New PAWN SACRIFICE Trailer Experience the new PAWN SACRIFICE trailer! The film, directed by Edward Zwick (Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai), stars Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber, Peter Sarsgaard, Sophie Nélisse, and Michael Stuhlbarg. PAWN SACRIFICE will be released in theaters on September 16. American chess champion Bobby Fischer prepares for a legendary match-up against Russian Boris Spassky.