Sequel and Possible Remake
In November 2006, pre-production began on a sequel, titled WarGames: The Dead Code. It was directed by Stuart Gillard, and starred Matt Lanter as a hacker named Will Farmer facing off with a government supercomputer called RIPLEY. MGM released the sequel directly to DVD on July 29, 2008 along with the 25th Anniversary Edition DVD of WarGames. To promote the sequel, the film returned to selected theaters as a one-night-only twenty-fifth anniversary event on July 24, 2008.
There have been various rumours of reboots. It was reported in February 2009 that Leonardo DiCaprio was looking to produce one, then in 2011 MGM Studios were said to be planning a reboot with Seth Gordon signed on to direct although no writers or cast were yet on board.
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