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Seth Rogen and Pete Davidson are starring in the inevitable GameStop dramatization

<p>As if multiple (https://www.engadget.com/discovery-is-making-a-game-stop-documentary-narrated-by-the-wolf-of-wall-street-124008464.html)documentaries (https://www.engadget.com/diamond-hands-msnbc-gamestop-documentary-133100428.html), podcasts and books weren't enough to tell the tale of last year's GameStop (https://www.engadget.com/tag/gamestop/) stock squeeze, a feature film about the saga is in the works. Seth Rogen (aka Donkey Kong (https://www.engadget.com/chris-pratt-and-charlie-day-headline-the-mario-bros-movie-in-2022-230924814.html)), Pete Davidson, Sebastian Stan and Paul Dano will star in Dumb Money, which starts filming this month, according to Variety (https://variety.com/2022/film/news/seth-rogen-pete-davidson-sebastian-stan-paul-dano-gamestop-1235357405/).</p><p>Craig Gillespie (Pam &amp; Tommy, Cruella) will direct the film, which is based on the nonfiction book The Antisocial Network by Ben Mezrich. It will focus on the Redditors (https://www.engadget.com/gamestop-reddit-wallstreetbets-roaring-kitty-lawsuit-204813659.html) at the heart of the story. If you recall, a group of users banded together on the r/WallStreetBets subreddit to artificially send GameStop stock soaring. Hedge funds and short sellers felt the brunt of the squeeze, with at least one hedge fund closing shop (https://www.engadget.com/melvin-capital-shutdown-reddit-gamestop-meme-stock-134015125.html) as a result. The situation even caught the attention of Congress (https://www.engadget.com/gamestop-stocks-congress-hearing-165625086.html) amid calls for stricter regulation of the stock market.</p><span id="end-legacy-contents"></span>

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