Lionsgate and Hasbro’s upcoming Monopoly movie will be penned by the duo who bought us the criminally underrated Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves film.
Deadline reports John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein have been brought onto the project, which is based on Hasbro’s classic board game. The twosome’s other writing credits include Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Meanwhile, Lionsgate’s Monopoly film will be produced by Margot Robbie’s production company LuckyChap Entertainment
“We knew LuckyChap would be a beacon for the best talent in town, and Lionsgate and Hasbro are thrilled that Goldstein and Daley have decided to join the fun,” said Erin Westerman, co-president, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group.
“We’ve been longtime admirers of their work – telling bold, original, intelligent stories for all audiences. They are the perfect architects for this franchise.”
In addition to adapting Monopoly for the big screen, last year it was announced that LuckyChap was working on a film adaptation of Maxis’ life-simulation series The Sims alongside EA.
For more on the board game itself, be sure to check out Christian Donlan’s excellent feature: Inside Monopoly’s secret war against the Third Reich.