In 2013, it was reported that a sequel to the 1998 gambling film Round players went on. Nothing ever came of it, but Matt Damon AND Edward Norton I still want to do it.
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Damon said that he recently spoke with Ed Norton about it and that they both want to start development on the film.
Damon said: “What we’ve been talking about for years – and I just saw Edward Norton a few weeks ago, [and] we all want to do it — it’s a second Round players movie, because so much has happened in the poker world in the last 25 years that it would be fun to meet those guys.”
Rounders is a great movie, and I would love to reunite with these characters and see what they’re up to all these years later. There’s definitely an interesting story to tell!
The original film tells the story of a talented poker player who loses all his savings in a high-stakes game against a ruthless Russian mobster, Teddy KGB.
After giving up poker to focus on law school and his relationship with girlfriend Jo, Mike gets sucked into the underground world of poker when his childhood friend Worm is released from prison and quickly falls into debt.
To help Worm, Mike returns to the poker tables, risking everything as he navigates the treacherous world of high-stakes gambling, before once again facing off against Teddy KGB in a final showdown that will test his skills, his resolve, and his future.
Damon went on to say that there are some issues with the property rights, explaining, “You have to figure out the chain of title and who owns it, and everyone has their hands in it.”
“So we have to figure out a way to make a deal that makes sense for everybody, especially the people who are going to make the movie because at Artists Equity, that’s who we care about: the cast and crew. We’re trying to figure that out because I think we all want to do this.”
I hope Damon and his team can figure this out, because a Rounders sequel could be a lot of fun to watch!
by Joey Fear
Source: Geek Tyrant
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