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Summary
- Sony has acquired the movie and television rights to the
Clue
remake. - This acquisition means that any previous iterations of the project have been taken off the board.
- One such iteration starring Ryan Reynolds is no longer in production.
The remake of Clue has changed hands. The original 1985 cult classic movie was an adaptation of the iconic whodunit board game of the same name, which was originally manufactured under the name Cluedo in the UK in 1949. Boasting an ensemble cast that included Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Madeline Kahn, Martin Mull, and Lesley Ann Warren, the movie honored the adaptability of the original game by featuring three different possible solutions to the murder of the character Mr. Boddy.
Per IndieWire, much like the multiple Clue endings, the next stage of production for the planned remake of the movie has encountered another plot twist. The movie and television rights to the project have now been picked up by Sony. As part of this acquisition, the slate has been wiped clean of cast and crew, with any previously announced iterations of the remake being officially scrapped. This means that the Ryan Reynolds movie adapting the game has been taken off the board after languishing in production hell for quite some time.
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Source: IndieWire
Clue
Based on the classic board game, Clue features an ensemble cast that includes Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, and Lesley Ann Warren. In the film, six strangers, each with a dark secret, are lured to a mansion by a mysterious blackmailer who is then killed when everyone has arrived. The group, accompanied by the butler and the maid, must work together to determine who the murderer is before it’s too late.
- Director
- Jonathan Lynn
- Release Date
- December 13, 1985
- Studio(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Writers
- John Landis , Jonathan Lynn , Anthony E. Pratt
- Cast
- Eileen Brennan , Tim Curry , Madeline Kahn , Christopher Lloyd , Michael McKean , Martin Mull
- Runtime
- 94 minutes
- Budget
- $15 million