From one of the guys who brought you, "Franks and beans!" and "Is that hair gel?" ... comes a kick-ass home tucked away in the hills over Los Angeles. Frank Beddor, who was a producer on "There's Something About Mary" -- and wrote "Hatter Madigan: Ghost in the Hatbox" -- is selling his crib in L.A.'s chill Los Feliz neighborhood. Our real estate sources say the 4 bed, 4 bath pad is listed for $6.495 million. It...
- 7/24/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Can Andrew Niccol succeed where Ridley Scott has apparently thrown in the towel? Lionsgate and Hasbro appear to think so, as the studio and the toy company have handed scripting duty on the Monopoly adaptation to the Gattaca man.Scott had been trying for several years to use the game as a launching point for a fantasy adventure, but to no avail. Script drafts have come and gone. The closest effort appeared to be producer Frank Beddor’s pitch for a Jumanji-style story about someone sucked into the game and forced to battle corrupt money types.Now, though, Hasbro has taken back the rights to the game and handed them to the Hunger Games company in the hopes that it – and Niccol – can find a workable concept. In their idea, set within the game’s buildings and streets, “a boy from Baltic Avenue (a square on the American version of...
- 7/2/2015
- EmpireOnline
The Truman Show scriptwriter will take charge of board-game film after Ridley Scott exits project
It’s been rumoured for years, with Ridley Scott previously attached, but the Monopoly movie should finally go into production in 2015.
Andrew Niccol, best known for writing and directing the 1997 sci-fi film Gattaca, has been hired to write the script. It’s not yet known how much it will take from the original version worked on by Frank Beddor, the producer of There’s Something About Mary. That iteration of the script saw a Monopoly obsessive find his world transformed into the game.
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It’s been rumoured for years, with Ridley Scott previously attached, but the Monopoly movie should finally go into production in 2015.
Andrew Niccol, best known for writing and directing the 1997 sci-fi film Gattaca, has been hired to write the script. It’s not yet known how much it will take from the original version worked on by Frank Beddor, the producer of There’s Something About Mary. That iteration of the script saw a Monopoly obsessive find his world transformed into the game.
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- 7/1/2015
- by Benjamin Lee
- The Guardian - Film News
Frank Beddor’s The Looking Glass War series, a dark fantasy look at Alice In Wonderland, has had a strong spinoff life in comics with Hatter M, the story of Hatter Madigan who is the bodyguard to the Queen of Wonderland and head of the elite security force known as the The Millinery.
Beddor has debuted a new Young Adult prose series at BookExpo America, Hatter Madigan, which shows his early days at the Millinery. And to mark the occasion, fan of the series Whoopi Goldberg will be highlighting the series and characters on The View on Friday. Beddor literally brought his characters to life on The View by inviting a team of cosplayers dressed up as his characters to appear on the show. “The audience exploded when they saw them come out. Fantasy rules reality. The reaction was amazing.”
The new book, Hatter Madigan: Ghost In the H.A.
Beddor has debuted a new Young Adult prose series at BookExpo America, Hatter Madigan, which shows his early days at the Millinery. And to mark the occasion, fan of the series Whoopi Goldberg will be highlighting the series and characters on The View on Friday. Beddor literally brought his characters to life on The View by inviting a team of cosplayers dressed up as his characters to appear on the show. “The audience exploded when they saw them come out. Fantasy rules reality. The reaction was amazing.”
The new book, Hatter Madigan: Ghost In the H.A.
