MGM's 1980s revival continues apace, as the studio is launching development of a remake of 1983 thriller "
WarGames" with Seth Gordon attached to direct.
The original "
WarGames," starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy, was the Cold War tale of a supercomputer running a nuclear war simulation that nearly starts World War III. John Badham directed "
WarGames," a box office hit with $80 million in domestic grosses.