Matt Damon has got the poker world talking again about whether a sequel to the classic Rounders film could happen.
Damon was on the Rich Eisen Show last night and was asked about sequels he'd like to do. You can watch his response in full above.
"The one that we’ve been talking about for years," said Damon, "and I just saw Edward Norton a few weeks ago, and all of us want to do it, is a second Rounders movie. So much has happened in the poker world in the last 25 years. It would be fun to catch up with those guys."
There haven't been many great poker movies, and Rounders is the one that has stood the test of time. There have been several rumors of a sequel before, with Damon himself talking it up eight years ago. Funnily enough, on the same Rich Eisen Show with a very similar line.
Back then, he said, "Rounders 2 is in talks; Brian Koppelman and David Levien have a really good idea for the sequel. So much has happened in poker ever since these young kids, the new generation has entered the game. They have seen millions and millions before the age of 21, and the game is much different than what it used to be.”
What are the chances of Rounders 2?
Getting the green light for a film is tough. And Damon went on to say that before anything could happen, they would need to work out who owns what, saying, "Everybody's got their hands in the pot."
Damon did say there was a script ready to go "10 or 15 years ago" and that what the writers [Brian and David] had then was "fantastic" before adding, "I’m sure they could augment and roll with the times and update it to where we are today, and it would be great... We’ve got to figure out if we can make it happen."
Players react to possible sequel
This got the poker world's attention, with many players reacting on Twitter.
PokerStars ambassador Arlie Shaban said it "would become the biggest poker movie in history... Really hoping they can pull this off!!"
Will Jaffe wasn't getting too excited, saying, "Sounds great, but we all know that this isn’t gonna happen. And if it does, who are they gonna play? Rich part-time businessmen? 50-year-old circuit regs?"
Jaffe was in the minority, though, and Matt Berkey had the perfect riposte to his cynicism: "Cmon man, are you so jaded that every ounce of what attracted you to Rounders 26 years ago is just gone? There's definitely an angle by which a sequel could be good."
What do you think? Do you want to leave Rounders where it is, as the near-perfect poker film? Or do you want to see Matt Damon and Edward Norton have a crack at a sequel? Let us know in the comments below.
