molly bloom. played by jessica chastain in the new movie "molly's game." >> i'm molly bloom.ot about power, intimidation, manipulation. >> reporter: the movie tells the unlikely story of a olympic hopeful bound for harvard law school who ended up heading a gambling operation. >> you can't believe that it's a true story, you think it's something hollywood made up. >> it reads like fiction. >> absolutely, reality's stranger than fiction. >> reporter: molly bloom's transformation into the poker princess began after an accident derailed her skiing career, prompting her to move to los angeles. i talked to molly to get the real story. >> my role was to bring these guys drinks. then within a year i became the owner/operator of the game. >> reporter: a seat at her poker table for the legal game became one of the hottest tickets in town. attracting, she says, players like leonardo dicaprio. ben affleck. tobey maguire. the players in the movie are fictional, composite characters. a creative decision made by the movie's writer and director, aaron sorkin. >> you peeled back the curtain o

high steaks poker game. >> let's see a clip. >> i'm molly bloom. about me? >> i've got you, and, i bought your book. >> you understand that you are in charge with operating an illegal gambling business. >> i trying to convince them. >> if you think it is what i did you are incorrect. i'm getting it you don't think much of me but your ill informed, unsophisticated, that we will move on. >> i would be amazed. >> this is a true story. >> that is what i love a true story. >> yes, jessica chaskaine aaron sorkin nominated for golden globe and critic choice award for this film, congratulations. >> we cannot name all of their award. have you two ever been to philadelphia. >> yes, i love philadelphia. >> what do you love about it. >> i think i was when i was -- >> start with aaron. >> what i most is the franklin museum of science. >> oh, yeah. >> i was taken there as a little kid and i keep going back and then after that the cheese steaks. >> yes, yes. >> jessica, sorry to interrupt you, go. >> well, i was a student in new york, and this is going to not be

globe-winning actress who has been nominated for a 5th globe for playing real-life party felon molly bloom game," it opens wide friday, please welcome jessica chastain. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: how are you? >> i'm good, how are you? >> jimmy: i'm doing well, thank you. congratulations, you got married since the last time you were here. >> i know, i'm a married lady. >> jimmy: tell me your husband's name. say his name. i don't think i can. >> his full name is jean luc passe de proposolo. italiano. >> jimmy: polish name? [ laughter ] he's really from italy? >> yeah, he's venetian. >> jimmy: venetian? >> from the venice region. >> jimmy: he's used to commuting like this. [ laughter ] >> that's how i was wooe on a gone doudola. singing opera. no. >> jimmy: you weren't. have you been on a gondola? >> yes, but the funny thing is he's never been on a gondola until i took him. he grew up there. baby, so cheesy, no, no. we went on and he loved it. >> jimmy: he did. what's not to like, it's a gondola. >> we went by casanova's house. >> jimmy: he still lives there? [ laughter ] how old is

. >> i'm molly bloom. do you know about me?a room with movie stars, directors, and business titans. they w in, all the time. >> based on true story, she plays the real life poker princess molly bloom, who was taken down by the feds after running high steaks poker games for a-list celebrities. >> first buy in, 250,000. >> that's going to make noise. >> i met with molly in l.a. and i went to some new york poker games, a lot of money, real quickly. >> saw the film for the first time at the premiere. >> this is not a movie about poker, it is a move bye growing up, making choices, going big, paying consequences for your actions, there is something for everyone in the film for sure. >> i'm about to be charged in federal court. >> nobodow, kevin costner anal with a co-star in the film which is also aaron sore kin's directorial debut. >> michael's role loosely based on toby mcguire, regular at bloom's games. >> yes, i was kind of just actually playing cards all day , inbetween takes, because all of the guys i was in the scene were were

. >> i'm molly bloom. do you know about me? i was in a room with movie stars, directors, and business titans. they were going all in, all the time. >> based on true story, justine plays the real life poker princess, molly bloom, who was taken down by the feds , after running high steaks poker games, for a list celebrities. >> first buy in, 250,000, that's going to make noise. >> i met with molly in l.a., and i went to new york poker games, a lot of money, very quickly. >> the real molly bloom saw the movie the first time at the premiere. >> not a move bye poker, a movie about growing up, making choices, going big, paying consequences for your actions, something for everyone in the film for sure. >> i'm to be charged in federal court. >> well, nobody's perfect. >> out now, kevin costner, anal with a co-star in the film, also the director qual debut. michael's role rumored to be lewes loosely based on toby mcguire, regular at bloom's game. >> yes, i was kind of just actually playing cards all day , inbetween takes, because all of

. >> jessica chastain stars as molly bloom who ran the poker game until the fbi stepped in. >> reporterthe movie tell the unlikely story of a brilliant olympic hopeful bound for harvard law school who ended up heading an illicit gambling game. i talked to molly. >> i became the owner and operator of the game. >> reporter: a seat at her poker table became one of the hottest tickets in towns, attracting players like leonardo dicaprio, ben affleck and toby mcgwire. the characters in the movie are fictional. you peeled back and it's not a pretty sight. >> it's not. just to be clear, in peeling back the curtain, i don't dish on anyone. i wouldn't want to under any circumstances. >> reporter: but making her game the ultimate boys club, bloom says she was earning up to $4 million a year at the height of her success, all legally. in the movie, bloom's success presented a threat to the men she worked wfl. >> you're going to stop paying me to do that job because i'm doing too much money doing my second job and if i say no i'll lose both jobs because it doesn't seem fair? >> reporter: she was pena

. >> yeah, so molly bloom, she was ranked third in women's moguls in north america.. celebrities, sports stars, tech billionaires. unbeknownst to her, she lets in members of the russian mafia. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: and it gets -- and it's real. >> it gets -- and that's what's crazy, when i first read the script i thought, "okay, this is -- hollywood added some juice to this." and then i realized, oh, no, it's all online. it's real. >> jimmy: no, that's absolutely -- you can look it up. >> yeah. >> jimmy: it definitely happened, yeah. she's a real person, yeah, absolutely. and she's -- you've probably seen her a bunch -- >> yeah. >> jimmy: but she's got to be proud of what happened, right? i mean, this movie's great. nominated for baftas and -- >> yeah. >> jimmy: i mean, you name it. >> i mean i hope -- i think she's proud. the first time she saw it, she was sitting behind me, which was a little stressful. and her dad was crying behind me. and i was like, "oh, my gosh." but afterwards -- >> jimmy: he was like, "i raised you. i really did, though." [ laughter ]