- 5/28/2015
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Frank Beddor is indeed a renaissance man. He’s a world champion skier, movie producer, actor, best-selling author and all around cool dude. He, along with his collaborative partner Liz Cavalier, recently sat down with Dread Central to talk about their… Continue Reading →
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- 3/20/2015
- by Scott Hallam
- DreadCentral.com
Paul Haggis has been tapped to work on the script for The Juliet, the adaptation of Alfred Bester's short story. The Atlas Entertainment film, which will be helmed by Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders, was recently moved from Sony to Warner Bros. Charles Roven and Alex Gartner of Atlas Entertainment and Frank Beddor of Automatic Pictures are producing. Video: The Cast of Paul Haggis’ 'Third Person' Agree Working With the Director is "Delicious" Based on Bester's story Fondly Fahrenheit, the sci-fi crime thriller is about a playboy and an android who combine to become one murderous
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- 3/11/2014
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Warner Bros is in, and Sony Pictures and New Regency are out of The Juliet, an adaptation of the Alfred Bester short story that was developed by Charles Roven’s Atlas Entertainment. The film has a script by Henry Bean that is being rewritten by Paul Haggis, and Snow White And The Huntsman helmer Rupert Sanders is attached to direct. At one point it looked like Sony would make it this spring. Atlas’s Roven and Alex Gartner are producing with Frank Beddor of Automatic Pictures. It makes me wonder, what is going on in Hollywood? I have been around long enough that I actually broke the story of when Warner Bros, clashing with John Hughes over $2 million in budget, allowed Fox to grab Home Alone and turn the $18 million film into a $477 million worldwide gross blockbuster. After that, studios used to never let projects go for fear of being embarrassed,...
- 3/10/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
If you haven't seen the first trailer for The Lego Movie yet, you should. It's unexpectedly brilliant. And it got us thinking about what other beloved childhood toys could make for some surprising cinematic gold.
Before you say it, yes, we know Lego isn't in any way a board game. But toys have already been pretty well covered on the big screen, from Transformers to GI Joe, and board games just felt like more of a challenge.
Here are five of the best ideas that came out of Digital Spy's brainstorming session. And if you think any of these seem too far-fetched, just remember one thing: Battleship, a naval action thriller starring Rihanna and Liam Neeson, is a thing that actually happened in real life.
Monopoly
Plot: According to Ridley Scott and Frank Beddor's pitch for their stalled Monopoly movie, it's a darkly satirical look at the modern real estate market.
Before you say it, yes, we know Lego isn't in any way a board game. But toys have already been pretty well covered on the big screen, from Transformers to GI Joe, and board games just felt like more of a challenge.
Here are five of the best ideas that came out of Digital Spy's brainstorming session. And if you think any of these seem too far-fetched, just remember one thing: Battleship, a naval action thriller starring Rihanna and Liam Neeson, is a thing that actually happened in real life.
Monopoly
Plot: According to Ridley Scott and Frank Beddor's pitch for their stalled Monopoly movie, it's a darkly satirical look at the modern real estate market.
- 6/20/2013
- Digital Spy
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A few of us here from GeekTyrant will be hitting up WonderCon 2013, which takes place from Friday, March 29th to Sunday, March 31th at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. We went for the first time last year, and we had a great time, so we're all excited to be going back for more geek goodness!
WonderCon has released the full three-day schedule! There's a ton of great stuff to check out this year! Enough cool stuff to keep you more than busy! Check out the schedule and start planning out your trip! If you're going and you see us around make sure to say hi! We can talk about geek stuff! See ya there!
March 29 • Friday
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Host Richard Hatch (Capt. Apollo, Tom Zarek), Kevin Grazier (science advisor, Battlestar, Caprica, Defiance),Michael Taylor (writer/producer, Battlestar, Defiance, Caprica...
A few of us here from GeekTyrant will be hitting up WonderCon 2013, which takes place from Friday, March 29th to Sunday, March 31th at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. We went for the first time last year, and we had a great time, so we're all excited to be going back for more geek goodness!
WonderCon has released the full three-day schedule! There's a ton of great stuff to check out this year! Enough cool stuff to keep you more than busy! Check out the schedule and start planning out your trip! If you're going and you see us around make sure to say hi! We can talk about geek stuff! See ya there!
March 29 • Friday
12:30Pm – 1:30Pm
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35th Anniversary: BattlestarRoom 300De
Host Richard Hatch (Capt. Apollo, Tom Zarek), Kevin Grazier (science advisor, Battlestar, Caprica, Defiance),Michael Taylor (writer/producer, Battlestar, Defiance, Caprica...
- 3/16/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Snow White and the Hunstman director Rupert Sanders has lined up his next film project called The Juliet, which is set up at Sony Pictures and New Regency. Sanders has a cool visual style, but he's not a very good storyteller.
The movie is based on the classic 1954 short story by Alfred Bester, "Fondly Fahrenheit", which is a sci-fi love story set in a near futuristic landscape. In a previous interview producer Frank Beddor had this to say about the story,
It’s lovers on the run in space, so think Bonnie and Clyde in space, but with a very unique Bonnie who has a secret. The tone of it is close to the Bourne Identity franchise.
