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Ridley Scott To Direct Movie Based On Board Game

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By Neal

From the truth is stranger then fiction file: Ridley Scott is in talks to direct a film based on Monopoly. Yes, Monopoly the board game. Universal Pictures has signed a partnership with toy firm Hasbro to produce at least four movies based on the following properties:

  • G.I. Joe

  • Monopoly

  • Candyland

  • Clue

  • Ouija

  • Battleship

  • Magic: The Gathering

  • Stretch Armstrong

    Variety, Universal and The Guardian all confirm that Ridley Scott and Scott Free are in talks to develop a film version of Monopoly.

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