By Hasbro is reportedly shopping around the film and television rights for its iconic board game “Clue” according to a new report at The InSneider.
They indicate every studio is reportedly interested in pursuing the opportunity with one notable exception – Apple.
This appears to mark the latest attempt at reviving the property for the screen following six years ago by actor Ryan Reynolds, whose production company Maximum Effort was in talks with “Deadpool” scribes Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to pen the script for a new live-action film.
That seems to have stalled in development. In 2021 eOne and Bento Box Entertainment were planning an animated TV series adaptation for the FOX network which has since subsequently moved to Hulu where it reportedly remains in the works.
The game, also known as “Cluedo” in some markets, sees players untangling various clues to determine who among a party’s six guests – Professor Plum, Colonel Mustard, Miss Scarlett, Mrs. Peacock, Mr. Green and Mrs. White (more recently changed to Chef White) – killed the host Mr. Boddy, with what lethal weapon they did it, and in which room of the large manor in which the killing was done.
The property was previously adapted for the big screen in 1985 to soft reviews at the time. It’s now considered a stone cold classic of the comedy genre with a massive cult following over the years.
It’s also considered one of the few successful film adaptations of a game or toy. Jonathan Lynn directed and co-wrote the original with John Landis, while the cast included the likes of Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren and Eileen Brennan.
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