This is a solid story that has the potential to be a really good movie! The screenplay was written by Henry Bean and production is scheduled to begin sometime in 2013. Hopefully Sanders does...
The movie is based on the classic 1954 short story by Alfred Bester, "Fondly Fahrenheit", which is a sci-fi love story set in a near futuristic landscape. In a previous interview producer Frank Beddor had this to say about the story,
It’s lovers on the run in space, so think Bonnie and Clyde in space, but with a very unique Bonnie who has a secret. The tone of it is close to the Bourne Identity franchise.
This is a solid story that has the potential to be a really good movie! The screenplay was written by Henry Bean and production is scheduled to begin sometime in 2013. Hopefully Sanders does...
- 10/16/2012
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
For a while, director Rupert Sanders' stewardship (Stewartship?) of the sequel to Snow White And The Huntsman was in jeopardy. Then when that fell through, it looked as though he might take on Tom Cruise in the new version of Van Helsing. But now the dust has settled, the dawn has broken, and Sanders has decided on on sci-fi tale The Juliet. Adapted from the 1954 short story "Fondly Fahrenheit" by Alfred Bestor, the project's producer Frank Beddor had this to say back in 2010...
- 10/16/2012
- by Alejandro Stepenberg
- JoBlo.com
"Snow White And The Huntsman" director Rupert Sanders is making a deal to helm "The Juliet" for Sony Pictures and New Regency says Deadline.
An adaptation of Alfred Bester's short story, the tale is described as "Bonnie and Clyde in space", or the even more vague "romance set against the backdrop of a futuristic science fiction landscape".
Henry Bean adapted the script while Chuck Roven, Alex Gartner and Frank Beddor are producing. Shooting aims to begin in the Spring.
Sanders was linked to the "Van Helsing" reboot at Universal the other week, no word as yet as to how this announcement will affect that project.
An adaptation of Alfred Bester's short story, the tale is described as "Bonnie and Clyde in space", or the even more vague "romance set against the backdrop of a futuristic science fiction landscape".
Henry Bean adapted the script while Chuck Roven, Alex Gartner and Frank Beddor are producing. Shooting aims to begin in the Spring.
Sanders was linked to the "Van Helsing" reboot at Universal the other week, no word as yet as to how this announcement will affect that project.
- 10/16/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Yes, the headline is meant to capture your attention. After all, writer and co-producer Frank Beddor wouldn't have described it any other way if it weren't. The film he's describing, The Juliet, will apparently be Snow White and the Huntsman helmer Rupert Sanders' next directing gig and it's an adaptation of Alfred Bester's 1954 short story "Fondly Fahrenheit" set in a near futuristic science fiction landscape. Speaking with I am Entertainment magazine back in 2010, Beddor first spoke of the project saying, "It's lovers on the run in space, so think Bonnie and Clyde in space, but with a very unique Bonnie who has a secret. The tone of it is close to the Bourne Identity franchise." Wikipedia describes "Fondly Fahrenheit" as follows and you can read the short story here. The central element of the plot is that a rich playboy, James Vandaleur, and his expensive "multiple aptitude android...
- 10/15/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Exclusive: Sony Pictures and New Regency are making a deal with Snow White And The Huntsman helmer Rupert Sanders to next direct The Juliet, an adaptation of the Alfred Bester short story that was developed by Charles Roven’s Atlas Entertainment at Sony. Henry Bean wrote the script. Atlas’s Roven and Alex Gartner are producing with Frank Beddor of Automatic Pictures. The intention is to begin production in the spring. The film is story set in a near futuristic science fiction landscape. Sony and New Regency will co-finance and co-distribute, and New Regency will distribute the film through its existing distribution partnership with Fox. Sam Dickerman will shepherd the film on behalf on Spe and Kara Francis Smith for Regency. Sanders made his directorial debut on Snow White And The Huntsman, the Universal film that grossed $400 million worldwide. Sanders is repped by CAA and Independent Talent.
