Way back in 2011, Universal Pictures dropped their long-gestating remake of the 1985board gameadaptationClue, but we never heard any updates on the project since then. At the time,Gore Verbinskiwas attached to direct, but the project never found a new home. Until now. 20th Century Fox is joining forces with Hasbro Studios to bring this project back to life!
The Tracking Boardreports thatJosh Feldmanis set to produce through Hasbro Studios, withRyan Jonesoverseeing the project for Hasbro andDaria Cercekoverseeing the project for 20th Century Fox. When Universal was developing the project, the studio was working from a script byBurk SharplessandMatt Sazama(Gods of Egypt). It isn’t know if the writers or directorGore Verbinskiare still involved at this point.
This report reveals that 20th Century Fox is seeking to expand the scope of thismovie remake, which seems to be similar to Universal’s approach from five years ago. We reported that, before Universal dropped the project, the studio wanted to “expand the mystery on a global scale,” with 20th Century Fox reportedly wanting to make this adaptation a “worldwide mystery” with action-adventure elements that will hopefully spawn a new franchise. When Universal droppedCluefive years ago, it also dropped Hasbro projects such asMonopolyandMagic: The Gatheringthat it was developing under a then-exclusive deal with the studio.
The 1985 adaptation ofCluestarredTim Curryas the butler Wadsworth, who welcomed the iconic characters from the board game to a dinner party in a creepy New England mansion in the 1950s.Eileen Brennan(Mrs. Peacock),Madeline Kahn(Mrs. White),Christopher Lloyd(Professor Plum),Michael McKean(Mr. Green) andLesley Ann Warren(Miss Scarlet) starred as the dinner party guests, who must work together to solve the mysterious murder of Mr. Boddy (Lee Vang), the man who had been blackmailing them all. The movie only made $14.6 million at the box office, but went on to become acult classicon home video in the years following its release.
DirectorJonathan Lynnhad shot three separate endings forClue, which, in innovative fashion, were randomly shipped to theaters, and in some cities, the newspaper ads indicated which ending was playing in their local theaters. The DVD release does include all three endings, although there is also an option for viewers to play the movie with a randomly selected ending. It remains to be seen if this remake will shootmultiple endings, and how those endings will be shown. We’ll be sure to keep you posted with more updates on 20th Century Fox’sClueremake.
