Rachel McAdams (Doctor Strange) is in negotiations to join Jason Bateman (Zootopia) in New Line Cinema’s upcoming Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley-directed comedy Game Night.
The project, which is being produced by Bateman and James Garavente through their production company Aggregate Films and John Davis and John Fox through Davis Entertainment, centers around “a group of couples who gather for their regularly planned game night when something goes murderously wrong.”
Bateman has been attached to the project for a few months now as a producer, but only recently signed on to star.
The film sounds like it could be a great ensemble comedy, and it surely will line up a talented cast in the weeks to come. Bateman is coming off of Office Christmas Party, which was largely panned by critics despite its adept ensemble, so hopefully Game Night delivers where that movie wasn’t able to.
It’s been a while since the last all-out comedy from McAdams; not counting such comedy-dramas as Midnight in Paris, Aloha and Morning Glory, the case could be made that her last one was 2005’s Wedding Crashers.
Goldstein and Daley’s names have been popping up quite a bit recently, between penning the scripts for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Horrible Bosses 2 and Spider-Man: Homecoming and directing 2015’s Vacation. While some of their films are better than others, there’s no doubt that they’ve become some of Hollywood’s go-to comedic talents.
The script for the film has been worked on by Dana Fox and Mark Perez, but the latest draft comes from Goldstein and Daley.
Source: THR
Originally published January 4, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
