High Stakes

High Stakes is a 2012 action-thriller film directed by Doug Liman from a screenplay by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth. The film stars Matt Damon and AnnaSophia Robb in their lead roles, with supporting cast members George Clooney, Amy Poehler, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Watson, and Alyson Stoner. It mainly tells that a business man and entrepreneur student face-to-face their dangerous consequences.

High Stakes was released in the United States on September 7, 2012, by Universal Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the screenplay, direction, action sequences, visual effects, musical score, and performances (particularly Damon and Robb). It grossed $176 million worldwide on a $60 million budget.

Plot
Peter Loki was taking time making money in his own business company named "Technoloki". He receives salaries from his employers for working hard on manufacturing his technologies. Meanwhile, Cece Louis was at her entrepreneurship class. She learns how to run her business from her entrepreneurship teacher. She decided to run a cookie stand outside. She makes cookies and sells them to anyone.

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Cast

 * Matt Damon as Peter Loki
 * AnnaSophia Robb as Cece Louis
 * George Clooney as TBD
 * Amy Poehler as TBD
 * Jason Sudeikis as TBD
 * Emma Watson as TBD
 * Alyson Stoner as TBD

ADR Voice Cast

 * Steve Apostolina
 * Ranjani Brow
 * Robert Clotworthy
 * Patty Connolly
 * David Cowgill
 * Jackie Gonneau
 * Bridget Hoffman
 * Wendy Hoffman
 * Matthew Labyorteaux
 * Ashley Lambert
 * Heidi Brook Myers
 * Mark Sussman

Production
Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's company Imagine Entertainment and Akiva Goldsman's company Weed Road Pictures have optioned the original screenplay written by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth in 2008 where a business man and a teen entrepreneur face strong consequences and end up competing to fight each other. Doug Liman was added as director in April 2010 with Universal Pictures purchasing distribution rights for now titled High Stakes. In January 2011, Matt Damon and AnnaSophia Robb were revealed to be in talks for their lead roles and director Doug Liman confirmed their casting later that month. In June 2011, George Clooney, Amy Poehler, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Watson, and Alyson Stoner joined the cast.

Filming
Principal photography began in New York on October 3, 2011, and then wrapped up in Massachusetts on February 14, 2012.

Music
John Powell (frequent collaborator of Doug Liman's previously-directed films), was announced to compose the score in June 2011. In November 2011, it was also announced that Christophe Beck would co-compose the score with Powell.

Release
On April 30, 2010, Universal Pictures originally scheduled High Stakes on July 27, 2012. However, on June 16, 2011, Universal pushed back its release date to September 7, 2012.

Home media
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 18, 2012, by Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The film is expected to be released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on September 7, 2021.

Box office
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Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 79%, based on 54 reviews. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.