Lionsgate Taps Two Writing Teams for Competing Monopoly Movie Concepts
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Matt Grobar
Summary
Lionsgate, LuckyChap, and Hasbro Entertainment are developing multiple takes on a Monopoly movie, hiring two star writing teams — Neil Widener & Gavin James (A Minecraft Movie) and Rebecca Angelo & Lauren Schuker Blum (Dumb Money) — to flesh out separate script ideas based on the iconic board game. The project is in very early development stages with no clear direction yet.
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DeadlineLionsgate Taps Two Writing Teams for Competing Monopoly Movie Conceptsdeadline.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledEXCLUSIVE: 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.
Studio insiders stressed that it's still very early days here and there's no telling which way things go with this project.
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