# Monopoly movie - this is a joke, right? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 13, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557 "2008-11-13T17:27:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/1 "2008-11-13T17:27:38Z")
Ridley Scott is attached to direct a [live-action version of the board game _Monopoly_](http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=4473&count=0). Scarlett Johansson and Kirsten Dunst are considered for the “sexy young” talent such a movie requires. Please tell me this is a joke. A crap game with no plot is going to be turned into a comedy thriller? How? ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/2 "2008-11-13T17:54:00Z")
How indeed…[related story](http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=10812&count=0): > [@](#): > > Universal is working with Hasbro on several projects as part of a long-term development deal. Platinum Dunes is producing its feature adaptation of “Ouija Board,” while the maritime classic “Battleship” is also in development. Elsewhere at Hasbro, Paramount this summer is set to release Stephen Sommers’ feature based on its “G.I. Joe” character. And “Trivial Pursuit: America Plays” is now airing as a syndicated television program. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/3 "2008-11-13T17:56:11Z")
It’s a great game, and it worked with Clue, didn’t it?😛 Anyway here’s a link for ya. > **[Director Ridley Scott playing "Monopoly"](https://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSTRE4AB14J20081112)** > > NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - A movie based on the "Monopoly" game is jumping a large number of spaces up the board. \*NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - A movie based on the “Monopoly” game is jumping a large number of spaces up the board. Ridley Scott is officially attached to direct the Hasbro-Universal collaboration, with an eye toward giving it a futuristic sheen along the lines of his iconic “Blade Runner.” Screenwriter Pamela Pettler (“Corpse Bride,” “Monster House”) will shape a narrative out of the iconic real estate game. “Monopoly” marks the latest Hasbro property looking to pass go and head to the big screen. Board games and branded properties, such as last year’s hit "Transformers’ adaptation, have become more attractive as studios look to mitigate risk by finding built-in audiences. Universal is working with Hasbro on several projects as part of a long-term development deal. Additionally, “Transformers” director Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes banner is producing its feature adaptation of “Ouija Board,” while the maritime classic “Battleship” also is in development. Elsewhere, Paramount will next summer release a feature based on its “G.I. Joe” character. And “Trivial Pursuit: America Plays” is now airing as a syndicated television game show.\* ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/4 "2008-11-13T18:06:58Z")
Ouija Board and _Battleship_? How long until [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHY8NKj3RKs) is no longer a joke? ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/5 "2008-11-13T18:31:14Z")
Clue was an awesome movie. I’ll keep an open mind on Monopoly for now. ---
**Author:** ![Ichbin\_Dubist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Ichbin\_Dubist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichbin_Dubist)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/6 "2008-11-13T18:35:29Z")
If they film it in Atlantic City and paint all the houses and hotels bright green and red, I will consider going to see this movie. The rumor is that Christian Bale is already shedding weight and undergoing a flattening procedure to prepare for his role as the iron. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/7 "2008-11-13T18:38:14Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Clue was an awesome movie. Didn’t see the movie, but the game at least had a plot. _Monopoly_ does not. A movie can’t have more than the most tenuous connection to the game. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/8 "2008-11-13T18:49:44Z")
> [@Ichbin\_Dubist](#): > > If they film it in Atlantic City and paint all the houses and hotels bright green and red, I will consider going to see this movie. > > The rumor is that Christian Bale is already shedding weight and undergoing a flattening procedure to prepare for his role as the iron. Just wait until you see Daniel Day Lewis’ portrayal of the cannon. It will blow you away. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/9 "2008-11-13T19:00:11Z")
Martha Stewart as the thimble. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/10 "2008-11-13T19:16:08Z")
> [@Ichbin\_Dubist](#): > > If they film it in Atlantic City and paint all the houses and hotels bright green and red, I will consider going to see this movie. > > The rumor is that Christian Bale is already shedding weight and undergoing a flattening procedure to prepare for his role as the iron. “Iron”-ically, Jeremy Irons was offered the role first. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/11 "2008-11-13T19:20:50Z")
[QUOTE=Hollywood Reporter] Elsewhere at Hasbro, Paramount this summer is set to release Stephen Sommers’ feature based on its “G.I. Joe” character. [/QUOTE] Man, do they even have editors at these idiot Hollywood rags? G.I. Joe is not a character (at least, not anymore). It is the name of an anti-terrorist team that was originally an 80s cartoon that was very heavy on the plot (for a cartoon) and by accounts so far looks like it will be awesome. As for Monopoly, there was enough story in the game to make a halfway humorous movie, but Jesus Christ, setting it in the future? Is Ridley Scott on crack or something? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/12 "2008-11-13T19:23:22Z")
I thought this was a zombie thread; I’m almost dead certain this title has been used before. 🙂 Let’s play fill in the trailer… > [@Monopoly Trailer](#): > > Alan Shoe was a real estate mogul on top. > > SHOE: Knock down those houses and put up a hotel! > > Until one day… Your turn… ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/13 "2008-11-13T19:31:15Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Man, do they even have editors at these idiot Hollywood rags? G.I. Joe is not a character (at least, not anymore). It is the name of an anti-terrorist team that was originally an 80s cartoon… That’s right. It’s the code name for America’s daring highly trained special mission force. It’s purpose: to defend human freedom against Cobra, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/14 "2008-11-13T19:32:16Z")
[QUOTE=Monopoly Trailer] …the taxman came calling. Taxman: You think you don’t have to pay the Community Chest? Ha! That’s $115 per hotel Mr. Shoe. Alan Shoe: I’m ruined! Not even the bums on Baltic Ave. will have anything to do with me! And then she walked into his life… [/QUOTE] Your turn. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/15 "2008-11-13T19:33:17Z")
> [@JThunder](#): > > That’s right. It’s the code name for America’s daring highly trained special mission force. It’s purpose: to defend human freedom against Cobra, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. And now you know. And knowing is half the battle. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/16 "2008-11-13T19:36:19Z")
> [@Ichbin\_Dubist](#): > > If they film it in Atlantic City and paint all the houses and hotels bright green and red, I will consider going to see this movie. > > The rumor is that Christian Bale is already shedding weight and undergoing a flattening procedure to prepare for his role as the iron. If that’s true then the movie is already in trouble. Anybody with an iota of sense should know Bale is a natural for the race car. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/17 "2008-11-13T19:51:30Z")
Wait 'til you see Quentin Tarantino’s dark vision for “Hungry Hungry Hippos.” ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/18 "2008-11-13T19:54:33Z")
How about re-making _Rocky_ starring the Rockem Sockem Robots? ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/19 "2008-11-13T19:59:04Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > And now you know. And knowing is half the battle. G! I! Joe! GO JOE! EDIT: I think I heard that Sarah Jessica Parker is in talks to play the horse… ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/20 "2008-11-13T19:59:57Z")
In a world… Dominated by high-stakes land deals… Fast cars… and luxury hotels… One young mogul on his way to the top made one wrong move… COP: “You’re goin’ to jail, directly to jail.” He didn’t pass GO, he didn’t collect two hundred dollars… but… He has powerful friends and [something up his sleeve](http://www.etailgifts.com/images/getoutofjailcc.jpg)… This summer, he wants it all, will he form… a _MONOPOLY_ ? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557.md?page=2)