Matt Damon desires to make a ‘Rounders’ sequel.
The 53-year-old actor starred within the 1998 cult traditional with Edward Norton as two pals who must win at high-stakes poker with a view to shortly repay a big debt, and he revealed each he and his co-star are eager to make a follow-up movie to discover how the world surrounding the sport has modified in recent times.
Talking on ‘The Wealthy Eisen Present’ in regards to the initiatives he desires to make through his and Ben Affleck’s manufacturing firm Actors Fairness, he stated: “The one we’ve been speaking about for years, and we’re making an attempt to, and I simply noticed Edward Norton just a few weeks in the past, like all of us wish to do it’s a second ‘Rounders’ film.
“A lot has occurred within the poker world within the final 25 years, it will be enjoyable to meet up with these guys.”
Matt revealed the movie’s unique writers, David Levien and Brian Koppelman, had an concept for a sequel within the pipeline a decade in the past, however it will want updating now.
He added: “That they had an entire film able to go then, however now there’s been an entire one other change within the poker world since then, so I haven’t talked to them about what it will be, however I do know… what that they had 10 years in the past was implausible, and I’m positive they might increase and roll with the occasions and replace it to the place we’re right this moment and make one thing nice.”
Nonetheless, the ‘Instigators’ actor admitted there are rights points at play that would forestall the movie from taking place.
He stated: “You’ve acquired to determine the chain of title and who owns it, and everyone’s acquired their hand within the pot.
“So we’ve acquired to determine a solution to make a deal that is smart for everyone, significantly the people who find themselves going to make the film as a result of at Artists Fairness, that’s who we care about, are the forged and crew. We’re making an attempt to determine that out as a result of I believe we’d all like to do this.”
Whereas ‘Rounders’ did not carry out effectively on the field workplace on launch, Matt thinks there’s an urge for food for a sequel.
He stated: “That’s a kind of films that, it got here out and didn’t do effectively.
“When it got here out, it sort of bombed, after which it acquired found by individuals later. When that occurs, individuals really feel a way of possession, like, ‘Hey, that’s my film. I used to be a champion of that film even when nobody else was.’
“So it seems like there’s quite a lot of good will behind it. However we gotta work out if we will make it occur.”