Joshua Jackson for Bruce Willis gambling film?

Joshua Jackson is in negotiations to join the cast of a gambling film with Rebecca Hall and Bruce Willis.

Lay the Favourite depicts the true life of cocktail waitress-turned-professional gambler Beth Raymer who has a personal crisis after she falls in love, Variety reports.

Vicky Cristina Barcelona star Rebecca Hall is likely to take on the role of Raymer.

Stephen Frears, director of Billy Elliot, is currently attached to helm the project.

The Fringe actor is currently working on the film adaptation of the cult British television series UFO, playing a pilot who joins a secret defence organisation that operates under a Hollywood studio.