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Lionsgate (LGF), Hasbro (HAS) to Partner on New 'Monopoly' Movie

July 1, 2015 9:34 AM UTC

Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) and Hasbro (Nasdaq: HAS) are partnering to bring the iconic game MONOPOLY to the big screen, the two companies announced today. Academy Award®-nominated and BAFTA award-winning writer/producer/director Andrew Niccol (The Truman Show, Gattaca, The Terminal) will write the screenplay for MONOPOLY, which will be produced by Lionsgate and Hasbro's Allspark Pictures. Lionsgate will finance the movie.

"Hasbro is a partner with incredible global reach, one of the most compelling brand portfolios in the world, and a signature brand in MONOPOLY that has... More