DCEU refugees Viola Davis and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II are teaming up for a remake of David Mamet’s House of Games at Amazon MGM Studios. The surprising news comes from Deadline, which adds that Davis and Abdul-Mateen II will produce and star in the neo-noir thriller.
The original 1987 House of Games was written and directed by Mamet in his directorial debut. It starred Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, William H. Macy, and Mamet favorite magician Ricky Jay, telling the story of a psychiatrist who gets wrapped up in the dangerous world of gambling and con-men when she tries to help one of her patients get rid of a debt.
A writer and director still need to be found, so this project has a way to go.
Davis and Abdul-Mateen II are both alums of the defunct DCEU, her as Amana Waller in numerous films including Suicide Squad, him as Black Manta in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. He’ll be seen next as the title character in Marvel’s Wonder Man series. He also just joined David Fincher’s Cliff Booth movie with Brad Pitt. Davis returned as Amanda Waller in James Gunn’s Creature Commandos series, and was last seen in the action film G20.
