In recent years, moviegoers have seen theme-park rides adapted to screen (Pirates of the Caribbean) and popular toys become the stars of summer blockbusters (Transformers). And even though Clue: The Movie wasn't a hit, it was just a matter of time before Hollywood producers rifled through their kids' toy chest s to consider the big-screen potential of other board games.
As was reported by the Los Angeles Times this summer, Transformers' Michael Bay has been linked to a Ouija movie, Pirates' Gore Verbinski has expressed interest in a Clue re-do and Hancock's Peter Berg wants to board Battleship. One might well joke, what's next, Candy Land? Except that Enchanted's Kevin Lima has his dibs on that and Gladiator's Ridley Scott on - this is not a joke -- Monopoly. (Expect Baltic Avenue to be as tough a proving ground as the Roman Forum in Gladiator.)
Still, I was surprised at today's news that Risk has been optioned for a screen adaptation by Sony Pictures. What's left? Scrabble? (I can think of a couple of actors suitable to be cast as the blank.)
Your thoughts? Is there a game you'd like to see adapted? Should the movie Monopoly chronicle Donald Trump's real estate adventures in Atlantic City? Flickgrrl welcomes your riffs.
I'll wait for SUDUKO: THE MOVIE, because I like films with subtitles.— garyk- Not a game on the order of the ones you've mentioned. Your three short paragraphs are really depressing. I'm glad there are a lot of movies I'd like to see that I haven't seen and books I'd like to read that I haven't read. I don't want to see any of these movies/game commercials. Chess is always an interesting subject and I'm sure there are other traditional games like Go and Mancala that could make interesting film material. Hermann Hesse's The Glass Bead Game still hasn't been filmed, has it?— ccjroberts
- I saw a trailer the other day about professional rock, paper and scissors players which I thought was long overdue. Also, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a film version of Jenga.— allison811
- Was there ever a movie about a scavenger hunt? Perhaps it could be something like an updated version of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.— mariopd
- How about a cops-and-firefighters movie called Shoots and Ladders?— Bob Ross
- Do you think they will make the TickleMe Plant into a movie or board game? My kids love how the leaves fold up and branches droop when they Tickle It. It's more like a pet then plant. If you need a unique gift this is it. http://www.ticklemeplant.com— Susan23
- Well, it's not a board game, but I wish they'd make a movie based on craps. For the simple reason that the name would provide reviewers everywhere with the perfect straightline. (My all-time favorite from this admittedly tiny sub-genre remains Alexander Woolcott's one-sentence review of a play called "I Shall Make Music": "Not on my carpet, lady.)— wwolfe
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