New Poker Movie 'Dead Money' With Emile Hirsch Coming In SeptemberMatt Damon Discusses Possible ‘Rounders’ Sequel |
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Poker has been an inspiration for many films through the years – from Rounders to The Cincinnati Kid to Molly’s Game. Now a new entry is on the horizon after a trailer for the new crime thriller Dead Money was released on Thursday.
The film is produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films and directed by Luc Walpoth (Baby Money; Trojan Woman_.) Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild; Alpha Dog; Speed Racer; Lone Survivor_) and India Eisley (The Secret Life of the American Teenager; American Outlaws) star in the film.
Goldwyn describes Dead Money: “When a home poker game is robbed by armed men, pro poker player Andy (Hirsch) and his girlfriend Chloe (Eisley) get caught in the middle. Now, Andy must play the best poker of his life at the biggest game in town to save his and Chloe’s lives.”
The trailer features action at the tables mixed with plenty of intrigue and drama. But the home game robbery is a bit of a new twist on the poker theme. Legends like Doyle Brunson have recounted tales of robberies in games before the game became popular at casinos. A home game in New York was even robbed earlier this year.
How will Dead Money stack up against other films in the poker genre? That remains to be seen, but players can decide for themselves when the movie hits theaters and video on demand platforms on Sept. 13.
Rounders Sequel In The Works?
In related news, Matt Damon and Ed Norton apparently are interested in being part of a Rounders sequel. On the Rich Eisen Show recently, Damon said he’d even discussed the possibility with David Levien and Brian Koppelman, screenwriters of the original. He said a sequel could delve into changes the game has undergone over the last two decades.
“The one we’ve been talking about for years, and we’re trying to, and I just saw Edward Norton a few weeks ago, like all of us want to do it is a second Rounders movie,” Damon said. “So much has happened in the poker world in the last 25 years, it would be fun to catch up with those guys.
“They had a whole movie ready to go then, but now there’s been a whole other change in the poker world since then, so I haven’t talked to them about what it would be, but I know … what they had 10 years ago was fantastic, and I’m sure they could augment and roll with the times and update it to where we are today and make something great.”
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