Monopoly to star on big screen
2008-02-20 19:18
Justin Grant
New York - Hasbro Inc on Wednesday said
it signed a six-year deal with Universal Pictures for the film
company to make at least four movies based on well-known games
like Monopoly, Battleship, Candy Land and Ouija.
The first movie from the deal is to be released in either
2010 or 2011, with Universal releasing at least one film per
year thereafter, the companies said.
Universal pictures is part of NBC Universal, which is 80% owned by General Electric Co and 20% by France's
Vivendi.
- Reuters