Universal Pictures and Hasbro, Inc. formed the partnership in 2008 to produce at least four motion pictures based on some of the world’s best-known and beloved brands. Currently in development are Monopoly, with Ridley Scott set to produce and direct and Pamela Pettler writing the screenplay; Candyland, with Kevin Lima to direct based on a script from Etan Cohen; Clue, with Gore Verbinski to produce and direct; Ouija, with Michal Bay to produce; and Battleship, with Peter Berg to direct from a screenplay by Jon and Erich Hoeber.
–Are you effing kidding me? Look at the list of talent attatched to these, seemingly, horrible movie ideas.
Even worse, this comes from a story about the Stretch Armstrong movie being produced by Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, American Gangster).
In a few years when you mention Grazer, it may look like this:
Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, Stretch Armstrong)
No no no. I don’t like this at all.
UPDATE: Here’s more fun credits…
- Ridley Scott (GI Jane, Gladiator, Monopoly)
- Ethan Cohen (Fargo, No Country For Old Men, Candyland)
- Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean, Clue)
- Michael Bay (Armageddon, Transformers, Ouija)
- Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom, Battleship)