Re: [scifinoir2] More Toys Going to Movies - HELP
Jeez, I can't even *see* Monopoly beign done, unless it were some dreck on the order of "Super Mario Brothers" for kids alone. Magic; The Gathering is a card-based RPG. I used to play it, when it first came out. Got too time-intensive for me to continue. "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: OK now that I've calmed down :) What is the gathering and magic? Hasn't Clue been done? Don't we live and breath monopoly? Martin wrote: > I'm going back to bed now... 8-O > > "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" wrote: No good can come from > this. > > > Universal Teams With Hasbro > http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=48950 > Universal Pictures and Hasbro have announced a six-year strategic > partnership to produce at least four feature films based on some of > Hasbro's best-known game and toy brands, including Monopoly; Candy Land; > Clue; Ouija; Battleship; Magic, the Gathering; and Stretch Armstrong, > according to The Hollywood Reporter. > > Hasbro will partner exclusively with Universal for feature films, with > the exception of Transformers and G.I. Joe, which are already at > DreamWorks and Paramount. > > The first film emerging from the deal will be released in 2010 or 2011, > and Universal will release at least one film a year after that. Hasbro > is co-financing script development with Universal and has the option of > co-funding production of the films. Hasbro will retain all merchandising > rights to the brands, and the companies will share in consumer products > revenue generated by the movies. > > Shmuger said Universal and Hasbro still are working out which brand will > be the first project developed, but sources said it's likely to be > Monopoly or Ouija. Hasbro COO Brian Goldner said Michael Bay and his > Platinum Dune production company are signed on as producers for a Ouija > project, and David Berenbaum has signed on to write a draft of a script. > He said Hasbro is in negotiations with Ridley Scott on Monopoly. > > Universal is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.com. > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get > organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man Without A > Country" > > - > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > now. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man Without A Country" - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] More Toys Going to Movies - HELP
OK now that I've calmed down :) What is the gathering and magic? Hasn't Clue been done? Don't we live and breath monopoly? Martin wrote: > I'm going back to bed now... 8-O > > "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: No > good can come from this. > > > Universal Teams With Hasbro > http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=48950 > Universal Pictures and Hasbro have announced a six-year strategic > partnership to produce at least four feature films based on some of > Hasbro's best-known game and toy brands, including Monopoly; Candy Land; > Clue; Ouija; Battleship; Magic, the Gathering; and Stretch Armstrong, > according to The Hollywood Reporter. > > Hasbro will partner exclusively with Universal for feature films, with > the exception of Transformers and G.I. Joe, which are already at > DreamWorks and Paramount. > > The first film emerging from the deal will be released in 2010 or 2011, > and Universal will release at least one film a year after that. Hasbro > is co-financing script development with Universal and has the option of > co-funding production of the films. Hasbro will retain all merchandising > rights to the brands, and the companies will share in consumer products > revenue generated by the movies. > > Shmuger said Universal and Hasbro still are working out which brand will > be the first project developed, but sources said it's likely to be > Monopoly or Ouija. Hasbro COO Brian Goldner said Michael Bay and his > Platinum Dune production company are signed on as producers for a Ouija > project, and David Berenbaum has signed on to write a draft of a script. > He said Hasbro is in negotiations with Ridley Scott on Monopoly. > > Universal is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.com. > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get > organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man Without A > Country" > > - > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > now. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] More Toys Going to Movies - HELP
I'm going back to bed now... 8-O "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: No good can come from this. Universal Teams With Hasbro http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=48950 Universal Pictures and Hasbro have announced a six-year strategic partnership to produce at least four feature films based on some of Hasbro's best-known game and toy brands, including Monopoly; Candy Land; Clue; Ouija; Battleship; Magic, the Gathering; and Stretch Armstrong, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hasbro will partner exclusively with Universal for feature films, with the exception of Transformers and G.I. Joe, which are already at DreamWorks and Paramount. The first film emerging from the deal will be released in 2010 or 2011, and Universal will release at least one film a year after that. Hasbro is co-financing script development with Universal and has the option of co-funding production of the films. Hasbro will retain all merchandising rights to the brands, and the companies will share in consumer products revenue generated by the movies. Shmuger said Universal and Hasbro still are working out which brand will be the first project developed, but sources said it's likely to be Monopoly or Ouija. Hasbro COO Brian Goldner said Michael Bay and his Platinum Dune production company are signed on as producers for a Ouija project, and David Berenbaum has signed on to write a draft of a script. He said Hasbro is in negotiations with Ridley Scott on Monopoly. Universal is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.com. Yahoo! Groups Links "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man Without A Country" - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[scifinoir2] More Toys Going to Movies - HELP
No good can come from this. Universal Teams With Hasbro http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=48950 Universal Pictures and Hasbro have announced a six-year strategic partnership to produce at least four feature films based on some of Hasbro's best-known game and toy brands, including Monopoly; Candy Land; Clue; Ouija; Battleship; Magic, the Gathering; and Stretch Armstrong, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hasbro will partner exclusively with Universal for feature films, with the exception of Transformers and G.I. Joe, which are already at DreamWorks and Paramount. The first film emerging from the deal will be released in 2010 or 2011, and Universal will release at least one film a year after that. Hasbro is co-financing script development with Universal and has the option of co-funding production of the films. Hasbro will retain all merchandising rights to the brands, and the companies will share in consumer products revenue generated by the movies. Shmuger said Universal and Hasbro still are working out which brand will be the first project developed, but sources said it's likely to be Monopoly or Ouija. Hasbro COO Brian Goldner said Michael Bay and his Platinum Dune production company are signed on as producers for a Ouija project, and David Berenbaum has signed on to write a draft of a script. He said Hasbro is in negotiations with Ridley Scott on Monopoly. Universal is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.com. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
