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krisse 2008-02-26 10:41
Universal to make film based on Monopoly board game
 
I don't know how this is going to work but...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7256573.stm

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Under the six-year deal, Universal will produce at least four films based on Hasbro's brands, including Monopoly.

The first film will be released in either 2010 or 2011, with one film a year after that, the firms said.

The partnership will include Candy Land, Battleship and Ouija, but not Transformers and GI Joe, which are licensed to Paramount.

No financial terms, or plot details, were released by the companies.

Johnx 2008-02-26 10:58
Re: Universal to make film based on Monopoly board game
 
s/Monopoly/Monotony/g

Karel Jansens 2008-02-26 11:15
Re: Universal to make film based on Monopoly board game
 
Wasn't the writers' strike supposed to be over?

cashless 2008-03-13 17:58
Re: Universal to make film based on Monopoly board game
 
I wonder who'll they'll get to play the shoe. Nobody, but nobody, ever wants to be the lowly shoe.

Texrat 2008-03-13 21:38
Re: Universal to make film based on Monopoly board game
 
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Originally Posted by cashless (Post 154509)
I wonder who'll they'll get to play the shoe. Nobody, but nobody, ever wants to be the lowly shoe.
It's a boot, and I love it dearly!!!

:p

Karel Jansens 2008-03-13 22:17
Re: Universal to make film based on Monopoly board game
 
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Originally Posted by Texrat (Post 154622)
It's a boot
It's Canadian?!


PS: Why don't we have a poutine-thread on this forum?

krisse 2008-03-14 09:49
Re: Universal to make film based on Monopoly board game
 
I posted about this on another forum and someone suggested the film could be about a "monopoly killer" who kills people in the real life locations of the board, then leaves behind an old boot, top hat, toy car etc to taunt the police.

The trouble is you'd have to film different versions for different countries as everyone has their own version of the board itself. The British board uses locations in London, the Finnish board uses locations in Helsinki etc.

rtrudel 2008-03-14 12:37
Re: Universal to make film based on Monopoly board game
 
Did someone say poutine?

The one place within a reasonable driving distance changed hands so it's off the menu. The only reason they had it on the menu is because the then-owner's wife is Quebecoise.

Anyways, regarding the Monopoly movie, I think my .emacs file would be far more compelling on the big screen.

Karel Jansens 2008-03-14 14:36
Re: Universal to make film based on Monopoly board game
 
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Originally Posted by rtrudel (Post 154951)
Did someone say poutine?

The one place within a reasonable driving distance changed hands so it's off the menu. The only reason they had it on the menu is because the then-owner's wife is Quebecoise.
Ahhh! Now I feel at home. I've tuned down my presence on the Newtontalk mailing list and I was really missing those emotional threads about soggy french fries (which should, for historical accuracy's sake, really be called "flemish fries") with foul melting cheese and undefined brown sauce dripping all over them. :rolleyes:

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Anyways, regarding the Monopoly movie, I think my .emacs file would be far more compelling on the big screen.
Vi rulez!!! :p

Texrat 2008-03-14 14:39
Re: Universal to make film based on Monopoly board game
 
I have to wonder about the Ouija movie plan. Jumanji pretty much defined any reasonable concept they could use... unless they take the horror angle and do something clever with it.

Karel Jansens 2008-03-14 15:51
Re: Universal to make film based on Monopoly board game
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Texrat (Post 155015)
I have to wonder about the Ouija movie plan. Jumanji pretty much defined any reasonable concept they could use... unless they take the horror angle and do something clever with it.
Yeah, like -- they sit around a Whoohoo-board (or whatever), asking it questions and... wait for it...

NO ANSWER IS CORRECT!!!!

The horror! the shock! the -- normality.

Texrat 2008-03-14 15:55
Re: Universal to make film based on Monopoly board game
 
I was thinking some religious fundamentalist would appear and start stalking the players for a good bible-thumping.

krisse 2008-03-14 19:20
Re: Universal to make film based on Monopoly board game
 
To be fair, I was expecting the worst when Disney announced they were going to make films based on their theme park rides, but Pirates Of The Caribbean (the first one at least) was pretty good.

Even so... Monopoly? I'll be amazed if they pull this off.


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