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Beddor Reveals Monopoly Story Details

November 11, 2009

Producer/author Frank Beddor ("The Looking Glass Wars") revealed details of the story he pitched for the Monopoly movie that got Ridley Scott interested in directing. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Beddor gave a lot of info on what you can expect. Here's an excerpt:

I created a comedic, lovable loser who lives in Manhattan and works at a real estate company and he’s not very good at his job but he’s great at playing Monopoly. And the world record for playing is 70 straight days – over 1,600 hours – and he wanted to try to convince his friends to help him break that world record. They think he is crazy. They kid him about this girl and they're playing the game and there’s this big fight. And he’s holding a Chance card and after they’ve left he says, ‘Damn, I wanted to use that Chance card,’ and he throws it down. He falls asleep and then he wakes up in the morning and he’s holding the Chance card, and he thinks, ‘That’s odd.’"

"He’s all groggy and he goes down to buy some coffee and he reaches into his pocket and all he has is Monopoly money. All this Monopoly money pours out. He’s confused and embarrassed and the girl reaches across the counter and says, ‘That’s OK.’ And she gives him change in Monopoly money. He walks outside and he’s in this very vibrant place, Monopoly City, and he’s just come out of a Chance Shop. As it goes on, he takes on the evil Parker Brothers in the game of Monolopy."

You can read much more on his take here!

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COMMENTS (60)

Posted by:

Somebody Else

November 11, 2009

Ummmmmmmm....
what the hell?

Posted by:

cliftonJONES

November 11, 2009

oh...wow...
the first paragraph, "i was like, ok, that could work..."
second paragraph, i was like, "wow, LAME!!!"

Posted by:

Frank

November 11, 2009

I smell a flop.

Posted by:

Some Guy

November 11, 2009

Really? I mean the only way this movie will make any money, is based on it's star power. But they said it's a loser, so it'll probably be Michael Cera. Pass

Posted by:

Cole

November 11, 2009

Wow... can we just call this movie idea, along with "Battleship" what it is... RETARDED.

Posted by:

Matt

November 11, 2009

straight to dvd anyone??

Posted by:

Michael Bay is the Antichrist

November 11, 2009

Oh my God...

Posted by:

Zack

November 11, 2009

Doesn't sound too bad. If only they could get Leslie Neilson to play the Monopoly guy. I thought Ridley Scott didn't direct comedies other than A GOOD YEAR.

Posted by:

cousin vinny (Google me)

November 11, 2009

WOW!Monopoly money? Monopoly City?
This masterpiece needs some Monopoly actors, someone that really can't act for ****. like ted mcginley or jenson ackles.

Posted by:

A.J. Hakari

November 11, 2009

I think my brain just committed seppuku.