'The Laundromat' trivia and fun facts
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'Friends' buddies
David Schwimmer, Gary Oldman and Chris Parnell starred in 'Friends'.
From book to screen
'The Laundromat' is based in the book 'Secrecy World: Inside the Panama Papers Investigation of Illicit Money Networks and the Global Elite, by Jake Bernstein.
Riley Keough
Actress Riley Keough was about to join the proyect, but finally could not because at that time filming 'Zola'. It would have been Keough's fourth collaboration with Soderbergh after 'Magic Mike', 'Logan Lucky' and the TV series 'The Girlfriend Experience'.
Banders & Soderbergh
Antonio Banderas previously worked with Steven Soderbergh on 2011's 'Haywire'.
Oldman & Wright
This is Gary Oldman and Jeffrey Wright's second collaboration. They both starred in 1996's 'Basquiat'.
Pettyfer & Soderbergh
This is Alex Pettyfer's first collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh since 'Magic Mike' (2012).
Awards for politicians
Meryl Streep and Gary Oldman won Oscars for playing British Prime Ministers, Meryl Streep for essaying Margaret Thatcher in 'The Iron Lady' (2011), and Gary Oldman for playing Winston Churchill in 'Darkest Hour' (2017).