- 10/15/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Although his name was, just last week , said to be in the running to take on Van Helsing with Tom Cruise, producer Frank Beddor has now confirmed that Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sander's next project will be The Juliet , an adaptation of Alfred Bester's 1954 short story "Fondly Fahrenheit." He also posted an artistic rendering of the project's sci-fi world which you can check out below. In development for some time, Beddor spoke about the project in a 2010 interview with I Am Entertainment Magazine . "It.s lovers on the run in space," Beddor said, "so think .Bonnie and Clyde. in space, but with a very unique Bonnie who has a secret. The tone of it is close to the .Bourne Identity. franchise." Beddor is producing...
- 10/15/2012
- Comingsoon.net
If you haven’t seen, or heard of, Dear Zachary- and sadly, the chances of that are quite high- then you simply must watch it. It is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen, and definitely the most emotionally devastating- it is more effective and powerful that Catfish, Fahrenheit 9/11, The Cove or even The Imposter. Perhaps the reason it is so is because its director, Kurt Kuenne, was at the heart of the documentary- the subject of the documentary, the late Dr. Andrew Bagby, was Kuenne’s close friend- Bagby was murdered by his ex, also the mother of his son, Zachary. The documentary serves not only as a tribute to Andrew by those who knew him best, but also a harrowing portrait of how Andrew’s murderer escaped justice.
Kuenne is an eclectic and talented guy- in addition to directing documentaries like Drive-In Movie Memories and feature films such as Scrapbook,...
Kuenne is an eclectic and talented guy- in addition to directing documentaries like Drive-In Movie Memories and feature films such as Scrapbook,...
- 10/2/2012
- by Oscar Harding
- Obsessed with Film
Blame Universal for first thinking that a movie adaptation of the classic Hasbro board game Monopoly would be a good idea, but the studio did put acclaimed director Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Alien, Blade Runner) in charge. Universal has since moved on from the project, preferring to stick with Peter Berg's Battleship as their sole board game adaptation, but Scott and Hasbro are moving forward with the project.
THR reports that screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (The People vs. Larry Flynt, 1408) have been hired to write the script for a Monopoly movie. Whether the writers will adhere to the story concept created by Frank Beddor (the one that sold Scott on the project in the first place) is unknown. It's assumed that Alexander and Karaszewski will start from scratch, but that's unconfirmed since no story details were given.
The bigger question is: who will play Rich Uncle Pennybags?
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THR reports that screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (The People vs. Larry Flynt, 1408) have been hired to write the script for a Monopoly movie. Whether the writers will adhere to the story concept created by Frank Beddor (the one that sold Scott on the project in the first place) is unknown. It's assumed that Alexander and Karaszewski will start from scratch, but that's unconfirmed since no story details were given.
The bigger question is: who will play Rich Uncle Pennybags?
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- 9/7/2011
- by Ryan Gowland
- Reelzchannel.com
Even though Universal Pictures has dropped Ridley Scott's Monopoly movie, the project is not dead. Scott and Hasbro are moving forward with the film production of the popular board game and have hired Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski to write the script.
It's hard to argue with this choice because these guys have written some pretty sold films that include Tim Burton's Ed Wood, People vs. Larry Flynt, and most recently adapted Stephen King's 1408. The story for the film was written by Frank Beddor and here are some previously released story details for the film,
I wrote the story that got Hasbro excited and I attached Ridley Scott. The project was underway but they were in a little bit of trouble I guess and they were looking for a way to actually turn it into a movie. I had a pretty interesting take and it got Sir Ridley interested.
It's hard to argue with this choice because these guys have written some pretty sold films that include Tim Burton's Ed Wood, People vs. Larry Flynt, and most recently adapted Stephen King's 1408. The story for the film was written by Frank Beddor and here are some previously released story details for the film,
I wrote the story that got Hasbro excited and I attached Ridley Scott. The project was underway but they were in a little bit of trouble I guess and they were looking for a way to actually turn it into a movie. I had a pretty interesting take and it got Sir Ridley interested.
