MtG Movie?

[Glyfair]

Apparently, Hasbro & Universal Pictures have started a partnership to make motion pictures based on Hasbro properties (story here.

Universal Pictures and Hasbro have announced a six-year strategic partnership to produce four motion pictures based on Hasbro properties such as Monopoly, Candy Land, Clue, Battleship, Magic the Gathering and Stretch Armstrong. Under the agreement Universal will have exclusive movie rights to Hasbro properties with the notable exceptions of Transformers and G.I. Joe (both of which have already been licensed for the big screen by Paramount).


The first movie from this agreement is slated for release in 2010 or 2011, and Universal will release at least one movie a year thereafter. The enormous success of Paramount's live action Transformers was undoubtedly the driving force behind this agreement, which will allow Universal to mine Hasbro properties for box office gold.

I wonder how high up MtG is on the list.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

This is potentailly cool.

 

[Arkhandus]

I wonder what other Hasbro properties might be used......

MTG certainly has a better chance than any board games or the like, since it could be made into a cool fantasy flick or steampunk sorta fantasy flick. Mirrodin's gone by, but MTG still has a common theme of artifice being an important element.

It'd be frickin' sweet if they made the movie "The Brothers' War." Armies of clockworks and golems and stuff, cannons, ornithopters, mercenaries, Phyrexians, etc. Heck, they've even got a minor love-story sort of side-plot in there.

I think the Phyrexian Invasion is too big in scope for them to tackle in one movie and still make any sense to the audience..... I'm not sure what other events would really be well-suited to it, but there's always Ravnica or Lorwyn.


I can't remember what other stuff Hasbro has its claws on besides MTG, Transformers, and G.I. Joe that could make cool movies.....

Besides D&D, cuz we all know they're not going to bother trying another D&D movie yet, given the state of the previous two D&D movies.

 

[Glyfair]

I wonder what other Hasbro properties might be used......

All the press has focused on a Monopoly movie.

 

[Fallen Seraph]

It would be fun however if a good fantasy director began to make various D&D movies. Not all just sword & sorcery but hitting all sorts of D&D fantasy. It would probably never happen but would be fun

 

[Umbran]

There are a great many business deals made with the option to make movies, but an option does not a movie make. Somehow, I expect MtG to be pretty low on the priority list.

 

[Darth Shoju]

There are a great many business deals made with the option to make movies, but an option does not a movie make. Somehow, I expect MtG to be pretty low on the priority list.

I agree, but I'm still more baffled by the thought of movies based on Monopoly, Candy Land, and Battle Ship.

Buh?

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[Ranger REG]

I wonder how high up MtG is on the list.

Let's hope Eww-e Boll get to direct that one.

 

[Pants]

All the press has focused on a Monopoly movie.

How the hell could anyone make a movie based on Monopoly?!

 

[Ebon Shar]

Ooh, a Stretch Armstrong movie! I had a Stretch as a kid. Broke my heart when his arm ripped off and all that red goo inside gushed out all over the carpet. No more Stretch toys for me thereafter.