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Ridley Scott is rolling the dice on a 'Monopoly' movie and here's why [UPDATED]
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 11/12/2009
Ridley Scott is rolling the dice on a 'Monopoly' movie and here's why [UPDATED]
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A Monopoly movie? When word first spread about Universal's plan to make a film based on the venerable board game, it wasn't hard to predict the smirking suggestion from every skeptic within arm's reach of a computer keyboard: "Do not...

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Ridley Scott's Monopoly Movie Is About Parallel Universes [Monopoly]
io9 — ... The LA Times has the scoop on the Monopoly movie thanks to Frank Beddor, the man who is helping develop the concept behind Scott's latest project. ...

Daily Scan for 11.13.09 - Fox Cancels Dollhouse, Scott's Monopoly Is SciFi
SciFi Scanner — ... • Whether we like it or not, Ridley Scott is directing a Monopoly movie. But here's an interesting tidbit you might not have heard: It's set in alternate universes. ...

The Plot of the "Monopoly" Movie is Revealed
Geek Twins — ... , there's an unlikely movie adaptation of a board game in the works. That's because the game Monopoly is coming to the big screen. Why are we talking about Monopoly in GeekTwins? Because they've added a sci-fi twist. Apparently, the movie will take a page from Alice in Wonderland. The story, according to an interview in the LA Times, will involve a real-estate executive obsessed with the game Monopoly who ends falling asleep during a marathon session of the game and wakes up in a world that mirrors the game. He finds himself in ...

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