runner in the world. and i -- i read the book. i loved it, but i wasn't thinking it was a movie that was quite in my wheelhouse until i met molly, and molly was not who i was expecting she was going to be. she's a brilliant woman. she is strong as a tree. she's got a wonderfully kind of sly wit, and she's built out of integrity. and it turned out that the book was just the very tip of a very large iceberg, much more complicated, much more emotional and aspirational and inspirational than i imagined. and that's what really got my attention. >> and just to talk about another, you know, issue that obviously you've been presumably dealing with is the whole fake news issue that has been just buffeting the world for the last year, and as, you know, the producer

so then -- i didn't even know -- i read articles about this story and this girl, molly, molly bloom.s says, we're done with you, we don't need you in this game anymore. and it's like her whole -- she has no job, and her just -- she's just gone. so she gets into depression, she has a spin, gets on drugs, then goes you know what, i'm gonna start a high-end exclusive game in new york. >> yep. >> jimmy: that's where it gets crazy. >> it gets crazy. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: i mean, no -- no hollywood actors showed up at this one. this is like -- >> well some sports guys did. >> jimmy: oh, yeah, yeah. >> because, you know new york doesn't necessarily have actors, but they have some yankees, right? >> jimmy: they also have some mets, right, you guys? [ cheers ] mets weren't even invited to the high-end game. so sad. >> sorry about that. >> jimmy: it's so sad. they're like, no, just trust me, invest your money. what why would you say that? you're fantastic in it. >> thanks buddy. >> jimmy: and congrats on all the buzz you're getting. you deserve it. here's a clip. here's jessica chastain

it stars jca >> sorkin wrote the script based on the real life molly bloom.sive high stakes poker games. chastain portrays her in the movie. bloom tells him why she refuses to give up her famous roster of brae players and ruin her reputation for immunity. >> i threw four people under the bus for $35,000, charlie. i noticed you took that out of your speech. tony silverman, he lost $6 million on my table. >> stop. stop. >> moved to florida, go t a job as a substitute teacher and then hanged himself. >> and that's your fault. that's not your fault. >>. >> you're not saying no. >> i was named after my great grandmother. molly. >> i don't care. we can stay here all night until you understand nobody gives a [ bleep ] about your good name. >> >> why? >> because -- because -- >> tell me why. >> because it's all i have left. because it's my name. >> and aaron sorkin welcome back to cbs this morning. >> great to be here. >> we were all surprised with everything you'd done over the years you had never directed a television show or a film. >> that's right. when i write s

." >> it is based on molly bloom. clip, bloom tells him why she refuses to give up the famous roster of players and ruins her reputation of immunity. >> i threw four people under the bus for $34,000. i notice you kept that out of your speech. i took advantage of gambling addicts. he lost $6 million on my table. >> stop. >> moved to florida. got a job as a substitute teacher. and hanged himself. harlan is in jail in nevada wishing he was but that's not why i'm saying no. >> you're not saying no. >> i was named after my great grandmother. >> i don't care. >> molly is my name. >> you understand nobody gives a [ expletive ] about your good name. >> i do. >> why? >> because. >> why? >> because. >> why? >> because it's all i have left. because it's my name. >> and aaron sorkin, welcome back to "cbs this morning." we were surprised to learn with everything you've done over the years, you have never directed a television show or a film. >> that's right. when i write something, i want the best possible director for that piece

molly bloom was an olympic class type skier.the world's largest and most secretive poker game and it is crazy how she did it. it's in los angeles and jessica chastain is incredible. aaron sorkin wrote and directed this film, it's his directorial debut. dialogue is incredible. if you've seen sorkin movies before you know how his dialogue rolls off the tongue. i gave this a four out of five as well. real well done. i really enjoyed the way it was written, the way it was directed and also chastain's performance. she has a scene with kevin costner that will blow you away. next up is bright. now this is getting a lot of negativity online. >> yes. >> this is a netflix original movie. this is will smith, joel edgar ton. it's in a world in los angeles live amongst human beings so elves and orks. will smith is a cop who teams up with joel edgarton. they're trying to stop an evil villian have destroying the world. >> why so much negativity. >> i liked it. >> i thought people said it was confusing it was like some bad boys meets like lord

