![]() Wolf recalled being "completely bowled over" by the script. "There were elements of this story that just being a sports fan I was aware of but I had no idea about the guys that were involved and how the whole thing took shape and how the whole thing ultimately fell apart." It was one of his closest friends, director Randall Batinkoff, who suggested he play the role of Tommy. ![]() "I was familiar with the story just as a basketball fan and a sports fan. But I didn't know much of the details behind it," Wolf said. Of course, all hell breaks loose when the FBI catches wind of their illegal operation. Using Tim's connections to refs, coaches, players and owners, the trio bet on professional NBA games. ![]() The movie, which is available on Video On Demand and digitally on Tuesday, follows small-time drug dealer Tommy Martino (Wolf), one of the co-conspirators in the infamous scandal, along with childhood friends Tim Donaghy ( Eric Mabius), a NBA referee, and Baba Battista ( Will Sasso), a bookie. Wolf's latest project, Inside Game, tells the story of the 2007 NBA betting scandal, which is considered one of the biggest in modern sports history. I think that's the key because no matter how much you like the people you're self-isolated with, it can start to feel like Groundhog Day in a hurry." "My wife and I are being pretty good about making sure that both of us feel like we're getting enough of that. And we're being pretty good about tag-teaming with each other and making sure that not only are the kids getting what they need but that we're getting what we need," he said. "My wife and I, we just really like each other a lot and that means the world in moments like this. And like many of us, they're keeping themselves busy by binge-watching television shows they wouldn't otherwise have time for Ozark, Succession and Tiger King are currently on their must list, while Wolf recently caught up on his own show, Nancy Drew. Wolf says he and Limp, a life coach, have been "tag-teaming" duties with the kids, but also making sure they're getting their own needs met, whether that be exercise, taking walks or having alone time. And in a matter of days she's already recognizing that two kids standing near each other in real life is different." "It was kind of a remarkable moment because literally two weeks ago she had never experienced anything like this. Those kids were right next to each other,'" he said. As we rode by, my 5-year-old-daughter, Lucy, said, 'Dad, that was weird. Our kids haven't been able to see their friends because they're FaceTiming and seeing them online. "We took a bike ride the other day and we rode by this apartment building, and there were a bunch of kids playing with each other. Even the littlest kid can tell that something's really weird," Wolf said. Our priority is just making sure everybody feels safe and calm. But we're not being too terribly strict about it. "We're just taking that day by day and the schools have been pretty great about supplying work for them to do. Wolf, who was in the middle of production on the first season of Nancy Drew before it was shut down last month, shared that he and his wife are juggling their own daily routines, while also home-schooling their kids, who are 11, 7 and 5. So big picture, we're doing great, but it's a lot," the 51-year-old actor, who was promoting the VOD release of his recent film, Inside Game, told ET over the phone on Monday, while building a fort with his kids. I'm at home with my family and we're all healthy and we've got everything we need in terms of food and a roof over our heads. ![]() ![]() The Nancy Drew star opened up about how he is spending his days in self-quarantine with his wife of 16 years, Kelley, and their three young children amid the coronavirus outbreak. ![]()
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