Submit a Story!
topics:

Sony Pictures Buys Board Game 'Risk'
Sony Pictures Buys Board Game 'Risk'
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 Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir and Overbrook ...
Comments
Blog Reactions

'Risk' to Become Next Big-Screen Board Game Adaptation
Cinematical — ... . If it's a board game, chances are it's going to get put into development sometime in the near future. If Hollywood wasn't such a wacky world of insane ideas, I'd be surprised that we hadn't gotten this one earlier. Nikki Finke is reporting that Sony Pictures has bought the rights to Risk, piling more cinematic coin into Hasbro's coffers. The project will be developed by Hasbro in conjunction with James Lassiter and Overbrook Entertainment. ...

Columbia And Will Smith's Company Risking A RISK Movie?!
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. — ... (but not to the dismal movie from the board game Clue) to claim audiences have "shown a great desire for films that bring to life everything that has made these franchise properties stand the test of time. The strategic thinking and the tactical gambles that players must take in the game are what make RISK a classic, thoroughly engaging game. Those elements translated into an action-packed, thrilling story are what will make this a uniquely exciting movie.” ...conveys Nikki Finke HERE .

Related: overbrook risk sony
Sony Takes A Risk On "Risk"Dark Horizons - News
Sony Pictures Entertainment and Overbrook Entertainment have acquired the film rights to Hasbro's classic world conquest strategy board game "Risk". In the multi-million copy selling game, players compete on a map of the world, amassing armies and attempting world domination. Variations have ...
Sony Acquires Rights to the Board Game RiskLatest News - MovieWeb.com
The studio will develop the film with Hasbro and Overbrook Entertainment.
Sony Takes a RiskIGN Movies
Sony will turn the classic board game Risk into a feature film. The movie will be produced and developed by Hasbro's Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir and Overbrook Entertainment's James Lassiter.
Sony to Adapt 'Risk' into a MovieThe Wrap RSS
By Daniel Frankel Sony has acquired the rights to the world-conquest-themed board game “Risk” from Hasbro, with plans to adapt it into a film. According to the studio, the movie will be produced and developed by Overbrook Entertainment’s James Lassiter, and Hasbro ...