“Game Night” Gets February 2018 Release (US)

Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. will open New Line’s “Game Night” on February 16, 2018 in the United States. Rachel is expected to star alongside Jason Bateman.

Warner Bros. will open New Line’s Game Night on Feb. 16, 2018. Pic starring Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams centers around a group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves trying to solve a murder mystery. Movie is directed and written by Vacation filmmakers John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. The duo are also have credits on the script for Sony/Marvel’s Spider-man: Homecoming.

That’s Presidents’ Day weekend and Game Night will match wits against Disney/Marvel’s Black Panther and Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s Larrikins.

Bateman is to produce via his banner Aggregate Films and partner James Garavente. John Davis and John Fox will produce for Davis Entertainment.

Last month Variety reported that Jesse Plemons (Fargo) is in negotiations to join Rachel and Bateman with the production is expected to start sometime in the first quarter. As we previously reported filming will reportedly start in April but nothing has been confirmed yet. Let’s hope additional casting is under way!