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Gore Verbinski to Direct Clue

Source:  Variety
A popular board game will get a brand new feature film. According to Variety, Gore Verbinski will direct a new film version of the board game Clue.

The film will be a live-action murder-mystery based off the Hasbro board game, like the first Clue film made in 1985, but details weren't released on this new film version. The board game has users trying to solve the murder of Mr. Boddy, which was carried out by one of the game's characters: Professor Plum, Ms. White, Col. Mustard, Miss Peacock, Mr. Green or Ms. Scarlet.

It isn't clear who is writing the adaptation as of yet and no production schedule was announced for the new film.


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February 25th, 2009 2:39pm
I think any and all board game movies work best as comedies. Take for instance...oh yeah, CLUE!
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February 25th, 2009 1:59pm
Mega Morph?...sounds like a Power Rangers rip-off lol
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February 25th, 2009 1:49pm
I'd rather see another Pirates movie than the other two films he is doing Clue and that Mega Morph one. Both are stupid sounding.
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February 25th, 2009 12:37pm
Ridley Scott is attached the film, but nothing definite yet. The last time he was asked about it in November 2008 he said that it is many years in the future.
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February 25th, 2009 12:06pm
Actually black rain, Monopoly is being made...isn't Ridley Scott directing?
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February 25th, 2009 11:59am
I've been waiting for this movie for years. Not that I didn't love the first one and all it's old school comedy but this movie was always held in my mind as a dark suspenseful movie waiting to happen. That's exactly what I want from it dark and killer. Hope Gore picks an awesome cast. Forget Pirates 4! The first one was the only one worth watching if another gets made it'll just be redundant. Professor Plum was always my favorite character (played originally by the great Christopher Lloyd) and should be played by one of todays best!
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February 25th, 2009 11:24am
What's sad, besides the tons of remakes and re-do's, is that writers and directors are looking at board games and thinking of storylines and plots.

I'll give up when I hear about a Monolpoly film being made.
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February 25th, 2009 11:20am
I don't see Bioshock being a priority to Gore at the moment, it's like he doesn't even car eabout the project, or his keeping hmself busy as long as possible to post pone it or possibly work to make it better.
So far is this on the schedule of Gore Verbinski.

Clue

Mega Morph (about a guy that plays comps too much but doesn't realise he is a character in a MMO), something like that.

Pirates Of The Carribbean 4: Fountain Of Youth.

Now what i want to bloody know is where the fuck does Bioshock fit into this fucking equation.
Unless Bioshock & Pirates 4 are both gonna come out in 2011 by the same director i'll be astonished.

Actually if any board game could go well as a movie adaptation i'd go with Monopoly. Despite when i first heard it thought it was pretty dumb, but upon critical thinkiung upon the idea and concept that eveolves around the game.
It could makes a pretty good comedy with a little business like inusion to it, but it would need a all good round comical director (NOT RIDLEY SCOTT) and a very good comedian like cast.

I created my own treatment and working on a story at the moment, gonna try and get it to Judd Apatow, if i'm lucky.
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February 25th, 2009 10:42am
The first to "Pirates" movies were good. The third could've been better. The Ring was straight shit (Simply the PLOT). I like Clue but I will probably get a bootleg copy.
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February 25th, 2009 10:17am
Awwwwwwwwww Christ ...another film from my childhood killled!!!!

Gore Verbinski can't direct shit....Hell, "The Mexican" he directed back in 2001 was crap...Not even Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini could save theat film!!!

A waste of MONEY!!
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February 25th, 2009 10:17am
umm depending on who is gona act in this movie, it sounds soooo gay
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February 25th, 2009 10:00am
Hmm..
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February 25th, 2009 9:58am
i trust Gore verbinski to do anything
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February 25th, 2009 9:52am
yeah, depending on the cast though, i can see this idea turning to shit real quick.
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February 25th, 2009 9:12am
That actually makes sense, err. A Hollywood mansion clue movie. I could go for that, I guess.
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February 25th, 2009 8:45am
here's the story, its from last august i think:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93417780
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February 25th, 2009 8:43am
i saw something on the news not too long ago about a re-vamped clue boardgame, it will probably be based on that.
i don't remember what the differences were from the old one but it was supposed to be more modern, i guess.
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February 25th, 2009 8:01am
It will probably be a big fucking melodramatic adventure blowout, with too many special effects or overburdened characterizations and too little plot.

I really wished he would do BioShock instead of something that's already been done, and done well.
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February 25th, 2009 7:50am
So...is this a remake of the 1985 or a brand new film based on the game? I'm hoping it's not a remake. The original is too good to be remade.
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February 25th, 2009 7:01am
I think they are trying to make a Candyland and Monopoly movies. Guess Who? was my favorite board game, i wonder how a movie of that would be like.
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February 25th, 2009 6:41am
There is already one Clue movie. If they want to make a movie on another board game, they should try Monopoly, Candyland, Risk, even Mousetrap! Not another Clue.
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February 25th, 2009 6:08am
this could, i guess, work.
i don't see the point, clue isn't even a popular game anymore, but whatever.
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February 25th, 2009 5:21am
lol so is BioShock not going anywhere or is this film is going forward? Can we all say WTF?!
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February 25th, 2009 4:27am
That's it, I'm writing my BioShock prequel...Verbinski needs to get a clue
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February 25th, 2009 4:26am
Wow, the first board game remake ever. I loved the original with the guy from IT.
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February 25th, 2009 4:18am
I am of the same opinion as so many others, I hope Verbinski is not spreading himself too thin and everything suffers because of it.
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February 25th, 2009 1:41am
Wtheck. Hopefully it's good lol.
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February 24th, 2009 9:57pm
Tim Curry is god
this is going to be one major uphill battle
maybe they will make it a real drama
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February 24th, 2009 9:23pm
why would you try to remake a classic like the first clue?
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February 24th, 2009 9:18pm
I don't care as long as Bioshock comes first!!!
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