'Luck' Teaser Trailer: Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte Race Horses For HBO (VIDEO)

Dustin Hoffman played hilariously evil in the Disney Peter Pan live action sequel, "Hook." In this teaser for his new project, he's just downright scary.

The Oscar-winner is the latest big star to make the move to prestige TV, taking a leading role in HBO's upcoming horse gambling drama, "Luck." He plays Ace Bernstein, a convicted mobster fresh out of the pen and looking to get back in the ponies game. From the first look, he doesn't seem to be a man of even temperament.

Nick Nolte, an Oscar-nominee himself and who just recently returned from the brink with a dazzling turn in "Warrior," plays a horse trainer in the series, which is written by "Deadwood" scribe David Milch and directed and executive produced by Michael Mann, a four time Oscar-nominee best known for "The Insider," "The Last of the Mohicans" and "Public Enemies."

The show is due out in 2012.