The Long In-Development Monopoly Movie May Pass Go

Another classic title from Hasbro Gaming may finally hit the big screen. Nearly four years after its initial announcement, Hasbro and Lionsgate will reportedly bring Monopoly to life as a live-action film starring Kevin Hart (Jumanji, The Upside). Deadline reports that Hart’s Ride Along collaborator, Tim Story (Shaft, Fantastic Four) will helm the project.

There is currently no word on plot or whose script will be used. Back in 2015, a different creative team was in place with a story centering on a boy from Baltic Avenue who uses both chance and community in a quest to make his fortune—while avoiding jail time.

Hasbro’s most recent efforts to bring the board games to theaters have been met with mixed success. Another Lionsgate collaboration, Battleship, sunk at the box office, and the oft-discussed Candyland has yet to materialize. Oujia scored modest success with Universal in 2014, spawning the prequel, Ouija: Origin of Evil two years later. Last year, Ryan Reynolds revealed plans to reboot Clue.

Expect more details to arrive shortly.

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James Zahn

James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.