Category:Smokin' Aces Film Series

Smokin' Aces is a 2006 American-British-French crime film written and directed by Joe Carnahan. It stars Jeremy Piven as a Las Vegas Strip magician turned mafia informant and Ryan Reynolds as the FBI agent assigned to protect him. The film was the debut of singer Alicia Keys and rapper Common as actors, and also starred Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Andy García, Ray Liotta, Taraji P. Henson, Chris Pine and Matthew Fox. The film is set in Lake Tahoe and was mainly filmed at the MontBleu casino, called the "Nomad Casino" in the film. On July 17, 2007, director Joe Carnahan announced that production had been approved by Universal Pictures for a second Smokin' Aces film, titled Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball, which he would not direct. The film is a prequel to the original and was released straight to DVD on January 19, 2010.

Films in Series:

So far there are only two films in this series.

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  Smokin' Aces (2006) 500 × 750
  

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  Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010) 500 × 750
  

Films in Order of Storyline:

1. Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010): This film is suppose to be the prequal to Smokin' Aces. It Introduces the characters Lazlo Soot, Lester and other members of the Tremor family. Also, when Marty Mecklen (Peter Benson) is being tortured by Finbar McTeague (Vinnie Jones), Marty mentions that his brother has a rich client named Buddy Israel.
2. Smokin' Aces (2006): Tommy Flanagan reprises his role as Lazlo Soot and Maury Sterling returns as Lester, the only surviving member of the Tremor family. Christopher Michael Holley appears in both films but plays different characters. He's a Fed/bar owner/musician in Smokin' Aces 2 but is one of Buddy Isarael's boys in Smokin' Aces. This movie is the feature film debut of Alicia Keys and Common.