Poker has been an inspiration for a lot of movies via the years – from Rounders to The Cincinnati Kid to Molly’s Game. Now a brand new entry is on the horizon after a trailer for the brand new crime thriller Dead Money was launched on Thursday.
The movie 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 within the movie.
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 options motion on the tables blended with loads of intrigue and drama. But the house recreation theft is a little bit of a brand new twist on the poker theme. Legends like Doyle Brunson have recounted tales of robberies in video games earlier than the sport grew to become fashionable at casinos. A house recreation in New York was even robbed earlier this 12 months.
How will Dead Money stack up towards different movies within the poker style? That stays to be seen, however gamers can resolve for themselves when the film hits theaters and video on demand platforms on Sept. 13.
Rounders Sequel In The Works?
In associated information, Matt Damon and Ed Norton apparently are focused on being a part of a Rounders sequel. On the Rich Eisen Show not too long ago, Damon mentioned he’d even mentioned the chance with David Levien and Brian Koppelman, screenwriters of the unique. He mentioned a sequel might delve into modifications the sport has undergone during the last twenty years.
“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 mentioned. “So a lot has occurred within the poker world within the final 25 years, it might be enjoyable to meet up with these 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.”
