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Nov 12, 2008, 08:04AM

Stunt Casting Idea: Anthony Hopkins as Uncle Pennybags

Ridley Scott, director of Alien, Blade Runner, and the rumored forthcoming adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's old west depravity marathon Blood Meridian, is now set to direct a movie based on Monopoly.

Yep, the board game. This is not a joke:

Ridley Scott is officially attached to direct the Hasbro-Universal collaboration, with an eye toward giving it a futuristic sheen along the lines of his iconic "Blade Runner." Screenwriter Pamela Pettler ("Corpse Bride," "Monster House") will shape a narrative out of the iconic real estate game.

Suggested pitch: Russell Crowe goes head-to-head with the evil real estate tycoon who left his family homeless. It's good versus evil, and this time no one gets out of jail free.

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