Weigert Is Mom To The "Pawn Sacrifice"

THR reports that Sons of Anarchy's Robin Weigert has joined the long in the works Bobby Fischer biopic "Pawn Sacrifice".

Ed Zwick directs the Cold War-set film that stars Tobey Maguire as Fischer, the youngest grand master in the history of chess and a young man prone to unpredictable outbursts. In 1972, he became the first American to reach the finals and engaged in a showdown against the seemingly invincible Soviet master Boris Spassky (Liev Schreiber).

Weigert will play Bobby's eccentric mother, Regina.

American Horror Story's Lily Rabe will play Fischer’s sister Joan and Peter Sarsgaard will play a priest who became a close confidant of Fischer. Boardwalk Empire's Michael Stuhlbargwill play Fischer’s advisor and attorney in the film

Stephen Knight wrote the script.

Maguire, Zwick and Gail Katz are producing the film.

Production is currently set for Montreal, Reykjavik, Iceland, and Los Angeles.