- 9/6/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Comic-Con International has released the full schedule for Sunday July 24th for San Diego Comic-Con 2011. This is the final day of the convention. Sunday is known as Kids day and is usually the slowest of all the days, there are a few surprises though. In all my years of going to Comic-Con I've never been to a panel in Hal H. Usually nothing is happening in Hall H on Sunday, this year there are a few TV programs going on in Hall H such a as Glee, Supernatural, Doctor Who, The Cleveland Show, Sons of Anarchy, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and this year Buffy the Musical will be in the great Hall as well. I've never been to the Buffy Musical event, and I think I finally want to go this year. A couple of other things worth noting are a one on one panel with Nathan Fillion, and Max Brooks talks about zombies.
- 7/10/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Films based on board games, forgotten toys and ageing videogames? They’re all on the way, we’re told. Here’s a round-up of some of the strangest ones…
For decades, the writers and directors of Hollywood have looked to books, theatre and even old television shows for inspiration. More recently, hit videogames and comics have been snapped up, tinkered with and projected onto the big screen with varying degrees of success.
As Hollywood casts its net ever wider for potential licenses, we've begun to see a weird new wave of films based on forgotten 70s toys, board games and apparently plot-free 80s videogames. Here's our pick of upcoming movies based on unlikely licenses...
Missile Command
Atari's Cold War arcade game, Missile Command, celebrated its 30th anniversary last year. Like most early videogames, Missile Command is largely plotless. Nuclear warheads, represented by a descending line of red pixels, fall on...
For decades, the writers and directors of Hollywood have looked to books, theatre and even old television shows for inspiration. More recently, hit videogames and comics have been snapped up, tinkered with and projected onto the big screen with varying degrees of success.
As Hollywood casts its net ever wider for potential licenses, we've begun to see a weird new wave of films based on forgotten 70s toys, board games and apparently plot-free 80s videogames. Here's our pick of upcoming movies based on unlikely licenses...
Missile Command
Atari's Cold War arcade game, Missile Command, celebrated its 30th anniversary last year. Like most early videogames, Missile Command is largely plotless. Nuclear warheads, represented by a descending line of red pixels, fall on...
- 1/18/2011
- Den of Geek
You never know where life is going to take you, and Frank Beddor can certainly be a testament to that. His life’s adventure seems like a well orchestrated movie with a lot of twists and turns. How else can one explain going from the Us Ski Team to producing hit movies like, ‘There’s Something About Mary,’ and now a New York Times Best-Selling author?
Iae sat down with Mr. Beddor to discuss what’s next for the man who took Alice from Wonderland and brought her into our world as the real person, Alyss Hart in "The Looking Glass Wars."
Iae: Could you please tell us where you are from and what inspired you to pursue a career in entertainment?
Fb: I have such a varied and unusual background to be where I am right now. I grew up in Minneapolis and was framed by my parents. My father was an impresario,...
Iae sat down with Mr. Beddor to discuss what’s next for the man who took Alice from Wonderland and brought her into our world as the real person, Alyss Hart in "The Looking Glass Wars."
Iae: Could you please tell us where you are from and what inspired you to pursue a career in entertainment?
Fb: I have such a varied and unusual background to be where I am right now. I grew up in Minneapolis and was framed by my parents. My father was an impresario,...
- 7/13/2010
- I Am Entertainment Magazine
There are several significant connections between Disney's newly released "Alice in Wonderland" movie from director Tim Burton and the cinematic world of comic books, but the bizarre tales of Wonderland have had a strong influence on other forms of fiction over the years as well, including comics themselves.
After the jump, we've listed five of the many comic book worlds that either deal directly with Carroll's wildly imaginative story or draw a heavy amount of inspiration from the timeless classic.
DC Comics: There are several characters within the DC Universe that take cues from the mythos of "Wonderland," the most prominent of them being The Mad Hatter, alias Jervis Tetch, a foe of Batman's with an eye towards mind control. Other characters include the assassin Cheshire and the egg-shaped Humpty Dumpty.
Hatter M: Based on "The Looking Glass Wars," a novel written by Frank Beddor, the "Hatter M...
After the jump, we've listed five of the many comic book worlds that either deal directly with Carroll's wildly imaginative story or draw a heavy amount of inspiration from the timeless classic.
DC Comics: There are several characters within the DC Universe that take cues from the mythos of "Wonderland," the most prominent of them being The Mad Hatter, alias Jervis Tetch, a foe of Batman's with an eye towards mind control. Other characters include the assassin Cheshire and the egg-shaped Humpty Dumpty.
