Ridley Scott is Directing “Monopoly”!
A movie based on the popular board game by Parker Brothers, “Monopoly“, is moving forward and Ridley Scott has now been officially confirmed as the director.
The British director wants to give the Hasbro-Universal film a futuristic feel like his 1982 work “Blade Runner,” Reuters reports. He is also producing with Pamela Pettler ( Corpse Bride, Monster House and upcoming Nine)
Games and branded items, like Monopoly and Transformers, are said to be increasingly attractive to studios as they already have built-in audiences, helping to minimise risk.
Other Hasbro games are also making their way to the big screen. Platinum Dunes is producing its feature adaptation of Ouija Board, while the maritime classic Battleship is also in development at Universal.
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Ridley Scott To Direct “The Forever War”
Ridley Scott will direct an adaptation of Joe Haldeman’s 1974 science fiction novel “The Forever War.”
The project marks the British filmmaker’s return to the science fiction genre. He previously helmed “Alien” in 1979 and “Blade Runner” in 1982.
“The Forever War” focuses on a soldier who fights an enemy in outer space for only a few months and returns home to a planet he doesn’t recognize some 20 years later.
Ridley Scott intended to follow “Blade Runner” and “Alien” with “The Forever War,” but rights complications delayed his plans for more than two decades.
“I first pursued Forever War 25 years ago, and the book has only grown more timely and relevant since. It’s a science-fiction epic, a bit of The Odyssey by way of Blade Runner, built upon a brilliant, disorienting premise,” Scott told Variety.
Scott, whose “Body of Lies” was released Friday, next plans to direct “Nottingham,” starring Russell Crowe, the thriller “Child 44,” for which Richard Price just penned a script, and “Gucci,” about the fashion family and murder of Maurizio Gucci.
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Body Of Lies New Clips
Today, we have nine clips for the upcoming Ridley Scott (Gladiator) film “Body of Lies,” which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe. The two actors are re-teaming after starring together in “The Quick and the Dead,” back in 1995.
Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) is the best man U.S. Intelligence has on the ground, in places where human life is worth no more than the information it can get you. In operations that take him around the globe from Middle East to Washington, Ferris’ next breath often depends on the voice at the other end of a secure phone line - CIA veteran Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe). Waging war from a laptop in the suburbs, Hoffman is on the trail of an emerging terrorist leader who has orchestrated a campaign of bombings while eluding the most sophisticated intelligence network in the world. To lure the terrorists out in the open, Ferris will have to penetrate his murky world but the closer he gets to the target, the more he discovers that trust is both a dangerous commodity and the only one that will get him out alive. Read the rest of this entry
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New Leonardo DiCaprio’s Body of Lies Photos
Today, we have several images for the upcoming Ridley Scott (Gladiator) film “Body of Lies,” which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe. The two actors are re-teaming after starring together in “The Quick and the Dead,” back in 1995.
Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) is the best man U.S. Intelligence has on the ground, in places where human life is worth no more than the information it can get you. In operations that take him around the globe from Middle East to Washington, Ferris’ next breath often depends on the voice at the other end of a secure phone line - CIA veteran Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe). Waging war from a laptop in the suburbs, Hoffman is on the trail of an emerging terrorist leader who has orchestrated a campaign of bombings while eluding the most sophisticated intelligence network in the world. To lure the terrorists out in the open, Ferris will have to penetrate his murky world but the closer he gets to the target, the more he discovers that trust is both a dangerous commodity and the only one that will get him out alive.
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New Body of Lies Posters
Two more character posters for Ridley Scott’s movie based on the novel “Body of Lies” by David Ignatius, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, are online.
Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) is the best man U.S. Intelligence has on the ground, in places where human life is worth no more than the information it can get you. In operations that take him around the globe from Middle East to Washington, Ferris’ next breath often depends on the voice at the other end of a secure phone line - CIA veteran Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe). Waging war from a laptop in the suburbs, Hoffman is on the trail of an emerging terrorist leader who has orchestrated a campaign of bombings while eluding the most sophisticated intelligence network in the world. To lure the terrorists out in the open, Ferris will have to penetrate his murky world but the closer he gets to the target, the more he discovers that trust is both a dangerous commodity and the only one that will get him out alive. Read the rest of this entry
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Body Of Lies New Posters
Two new character posters for Ridley Scott’s movie based on the novel “Body of Lies” by David Ignatius starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe are online.
“Body of Lies” wil be released in theaters on October 10, 2008
You can also watch the latest trailer for “Body of Lies” HERE
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First “Body of Lies” Poster
The first official poster for the upcoming Ridley Scott’s “Body of Lies” has been released. It features the tagline stating: “Trust no one. Deceive everyone.“
CIA operative, Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio), who uncovers a lead on a major terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of Jordan. When Ferris devises a plan to infiltrate his network, he must first win the backing of cunning CIA veteran Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe) and the collegial, but perhaps suspect, head of Jordanian intelligence. Although ostensibly his allies, Ferris questions how far he can really trust these men without putting his entire operation - and his life - on the line. Read the rest of this entry
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