Would a modern setting of WarGames work as well? According to Deadline, MGM thinks so:
MGM will reboot the 1983 thriller War Games, and the studio has set Seth Gordon to develop the film to direct. Gordon, who made his breakthrough with the gaming documentary The King of Kong, most recently directed the New Line comedy Horrible Bosses
The abomination a few years ago- the WarGames DTV “sequel” (The Dead Code), is one of the main reasons why I’m not on board with this proposal. That was a shot at a setting in 2008, although the plot was more ‘Eagle Eye’ than WarGames. But wouldn’t that be the way to go? Think about it- back in the 80s, yes, you could catch people unaware with you tech savvy and yet it would be plausible that a young hacker could get in over his head. Today, not so much. Now, it might be interesting if we see things soely from the DoD POV, because the only way for following a young hacker’s exploits (other to impress a girlfriend, as in the original) is to really, REALLY make him shallow, obtuse and stupid.
Even if JOSHUA calls him back. Just not on the old dinosaur modem.
What do you think, Int’l friends? Is the only way to win to NOT play this game?
