# Apparently, Ridley Scott Needs a Paycheck

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 13, 2008, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-ridley-scott-needs-a-paycheck/472499 "2008-11-13T06:29:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-ridley-scott-needs-a-paycheck/472499/1 "2008-11-13T06:29:53Z")

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[He’s directing the big screen adaptation of _Monopoly_.](http://io9.com/5084881/ridley-scotts-futuristic-monopoly-movie-should-not-pass-go)

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> Genre darling Ridley Scott is going to bring to life the famous monocle man in a film adaptation of the famous Hasbro board game Monopoly. Yes, you heard me right — they are making a movie about the board game Monopoly. Not only that, but Scott will be sourcing from his past work directing _Blade Runner_ to give the overall film a futuristic feel. So in the future of _Monopoly_, will the boot fly?

Does this mean Uncle Pennybags is a replicant?

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-ridley-scott-needs-a-paycheck/472499/2 "2008-11-13T06:37:33Z")

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Sounds like a whoosh to me. IMDB doesn’t list the project on Ridley Scott’s page, and the only thing I could find otherwise was “Untitled Monopoly Project (2010)” but since I don’t have the IMDB Pro subscription, there were no details of any kind.

This wouldn’t be the first pile of steaming crap he’s been involved with. Praise Bob that he also puts out lots of truly awesome films.

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-ridley-scott-needs-a-paycheck/472499/3 "2008-11-13T06:45:02Z")

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This isn’t the first time I’ve heard that they were making a movie of Monopoly, but this is the first time I’ve heard Ridley’s name attached.

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**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-ridley-scott-needs-a-paycheck/472499/4 "2008-11-13T07:11:15Z")

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Ridley Scott’s been a hack for more than 25 years.