2011 Sundance Predictions: J.C. Chandor’s Margin Call

#29. Margin Call – J.C. Chandor

Sundance will always have the following: road movies, LGBT-theme films and technically they could make it two for two with financial collapse related pics. Last year they preemed John Wells’ The Company Men, while this year could see J.C. Chandor’s debut film (see above) make the grade. The difference with Margin Call is the slightly higher number of players involved (Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, Stanley Tucci, Aasif Mandvi, Grace Gummer) and the backdrop in this one: takes place in the heart of the collapse.

This revolves around employees of an investment bank during a tumultuous 24-hour period during the 2008 financial collapse. Baker will portray a ruthless, high-powered securities broker who oversees the characters played by Kevin Spacey, Stanley Tucci and Zachary Quinto and drives his colleagues to win by any means necessary. Bettany will play a top-tier trader, unabashedly unafraid of who he is even as the crisis deepens. Irons’ character is said to be the CEO of the financial firm. 

* Producers: Robert Ogden Barnum, Michael Benaroya, Neal Dodson, Joe Jenckes, Corey Moosa & Quinto
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