Hoping to mop up cash from a comedy audience next summer is Game Night, a new film starring Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Sharon Horgan, Billy Magnussen and Danny Houston.
Penned by Mark Perez, the movie is directed by the Vacation duo of John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, and the first trailer and synopsis for the movie have landed.
Let’s, as tradition dictates, do them in that order. The trailer first…
And here’s the synopsis…
Bateman and McAdams star as Max and Annie, whose weekly couples game night gets kicked up a notch when Max’s charismatic brother, Brooks (Chandler), arranges a murder mystery party, complete with fake thugs and faux federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it’s all part of the game…right? But as the six uber-competitive gamers set out to solve the case and win, they begin to discover that neither this “game”—nor Brooks—are what they seem to be. Over the course of one chaotic night, the friends find themselves increasingly in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn. With no rules, no points, and no idea who all the players are, this could turn out to be the most fun they’ve ever had…or game over.