19 Mind-Blowing Facts You Didn't Know About Monopoly

4. Ridley Scott Has Been Working On A Movie Adaptation For Years

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Because the world is insane and people weren't all that impressed with Exodus: Gods And Kings, one of Ridley Scott's upcoming film projects is apparently a big screen adaptation of Monopoly.

How exactly do you bring a narrative to a board game? Ask the makers of that Battleship film that got made! Or don't, because that film was terrible, and barely had a story.

Apparently Ridley Scott's treatment is a €œcomedy thriller€ that might end up starring both both Kirsten Dunst and Scarlett Johansson. Possibly wearing top hats and monocles.

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