Prepare to ruin your opponents! Margot Robbie will produce a film based on the famous board game “Monopoly”!
This is some very unusual news coming to us from CinemaCon in Las Vegas. Present during the event, the Lionsgate studio announced the film adaptation of the famous board game Monopoly, with Margot Robbie producing!
The actress, who recently made headlines in Barbie, will produce this film alongside her husband, Tom Ackerley, through his company LuckyChap. Variety, which relayed the information, emphasizes that the plot of this future work has not been revealed by the studio.
An iconic game
According to Lionsgate, Monopoly is the most popular board game brand in the world, with 99% global awareness. It is available in more than 100 countries and has sold nearly half a billion copies since its creation in 1935.
In what direction would Margot Robbie and the studio want to go in this adaptation of the board game from Hasbro Entertainment? For the moment, nothing has been officially announced apart from the start of the project. We also don’t know if Margot Robbie will play a role in the film, nor if Milburn Pennybags, Mr. Monopoly fame, will be there. No director announced either.
“I couldn’t imagine a better production team than LuckyChap for this popular and iconic brand. They are extraordinary producers, who choose their projects carefully and they join Monopoly with a very clear vision”explained Adam Fogelson, president of Lionsgate.
A Monopoly blockbuster?
“We are extremely excited to work with the entire LuckyChap team on what we believe will be their next blockbuster”, he added. Zev Foreman, representative of Hasbro Entertainment, also made a statement.
“As one of the most iconic games on the planet, Monopoly provides an incredible platform for storytelling opportunities. We are pleased to have the unique vision of LuckyChap and Lionsgate to bring this historic piece to the screen of popular culture.”
Hasbro
“Monopoly is a premier property, pun fully intended. Like all the best licenses, this game has resonated around the world for generations, and we are very excited to bring this game to life”indicates LuckyChap.
For the record, Monopoly is an American board game published by Hasbro. The aim of the game is to ruin your opponents through real estate transactions. It symbolizes the apparent and spectacular aspects of capitalism, fortunes being made and unmade with the rolls of the dice.
Since its creation in 1935, Monopoly has sold more than 300 million copies, an absolutely unique success in the board game sector. According to market research company Euromonitor, Monopoly’s annual revenues are around $400 million.