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Miramax Films has announced that it will teaming up with the Weinstein Company to produce "Rounders 2," a sequel to the cult classic that many credit for the poker boom. According to IMDB, "Rounders 2" is scheduled to hit theaters in 2012. It is currently in development and no cast and crew have been announced but Matt Damon and Edward Norton are rumored to have signed on for the project and so is the movie's original director John Dahl.
Miramax made the exciting announcement in a press release on Thursday saying, "Miramax and the Weinstein Company today announced an agreement to create sequels to some of Miramax's best-known properties and to partner on potential new television shows and special edition home entertainment products. The first films to be produced under the agreement will be sequels to ‘Bad Santa,' ‘Rounders,' and ‘Shakespeare in Love.'" The list of potential projects listed later in the press release included "Bridget Jones' Diary," "Cop Land," "From Dusk Till Dawn," "Swingers," "Clerks," "Shall We Dance," and "The Amityville Horror."
Harvey and Bob Weinstein also commented in the matter a joint statement saying, "We are very close to these films and the new management of Miramax also feels that we are in the best position to create sequels that are at once worthy and compelling in their own right,"
News of the Rounders sequel is very promising for poker fans. The past decade has seen the release of many dismal poker movies including "Lucky You" and "The Grand."
More details are expected to be released in the coming months. As always, stay tuned to Casinofan for more news and updates.
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