Lionsgate Developing Two New Takes (EXCLUSIVE)
Lionsgate is partnering with Hasbro Entertainment to develop a film adaptation of the Monopoly board game. The studio has commissioned two separate writing teams to create competing outlines for the project.
Why it matters
This reflects the ongoing industry trend of adapting intellectual property and board games into major motion pictures.
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate , LuckyChap , and Hasbro Entertainment are partnering with two star writing teams - Neil Widener & Gavin James ( A Minecraft Movie ) and Rebecca Angelo & Lauren Schuker Blum ( Dumb Money ) - to flesh out ideas for a Monopoly movie based on the iconic board game, sources tell Deadline.
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