No concrete details emerged in 2014, unfortunately, but Norton did say on Letterman recently that a sequel remained a possibility.īut what exactly would a Rounders sequel look like? The original has such a distinctly late-’90s atmosphere to it. The idea was for Damon and Norton both to return, and there were even rumors that Robert De Niro would hop on board as the new “villain” (though John Malkovich, who played the infamous Teddy KGB in the original film, was also rumored to be returning in a smaller role). Such talk actually began late in 2013 when a few different reports made it sound like a sequel was imminent. Credited even by some professional poker players with helping to inspire the so-called “poker boom” of the early-2000s, the film earned a permanent place among the best in the casino and gambling genre.
A few years ago we did a retro review of the iconic poker film Rounders, in which Matt Damon and Edward Norton starred.