it's about molly bloom who creates this high-stakes poker game.tender? >> "dunkirk," "the post," "the shape of water" and "lady bird." >> he knows his movies. you tell us everything we need to know. thank you so much. merry christmas. >> you, too. >>> while you're taking in all that entertainment, you might want to do a little snacking. >> we're going to be enjoying some special munchys in a moment. but first, the candy cane. 1.8 billion are made in the u.s. every year. we decided to take a look family favorite candy confection. ♪ this is santa's sweet spot, a wonderful of sugar and spice and everything nice. founded in the '20s, this small denver sugar shop, hamman's candies is making candy canes by hand. >> we produce 36 different flavors. peppermint, cherry, and we get into the apple pies, chocolate. >> reporter: 8 million candy canes are cooked and cut right here. it's a 90-minute process that starts with corn syrup, water and sugar. pulling, stretching. folding and molding the candies into shape. >> the day after christmas, we're making candy

. >> i was named after my great grandmother, molly bloom is my name. >> you're so good in this movie.s and my publicist ran in and said hey, you got a golden globe nomination. she said aaron is going to come in and congratulate you. i was like okay great. he also got nominated. i could hear him down the hall going who's a golden globe naum me who's a golden globe nominee. and i pulled out my phone and secretly videotaped him. >> you know in l.a. there are a few roles, but this one in particular from what i understand this was one that a lot of big-time a-listers wanted this role. i read what aaron sorkin said about you. he said listen a number of great women would have done great playing the role of molly but i wanted jessica chastain. one of the things that he said that struck me and i'll paraphrase. it was something to the effect of jessica is strong without acting tough. and this role needed that. >> oh, that's interesting. i didn't know that. that's a nice compliment. it's -- i have a feeling like all women are strong and in our films and media, we don't show that part of women. t

back in the day, molly bloom jessica chastain's character was olympic class skier.unner of the most exclusive high stakes poker game in the world. these were taking place in new york and los angeles primarily in la to begin with. famous actors and musicians were all part of these games. none of them or some of them are not even named in this film miosal cal plays player x we don't know who that is. there are theories as to that is. these poker games were amazing. aaron sorkin's dialogue plays like music it flows off the tongue much he's an mazing writer. some of the scenes are the best i saw this year specifically with chastain and kevin costner. there are problem at time some of the acting is over acting i >> two good options. >> finally, if you want to stay home, netflix has made a film called bright this is starring will smith directed by david ayer. ayer directed films like suicide squad, unfortunately, but great movie he made called narcotic -- not narcotic, i'm sorry. row it training day and he directed movie called end of watch. great film maker. the idea beh

♪we've got to give a little love♪ ♪have a little hope ♪make this world a little better♪ >> i am molly blooml last light and about your book. >> you were charged with operating a gambling business. >> convinced my partners. >> if you think a princess can do what i did you are incorrect. cheryl: at was a look at molly's game which hit theaters on christmas. the movie is among a handful of films competing for the box office this holiday weekend. which one are you going to see? >> molly's game is worth seeing. all these great films, and to see what he has done, work with the best directors there are and earned a lot. maria: he produced the newsroom for hbo and had a lot of hits. a lot of movies coming out this weekend but 2017, we were saying the last jedi was not the highest grossing movie of the year. the highest grossing movie -- >> wonder woman. and beauty in the beast. >> i would have voted for wonder woman. >> domestically, the top five films. female driven films. >> this is disney. and the last jedi and beauty and the beast. >> the star wars universe, the marvel universe, sony changed th

molly bloom has had an extraordinary life.er princess in molly's game. i went to meet them both. when you heard her story, what was it about... why did you want to play molly? well, first of all, i mean, her story's incredible. she goes from being, like, third in women's moguls in los angeles to running the most exclusive high—sta kes moguls in los angeles to running the most exclusive high—stakes poker game in the world and unbeknownst to her she gets involved with russian members of the mafia and gets indicted by the fbi. they were going all in, all the time. it's extraordinary because you made it quite some time ago but the residents it now has post harvey weinstein and everything, what do you make of that? it didn't start with harvey weinstein, what's been going on in the world. when erin was writing this script, yes, it's very timely now because it's at the forefront but a great writer, writer is ahead of that. he was perceiving what was going on in the world. you're going to stop paying me because i get too much money do