According to Hollywood Reporter, Ridley Scott has been tapped to direct a feature film based on the Hasbro board game, Monopoly. Hasbro has been looking to build in-house franchises based on their licensed properties and board games. The film will be scripted by Pamela Pettler, who recently wrote the amazing Monster House film from last year.
I don't know how this is gonna work out, but it sounds terrible. I imagine it'll be about the old guy in top hat. He'll probably own a little terrier, carry a lucky thimble in his pocket, have a statue in his front lawn, and his maid still uses an old style iron to press his clothes. Maybe the plot can be to figure out why someone gets $250 for landing on free parking.
I'm suddenly reminded that I loved the old 80's film, Clue, which was based off a board game. So maybe I'm hasty in my criticism.
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