According to a story in Variety Gill Cates Jr. will direct a documentary titled Pass the Sugar, which will focus on the nine final table contestants of the 2005 WSOP Main Event including eventual winner Joe Hachem. Poker fans will remember that Hachem was short-stacked for much of the final table before eventually overcoming Steve Dannenmann in heads-up play.
Cates has directed six motion pictures including $pent, The Mesmerist and A Midsummer Night's Rave although he also works as an actor and producer. Most recently Cates directed Deal, which starred Burt Reynolds, Bret Harrison and Shannon Elizabeth. The plot featured an ex-gambler teaching a college kid how to play poker. The film was poorly received both critically and commercially.
For Pass the Sugar Cates has once again teamed up with producer Caitlin Murray. The pair previously worked on The Chaos Theory, a thriller which is currently in post-production. Also on the producing team for the poker documentary is Joe Hachem's brother Tony Hachem.
Jennifer Tilly and Jose Canseco's names have also been mentioned in regards to the documentary and will likely be featured in interviews.
Cates seems to have an association with gambling/poker as the movie $pent followed a chronic gambler.
There was no word as to when the documentary will begin shooting.
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