Hatter M: Based on "The Looking Glass Wars," a novel written by Frank Beddor, the "Hatter M...
- 3/5/2010
- by Josh Wigler
- MTV Splash Page
#1 New poster for Daniel Calparsoro's "Circus"
We'd previous brought you a detailed description of Daniel Calparsoro's film which essentially sees an American family stranded in the middle of the desert with a circus of crazies. The good folks at Bd have uncovered a new poster for the film. It's pretty spiffy!
#2 Richard Matheson's "Real Steel" coming to the big screen
Not sure how I feel about news that Night at the Museum director Shawn Levy is at the helm of this project but the story of a "father and son action drama set in the near future, surrounding the sport of robot boxing" sounds promising, as does the tidbit that Hugh Jackman is in talks to star in the production. At the very least we know the special effects will look good. [via Sci-Fi Wire]
#3 First look at Frank Beddor's "The Looking Glass Wars" concept art
Jack of all trades...
We'd previous brought you a detailed description of Daniel Calparsoro's film which essentially sees an American family stranded in the middle of the desert with a circus of crazies. The good folks at Bd have uncovered a new poster for the film. It's pretty spiffy!
#2 Richard Matheson's "Real Steel" coming to the big screen
Not sure how I feel about news that Night at the Museum director Shawn Levy is at the helm of this project but the story of a "father and son action drama set in the near future, surrounding the sport of robot boxing" sounds promising, as does the tidbit that Hugh Jackman is in talks to star in the production. At the very least we know the special effects will look good. [via Sci-Fi Wire]
#3 First look at Frank Beddor's "The Looking Glass Wars" concept art
Jack of all trades...
- 11/25/2009
- QuietEarth.us
I’ve come across some concept art made by concept illustrator Stephan Martiniere back in 2006 for the proposed Looking Glass Wars movie which looks pretty cool. Although these are from a few years back, Stephen has them filed under “Live Action Feature Films” on his official website. The designs look extremely similar to characters from the early ’90s Sunday morning cartoon King Arthur and The Knights of Justice, which Martiniere worked on as a character designer. The Looking Glass Wars is a trilogy of novels (also the title of the first in the series) written by former skier turned filmmaker/actor Frank Beddor, and is basically an action heavy re-imagining of Lewis Carroll’s classic novels Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass. The proposed film is being produced by Charles Roven (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight) and is one of numerous fantasy films he has lined up,...
- 11/21/2009
- by Andrew Peters
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
After concept work on Battlefield Earth, Red Planet, two Star Wars prequels and The Astronauts Wife, poor old Stephan Martiniere sure could use a break. Okay, that's not entirely fair - he also got to contribue to I, Robot which ended up being quite a clever film, at least in terms of it's imagery. One of his assignments appears to be character designs for a film of The Looking Glass War, the Frank Beddor Alice in Wonderland spin off that Charles Roven is currently shepherding towards the big screen. After the break, some big and frightening pictures of some dudes in armour that seem to be spoiling for a right royal ruckus, as well as Alyss Heart, Beddor's heroine. These four characters are identified only by a card suit, respectively Club, Diamond, Heart and Spade. This refers to their class in the heirarchy of Wonderland. I think these are simply...
- 11/20/2009
- by Brendon Connelly
- Slash Film
Frank Beddor, film producer (There's Something About Mary), and best-selling author (The Looking Glass Wars and Hatter M Graphic Novel series) is a driving force behind the upcoming Monopoly film, and his Looking Glass Wars world is also coming to you as an online/offline collectible card game. Truly a jack-of-all-trades, I'm celebrating all of Beddor's recent success with a giveaway. One lucky winner will receive a copy of The Looking Glass Wars: Archenemy and Hatter M. vol.2: Mad with Wonder. If you're unfamiliar, take a look - The Looking Glass Wars: Archenemy The war for Wonderland has become a war for Imagination! King Arch has declared himself King of Wonderland as Alyss searches wildly for the solution to the metaphysical disaster that has engulfed her Queendom. The power of Imagination has been lost! Alyss's search for answers takes her to London where Arch's assassins threaten Alice Liddell and her family.
