Here is the red-band trailer, via Yahoo, for THE GAMBLER starring Mark Wahlberg . Jim Bennett (Academy Award®-nominee Mark Wahlberg ) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster ( Michael Kenneth Williams ) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring ( Alvin Ing ) and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother (Academy Award®-winner Jessica Lange) in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank ( John Goodman ), a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett’s future. As his relationship with a student ( Brie Larson ) deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chance… Watch the trailer after the Jump... Rupert Wyatt directs Paramount’s THE GAMBLER remake with Mark Wahlberg as the star The original 1975