[General] Sony Licenses Big Screen Rights to Hasbro's board game Risk

[The Helper]

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 Lassiter's Overbrook shingle.

Property, which pits players against one another in a quest to annex all of the world's territories, has become desirable thanks to the box office success of the Paramount adaptations of Hasbro's Transformers and G.I. Joe.

"The strategic thinking and the tactical gambles that players must take in the game are what make Risk a classic, thoroughly engaging game," said Columbia prexy Doug Belgrad. Those elements translated into an action-packed, thrilling story are what will make this a uniquely exciting movie."

The toymaker's topper, Brian Goldner, and inhouse film exec Bennett Schneir will produce the actioner with Lassiter.

More here.

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Wow, the Risk movie with Will Smith... LOL!

[tom_mai78101]

I hope it's comedy-based.

[thewrongvine]

Will Smith is cool, but... nvm
Hope it's good.

~Hai-Bye-Vine~