Trailer: Affleck & Timberlake Enter the Exciting World of Online Poker in ‘Runner, Runner’

Here’s yet another trailer for an upcoming thriller, this one is titled Runner Runner and stars Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake. Timberlake plays a gifted young college student who, after losing his tuition in an online poker match, finds that he was cheated and sets out to track the the man responsible (Ben Affleck).  The film is directed by Brad Furman (The Lincoln Lawyer) and also features Anthony Mackie and Gemma Arterton.

Runner, Runner is set to hit theaters September 27th, hit the jump for the trailer and synopsis.

 
via Yahoo!

 

Princeton grad student Richie, believing he’s been swindled, travels to Costa Rica to confront online gambling tycoon Ivan Block. Richie is seduced by Block’s promise of immense wealth, until he learns the disturbing truth about his benefactor. When the FBI tries to coerce Richie to help bring down Block, Richie faces his biggest gamble ever: attempting to outmaneuver the two forces closing in on him.