'Dumb Money', a movie based on the true story of the surge in the U.S. GameStop stock price

'Dumb Money' (directed by Craig Gillespie), a movie adaptation of the true story of the GameStop stock price surge that shook the United States, will be released in Korea on January 17, 2024.

'Dumb Money' is a true story about the ants' thrilling comeback victory against the large Wall Street fund companies that control the U.S. economy.

Paul Dano of 'Pavelmans', Seth Rogen, America Ferrera of 'Barbie', and Sebastian Stan of the 'Avengers' series will participate. 'Dumb money', which refers to a term used on Wall Street to disparage individual investors, is causing excitement across the United States by causing a surge in GameStop's stock price in 2021 when ants on the American community Reddit work together to counter the large-scale short-selling investments of large Wall Street hedge funds. It is based on the GameStop incident.

The still shows the contrasting images of individual investors, called ants, and executives of large hedge fund companies that control Wall Street. Roaring Cat (played by Paul Dano), a stock YouTuber who is focusing on his personal broadcast. In the personal broadcast screen revealing one's stock portfolio, GameStop stock shows a continuous rise. Meanwhile, Gabe Plotkin (Seth Rogen), the CEO of hedge fund company 'Melvin Capital', is running with a panicked expression.

Reporter Ha-neul Lee, Ten Asia greenworld@tenasia.co.kr