What If...? – Universal / Relativity / Hasbro / Scott Free (Ridley Scott's Monopoly) скачать в хорошем качестве

What If...? – Universal / Relativity / Hasbro / Scott Free (Ridley Scott's Monopoly)

One of the most bizarrely fascinating films never made was, of all things, a live-action feature film adaptation of the Hasbro board game Monopoly that was to have been directed by none other than Ridley Scott, who was drawn to the project based on his childhood memories of playing the game with his family. Scott's take on the property was to be a big-budget comedy — essentially John Landis' Trading Places meets Oliver Stone's Wall Street — with a similar futuristic sheen as Scott's own Blade Runner, that would be a satire on the very idea and nature of greed, with the story concerning a Donald Trump-type character doing battle with other wannabe real estate titans in New York. The screenplay was first penned by Corpse Bride scribe Pamela Pettler before being rewritten by Ed Wood scribes Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. Scott and his wife Giannina would also serve as producers through their Scott Free shingle, alongside Hasbro's Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir. No doubt many of Scott's frequent collaborators would've also joined in, including score composer Harry Gregson-Williams, costume designer Janty Yates, film editor Pietro Scalia, production designer Arthur Max, cinematographer Dariusz Wolski, and executive producers Michael Costigan, Mark Huffam, and Michael Ellenberg. However, Universal Pictures eventually halted development on the project in February of 2012, later opting out of their agreement with Hasbro to develop films based on their properties, with the rights reverting back to them. Other attempts by Hasbro to get a Monopoly film off the ground — including a Goonies-style treasure hunt-based adventure written by Andrew Niccol and a Kevin Hart vehicle directed by Tim Story — have also failed to pan out. Follow me and ponder the question, "What if...?"