Icon Entertainment has obtained the worldwide rights to Poker Night. The thriller, which is slated to go in front of the cameras next year, will star Hayden Christensen and Samuel L. Jackson. It will be directed by Nick Gillard, who got his start performing stunts in such films as the first Star Wars, Empire of the Sun, Rob Roy, and GoldenEye.
Icon Entertainment in an independent production and film distribution company. Icon films include Hamlet, Forever Young, Braveheart, Immortal Beloved, and The Passion of The Christ.
The screenplay for Poker Night was written by Greg Francis.