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Levien and
Koppelman have
been best friends
since their teens.

"We always felt the best movies
have a lexicon of their own," said
Koppelman, adding that the slang is
also a matter of authenticity.
"These people do talk like this. If
you're going to show this world, and
use this world as a backdrop for a
story of loyalty and friendship, we just
wanted you to believe that this world
existed."
Levien and Koppelman have estab-
lished a burgeoning career of their
own from Rounders, whose script is
being published (and was excerpted in
the Esquire summer fiction issue).
Levien's novel, Wormwood, is also set
to hit bookstores next April.
Next up for them is the the gang-
ster film Knock Around Guys, which
they're also directing.
But if there's one thing they want
audiences to glean from their first
film, it's the distinction between a
gambler, who believes in luck, and a
rounder.
"[Rounders] have an amalgamation
of skills that enable them to under-
stand the mathematical odds at any
moment," explained Koppelman, "to
understand what they should do, and
most importantly to understand what
you are going to do."
"And how to make you do what
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