Freshly minted Emmy winner Jason Bateman might star in and direct the new Clue movie

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With all due respect to fans of Zathura and Candyland: The Great Lollipop Adventure, Jonathan Lynn’s 1985 comedy Clue has a pretty firm lock on the contentious “best movie based on a board game of all time” throne. A fast-paced blend of mystery and farce backed up by a devastatingly talented cast of comedy ringers, Lynn’s film has steadily, and rightfully, risen from the ashes of box office bomb-hood into its rightful place in the canon of cult films. Last year, Ryan Reynolds announced that he intended to do a remake of the film, working with his Deadpool writers to put together a script. Now, Variety is reporting that Reynolds’ old Smokin’ Aces buddy, Jason Bateman, might be getting in on the Communism red herring fun as well.