That 'Monopoly' Movie Is Still Out There Somewhere

I'm not entirely sure what "Probably 2012 [or 2013], somewhere in the future" means, because it doesn't sound like Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner is sure what it means, either. He knows what he's talking about, but doesn't seem to have a real grasp on where it's going. The subject is the Monopoly movie. Ridley Scott's directing it, and at first, I thought it could be a really cool riches-to-rags story, especially given the economy. Then the screenwriter started talking about the plot...and it's bad. Basic Instinct 2 bad. It's since been handed off to Pamela Pettler (9 and Corpse Bride), which isn't fantastic news. But it's better, I guess. Goldner claims the script is not "all there yet." Anyway, Hasbro, which apparently thinks the board game trend has actually come into style since it's producing these off-shoots like they're going out of style, is still holding a place for the film down the line. Sometime. "Ridley is still onboard and wants to be part of this and we're very excited about this," Goldner tells MTV, before losing me completely:

"The great part about Monopoly is the history, literally the history of the creation of the brand and the fact that the brand is 75 years old so you have this great opportunity for the real history as well as the fictional history to tell stories of families and characters over a brief period of time."

I was willing to give this the benefit of the doubt, but it just keeps sounding worse and worse. What's Ridley doing?

Comments

[Jay]

Man, new ideas must be really thin on the ground right now; first Battleships, and now Monopoly.

What next - Hungry Hungry Hippos, the movie?!

And the less said about Scott's invovlement, the better.

[Jeremy]

IMHO Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots should be next.