‘Monopoly’ Movie in the Works From Margot Robbie and Lionsgate
‘Monopoly’ Movie in the Works From Margot Robbie and Lionsgate
After taking on the plastic, fantastic world of "Barbie," producer Margot Robbie is heading to the land of "Monopoly."
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I mean, it seems like a weird IP for a movie, but I suppose if anyone can pull it off its them.
Don't forget they did battleship. Hollywood's completely out of ideas.
Battleship is one of the worst game movies. Whereas Clue is probably the best game movie ever. We really won't know until we see it.
So, I haven't seen the movie about Cluedo, but assuming by "game movie" we're talking all games or all non-computer games (as opposed to strictly board games or board & card games), Dungeons & Dragons 2023 was fucking fantastic.
If you liked Honor Among Thieves (like I did), you should also really enjoy Clue. It also leans into comedy and irreverence. Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, it's old but it holds up very well.
This movie is in my top ten quotable movies. Every line is so great.
Honestly, I feel like Mouse Trap has the potential for a fun cinematic twist. See: Mouse Hunt
That’s the thing. There’s no shortage of ideas. Hollywood is not out of ideas. They’re out of courage. They’re terrified of taking a risk on anything that’s not attached to some existing brand.
Was it this production company that did Battleship though? I don't think they were around back then.
I'm definitely with you on Hollywood apparently bring out of ideas, and I don't think Monopoly is a great idea for a movie ... Just that if any producers can pull it off, it'll be them.
That said, the Clue movie from the 80s was actually good. Perhaps with Monopoly (unlike Battleship) having an actual established character of sorts, that could make all the difference.
Either way, I'm way more excited for The Sims movie that these folks are also making. I think that genuinely offers some real possibilities for storytelling a la what they did with Barbie.
It could be a biting criticism of capitalism, as that's what the game was originally designed as. Although there's no way Parker Brothers would allow that.
Didnt Parker Brothers originally great the game as a biting criticism of Capitalism? Why would they oppose its intention?
They “acquired” the concept from Elizabeth Magie, basically making an unlicensed version of The Landlords Game.
I hope they follow the real rules and not house rules. Movies gonna be 35 minutes of someone getting lucky and slowly buying up everything. the rest of the movie is the cast now working two jobs to pay the rent that was raised so that whoever is winning can buy boardwalk. The poorest one is constantly having to pay to get out of jail.