Disney chooses director for upcoming lottery movie

Comment #15

Pbwsoon shawn — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 15:25:52 GMT

Loved that show all the way to the very end. The lottery aspect for Hurley was excellently played.

Comment #14

Teddi — Sun, 31 May 2015 17:49:09 GMT

Except that they made Hurley's winnings a curse for him, which I think is worse. That show had enough horrible things happening to everyone without making a curse out of one lucky event.

Comment #13

Think — Sun, 31 May 2015 01:27:37 GMT

I hear the sequel is about the same gal but this time she is in line at store and gets up to the counter and she has $10 to spare and she is about to buy a $10 cash-for-life scratcher but she catches a glance at a poster for some stupid lottery movie and decides to spend the money on a movie ticket instead. The guy in line behind her buys the scratcher instead of wasting his money on the movie ticket and he wins $260,000 a year for life.

Comment #12

Crazy Wombat — Sat, 30 May 2015 22:06:42 GMT

There was also another show on TV that probably no one remembers except me ... Key West that aired in January 1993. It was a great show that lasted only 13 episodes ... a great cast playing some great characters.

From Wikipedia - The main character is Seamus O'Neill, played by Fisher Stevens, a factory worker from New Jersey who dreams of being a writer. When he wins the lottery, he uses his newfound wealth to move to Key West to pursue his writing career, where his idol, Hemingway, had lived... [ More ]

Comment #11

Todd — Sat, 30 May 2015 18:25:16 GMT

On second thought, I did come up with one TV show that portrayed a lottery winner as a good smart guy. I should have remembered it before because it was one of my favorite TV shows of all time: Lost.

Comment #10

Teddi — Sat, 30 May 2015 17:49:36 GMT

I agree with LottoMetro, in that the act of playing the lottery is a highly irrational act so to portray it as anything but would ring false and, truth be told, boring. Yes, Bow-wow's movie looked idiotic but I don't expect anything else from someone who chooses to be called Bow-Wow. Which is why I never saw it. I liked Colin Hanks' lottery movie, though that was more about serial killing.

Fact is,almost every movie made that involves a lot of money has a plot line based on unmitigated greed... [ More ]

Comment #9

LottoMetro — Sat, 30 May 2015 17:02:56 GMT

I think the only reason the media plays down lottery players as stupid is that playing the lottery is blatantly irrational. It would be interesting if a movie like this could also poke at the irrationalities that people exhibit outside the lottery. Buying products by brand, for instance. Or the hypocrisy of buying insurance.

Comment #8

faber98 — Sat, 30 May 2015 14:24:44 GMT

how the lottery changed my life tv reality series on TLC was more interesting than a make believe movie would be. it appears this movie has no plot other than he or she didn't join in and everyone else won. lucky if the bijou theater in downtown detroit or cleveland picks this up, if it is even ever filmed which i doubt. coffee house film at best.

Comment #7

Original Bey — Sat, 30 May 2015 14:15:59 GMT

I agree completely. These productions do typically come across as agenda driven and certainly proves a turn off rather than entertaining. It would be nice for them to highlight the hopes of the many players as well and what they would do should their numbers come in. Referencing the fact that they can now realise those dreams after the win in contrast to the one person who didn't bother to take a chance would be a powerful way to bring the movie to a climax.

Comment #6

Todd — Sat, 30 May 2015 14:03:25 GMT

Here's my hope for this movie: I hope for once Hollywood makes a movie about lottery players in which the people playing the lottery are not portrayed as stupid people. Just about every lottery-related movie made so far suffers from the elitist Hollywood types looking down on people who play the lottery, so they write the characters as if they must be stupid if they are playing the lottery.

How about for once making the person who fails to buy a ticket the stupid one, and all the other folks... [ More ]

Comment #5

faber98 — Sat, 30 May 2015 12:34:48 GMT

i don't see how this movie is going to attract an audience. there will be empty seats at all showings . the premise is just not that interesting. do you root for her because she failed to contribute or do you root against her because she didn't. maybe people can learn their lesson about not getting into lottery pools of any kind or number.

Comment #4

mikeintexas — Sat, 30 May 2015 10:33:05 GMT

Gee whiz, Jennifer....you mean to tell us you can't make a buck dirty dancing?

You should listen to your brother Ferris and take a day off. (from spamming, anyway

Comment #3

mypiemaster — Sat, 30 May 2015 03:45:03 GMT

This individual had the opportunity to join but didn't. Think you are smarter than everybody else?. This is what you get.

Comment #2

Stack47 — Sat, 30 May 2015 01:38:08 GMT

The story centers on a perpetually unlucky young woman who is flabbergasted when everyone in her small town except her wins a lottery.

And how the young woman hired the best lawyers in the country and sued everyone in her small town claiming she had oral agreements with everyone to equally share their jackpot.

Comment #1

music* — Fri, 29 May 2015 23:23:14 GMT

I would pay to view it.

Disney chooses director for upcoming lottery movie

Lottery Post — Fri, 29 May 2015 23:07:52 GMT

By Todd Northrop

Annie director Will Gluck is teaming with Walt Disney Studios to direct an untitled lottery movie based on the actual events of a Spanish lottery jackpot win.

The project, which was originally written for a male lead and titled Lucky Guy, is being retooled to feature a female protagonist and does not yet have a name.

The story centers on a perpetually unlucky young woman who is flabbergasted when everyone in her small town except her wins a lottery. However, this appare... [ More ]