Lionsgate revealed a big update on its upcoming Monopoly movie during its CinemaCon 2024 presentation today, announcing that Barbie's Margot Robbie on board to produce.
Robbie will be producing the film as part of her production company, LuckyChap, which also produced Barbie and is led by her, Tom Ackerley, and Josey McNamara. Hasbro Entertainment will also be producing the movie.
“Monopoly is a top property – pun fully intended,” said LuckyChap in a statement. “Like all of the best IP, this game has resonated worldwide for generations, and we are so excited to bring this game to life alongside the wonderful teams involved at Lionsgate and Hasbro.”
While no details were revealed for the Monopoly movie, Lionsgate did remind us that the game has "99% global awareness" and has sold almost half a billion copies as of 1935.
The Monopoly movie saga has been a long one as there were reports back in 2007 that Ridley Scott would be leading the charge on a film based on the beloved game. More recently, it was reported in 2019 that actor Kevin Hart and director Tim Story would be teaming up for the movie.
What we do know for sure, however, is that Lionsgate is able to make this movie thanks to its acquisition of eOne from Hasbro for $500 million.
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