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.
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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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This latest setback for the Clue remake is just one of many different iterations of a follow-up to the original movie since it debuted in 1985. In fact, the first time it was announced that a remake was being mounted came in 2011, which was followed by a swift cancellation and an equally swift resurrection with director Gore Verbinski attached. Verbinski had previously proven his mettle at bringing unlikely IP to the screen by making a huge hit out of 2003’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
Verbinski also directed the following pair of movies in the original
Pirates
trilogy, 2006’s
Dead Man’s Chest
and 2007’s
At World’s End
.
Verbinski’s vision for the Clue killers and endings never came to fruition, however, and it wasn’t until 2016 that the project would resurface in a very different form. This was the version meant to star Ryan Reynolds, with a screenplay from Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who were then hot off the popular Reynolds superhero project Deadpool. A revolving door of talent was soon to follow, with Jason Bateman circling the director’s chair before it went to The Muppets’ James Bobin, after which point the reins of the screenplay were handed to The Lost City’s Oren Uziel.
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Now, none of these names are attached to the Clue remake. It’s possible, though somewhat unlikely, that Sony could approach any number of them to return to the project, but for the time being it seems that the project is going in an entirely new direction yet again. Until the company announces that there is a writer, director, or star attached, it remains to be seen how long it will take before there is another glimmer of hope that the movie will be mounted any time soon.
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