Matt Damon is all set to make a sequel to his 1998 poker drama Circus.
The actor was a guest on the Roku Channel The Rich Eisen Show On Wednesday, the host asked Damon if there was a sequel to his own movie. Damon noted that Actors Equity, the production company he co-founded with Ben Affleck, is behind the upcoming film. Accountant 2, starring Ah Fu. But as for his own project, Damon said he’d love to revisit director John Dahl’s work CircusFocuses on underground high-stakes poker tournaments, co-starring Edward Norton, John Turturro, John Malkovich and Gretchen Moore.
“One that we’ve been talking about for years – I just met Edward Norton a few weeks ago, [and] We all want to do it – it’s the second one Circus movie,” Damon said. “Because a lot has happened in the poker world over the past 25 years, it’s going to be fun to keep up with these guys.”
Unfortunately, this issue appears to be dealing with copyright issues for the film released by Miramax Films on September 11, 1998. explain. “So we had to find a way to come to an agreement that made sense for everyone, especially the people who were going to make the film, because at Artists Equity we care about the cast and crew. . We’re working on that because I think we’re all willing to do that.
Damon recalled chatting 10 or 15 years ago with the film’s screenwriters, David Levien and Brian Koppelman, who later created the Showtime series Billions, and the scribe had subsequent thoughts in mind. However, Damon believes the way the real-life poker scene has developed in recent years means the sequel concept may need some updating.
“I think what they had 10 years ago was fantastic, and I believe they can move with the times and update it to where we are today and do some great things,” he continued.
Damon – currently promoting his role at Apple demagogue ——Point out that although Circus While it didn’t perform well at the box office at the time, it has more recently developed a loyal fan base.
“This is a movie that didn’t do well when it came out,” he said. “It was a big hit when it came out, and it wasn’t discovered until later. When that happens, people feel a sense of ownership, like, ‘Hey, that’s my movie. Even if no one else is, I’m that one. champion of the movie. So it felt like there was a lot of goodwill behind it, but we had to figure out if we could pull it off.
