news-briefs.ew.com - 14 days ago
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Proving once again that Hollywood’s latest mining opportunity is the well of classic toys and board games moviegoers loved as kids, Sony Pictures has acquired the rights to make a feature film from board game Risk. Hasbro Entertainment now holds serious cachet in Hollywood after the ...
deadline.com - 16 days ago
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deadline.com —
Sony Pictures announced today it's acquired the motion
picture rights to the board game of world conquest,
"Risk", from Hasbro. Doug Belgrad and Matt Tolmach, presidents of Columbia Pictures, say the film will be produced and developed by Hasbro’s ...
Sony Pictures Buys Board Game 'Risk'
variety.com - 16 days ago
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variety.com —
Studio acquires bigscreen rights to Hasbro franchise Sony
Pictures Entertainment has its sights set on world domination,
acquiring bigscreen rights to the board game Risk from Hasbro. SPE will produce the adaptation with Will Smith and James ...
Sony takes 'Risk' with board game
slashfilm.com - 15 days ago
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slashfilm.com —
Not all board game to movie adaptations are
a completely bad idea. For instance, Battleship has the
potential to be a very cool water-based war film, especially with Peter Berg at the helm. But when does a brand name hurt the adapted property? ...
Sony Pictures To Make Movie Based on the Board Game Risk
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