John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein to Write Lionsgate’s Monopoly Movie
The Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves filmmakers will adapt Hasbro's iconic board game for a film produced by LuckyChap and Hasbro Entertainment.
- Lionsgate has secured John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein to write a screenplay for a movie based on the classic Monopoly board game.
- The film will be produced by LuckyChap, known for its work on Barbie, alongside Hasbro Entertainment.
- Monopoly, first released in 1935, is recognized as the world’s most popular board game, with nearly half a billion copies sold globally.
- Daley and Goldstein previously collaborated with Hasbro on the 2023 film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, which grossed over $200 million worldwide.
- The project follows Lionsgate's acquisition of Monopoly’s film rights through its 2023 purchase of Hasbro’s eOne entertainment division.