Laurence Fishburne In '21' Vegas Talks

Laurence Fishburne is in final negotiations to board Columbia Pictures' Vegas-set thriller "21."

Liza Lapira and Josh Gad also have joined the cast of the blackjack tale.

The film is based on Ben Mezrich's best-seller, "Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions." Fishburne will play a Vegas security chief who hunts down the group.

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