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Ridley Scott To Direct MONOPOLY Movie!!
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... “Monopoly,” based on the Parker Bros. board game, for Universal. Screenwriter on the project is Pamela Pettler (“Corpse Bride,” “Monster House”). From The Hollywood Reporter: Ridley Scott, who has been attached as a producer on "Monopoly" and has been mentioned as a possible director, is now officially attached to helm the project, with an eye toward giving it a futuristic sheen along the lines of his iconic "Blade Runner." Find all of The Hollywood Reporter’s story on the matter here .
Ridley Scott officially on for Monopoly
Total Film News —
... Universal is officially passing go and collecting both a writer in Corpse Bride scribe Pamela Pettler and a director (Ridley Scott) for its Monopoly adaptation. Yes, you heard us: Ridley Scott is planning to direct a film based on Monopoly. According to The Hollywood Reporter , Scott is looking to give whatever story can be gleaned from the game a futuristic, Blade Runner-esque feel. Monster House Pettler, meanwhile, has worked on Monster House and just finished work on animated adventure 9, which is being produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov. Hopefully Scott and ...
Worst Idea Ever: Ridley Scott is Directing Monopoly
/Film —
... The Hollywood Reporter claims that Scott plans to give the film “a futuristic sheen along the lines of his iconic Blade Runner,” but back in August 2007 Scott told the ...
Hollywood Riffs: Robert Pattinson of ‘Twilight’ Deserves An Oscar. Apparently.
Fataculture —
... ] The big screen arrival of “Monopoly,” based on the most overrated board game of all time, is coming sooner than I’d hoped. Ridley Scott is now officially attached and will try to please the “built in” audience for the film as well as giving others something extra, adding a futuristic essence to the film. How the hell this is going to play out beats me. [ THR ] ...
Ridley Scott is directing Monopoly
Filmstalker —
... really finding the universe for that game. Because clearly it ought to be humorous and for the family -- the funny way it brings out, particularly when your uncle suddenly gets Park Lane and -- in England, we have Park Lane, Mayfair and Barclay Square, what's it in America? Park and Madison? So you watch people change. You're witness to Jekyll and Hyde. Somewhere in that is a hysterically amusing and I think rather exciting film." He sounded well into it, so it isn't a surprise that The Hollywood Reporter announce he's on for directing the film now. They even suggest he's ...
Monoply Headed to Hollywood
FilmWad —
... Hasbro and Universal Pictures are teaming up to bring us a film version of everyone's favorite board game, Monopoly. Hollywood Reporter says that Monopoly is the latest of Hasbro properties to hit film and tv; titles include G.I. Joe, Ouija, Battleship and a tv version of Trivial Pursuit ...
Ridley Scott Moves To Park Place
Cinema Blend News —
... To Park Place In this new culture of Hollywood in which original ideas are scarce, if not impossible to find, the most egregious example is movies based on board games. Sure, there was Jumanji back in the 90s, but the people who think an honest-to-God movie can be made of Battleship or a Ouja board frighten me, frankly. Amid all the properties Hasbro is trying to turn into movies on the wake of Transformers success, it looks like Monopoly will be the first out of the gate. The Hollywood Reporter says that Pamela Pettler has signed on to write the screenplay, and ...
Ridley Scott’s Monopoly Movie Gets a Writer… Also, A Battleship Movie?
Film Junk —
... This week, however, we now have confirmation that this project is indeed real, and that a screenwriter has been brought on board. Pamela Pettler (Corpse Bride, Monster House) has been hired to try and create some semblance of a story out of the classic real estate board game — easier said than done, no doubt. Ridley Scott has officially been confirmed as the director, and The Hollywood Reporter claims that he has “an eye toward giving it a futuristic sheen along the lines of his iconic Blade Runner“. What the hell is ...
I Am An Assemblage o' Links
my new plaid pants —
... --- And who will play the metal top hat? Ridley Scott is really going to direct Monopoly: The Movie. I can't believe that it's actually happening, but apparently it is for real. The following sentence is even uttered: ...
Ridley Scott, Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200 Million Dollars
Hollywoodtuna —
... was weird, just wait til you hear this: the board-game Monopoly is getting a feature film, with none other than Ridley Scott directing. And reportedly Scott wants to give the movie “a futuristic sheen along the lines of his iconic Blade Runner.” Here’s hoping that means a touching family night is ruined when one of the kids turns out to be a replicant… Boy, just when you think Hollywood couldn’t possibly get any more ridiculous, it finds a way to surprise you. ...
Ridley Scott To Control Universal’s ‘Monopoly’
Movie Moron —
... realistic dramas American Gangster, G.I. Jane, and Body of Lies. Scott plans to give a futuristic look to the film, reminiscent of his opus Blade Runner.
Put the top hat on Boardwalk and nobody gets hurt.
Scripted by Pamela Pettier, who gave us the deeply flawed Monster House and the wincingly awful Corpse Bride, this film is shaping up to be a bizarre project that will hopefully be more exciting than its inspiration.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