- 11/16/2009
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
The most obvious problem with jumping into a work that is part of a series is will you be able to follow the action without having read any of the previous books. Fortunately the good writers know how to feed you little bits of information without boring the audience that’s already been following the series. To that end, Frank Beddor has done a great job bringing the new reader up to speed while propelling the action in his latest work Archenemy, the final book in his Looking Glass War trilogy, which started with The Looking Glass Wars and continued with Seeing Red.
The work is a highly imaginative look at the world made famous in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Here, Wonderland is a real place, a place inhabited by Jabberwocks, hookah smoking caterpillars, and walrus butlers; it’s also a...
The work is a highly imaginative look at the world made famous in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Here, Wonderland is a real place, a place inhabited by Jabberwocks, hookah smoking caterpillars, and walrus butlers; it’s also a...
- 11/16/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (John Porter)
- Fangoria
A movie adaptation of author/producer Frank Beddor's young adult book trilogy The Looking Glass Wars is in the works. During an appearance to promote the third book in the series, ArchEnemy, on Good Morning America on Friday, Beddor said he was working with producer Charles Roven (The Dark Knight, Rex Libris) to bring The Looking Glass Wars to the big screen.
The series has already spun off a graphic novel version and the spinoff series Hatter M, written by Beddor and Liz Cavalier with art by Ben Templesmith in volume 1 and Sami Makkonen in volume 2. A lengthy preview of the series can be found at HatterM.com.
The series has already spun off a graphic novel version and the spinoff series Hatter M, written by Beddor and Liz Cavalier with art by Ben Templesmith in volume 1 and Sami Makkonen in volume 2. A lengthy preview of the series can be found at HatterM.com.
- 11/16/2009
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
In a recent interview with The L.A. Times, producer and author Frank Beddor (There’s Something about Mary), the man behind the concept of a movie based on the board game “Monopoly,” revealed the basic story of the film.
Here is his full explanation of the plot.
“I created a comedic, lovable loser who lives in Manhattan and works at a real estate company and he’s not very good at his job but he’s great at playing Monopoly. And the world record for playing is 70 straight days – over 1,600 hours – and he wanted to try to convince his friends to help him break that world record. They think he is crazy. They kid him about this girl and they’re playing the game and there’s this big fight. And he’s holding a Chance card and after they’ve left he says, ‘Damn, I wanted to use that Chance card,...
Here is his full explanation of the plot.
“I created a comedic, lovable loser who lives in Manhattan and works at a real estate company and he’s not very good at his job but he’s great at playing Monopoly. And the world record for playing is 70 straight days – over 1,600 hours – and he wanted to try to convince his friends to help him break that world record. They think he is crazy. They kid him about this girl and they’re playing the game and there’s this big fight. And he’s holding a Chance card and after they’ve left he says, ‘Damn, I wanted to use that Chance card,...
- 11/15/2009
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
…and it’s not all about rolling dice. Well, not exactly. The La Times had some intriguing plot details to reveal Wednesday, and I guarantee, Monopoly will not be what you were expecting.
Frank Beddor, best known as the producer of There’s Something About Mary, came up with the story that’s currently being turned into a movie at Warner – and the one that got Ridley Scott involved to direct the film. So after striking critical and box office gold with Blade Runner, Alien, and Gladiator, what could get the acclaimed filmmaker to join up with Rich Uncle Pennybags?
As it turns out, alternate dimensions and a little bit of metanarrative.
Beddor’s story, which will be written into a full screenplay by Pamela Pettler (Monster House, Corpse Bride), follows a “lovable loser” who is a failure at his job as a real estate trader, but excels at the useless,...
Frank Beddor, best known as the producer of There’s Something About Mary, came up with the story that’s currently being turned into a movie at Warner – and the one that got Ridley Scott involved to direct the film. So after striking critical and box office gold with Blade Runner, Alien, and Gladiator, what could get the acclaimed filmmaker to join up with Rich Uncle Pennybags?
As it turns out, alternate dimensions and a little bit of metanarrative.
Beddor’s story, which will be written into a full screenplay by Pamela Pettler (Monster House, Corpse Bride), follows a “lovable loser” who is a failure at his job as a real estate trader, but excels at the useless,...
- 11/13/2009
- by Sean
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
When first announced way back in February 2008 that Universal had signed a six-year deal with Hasbro to produce film adaptations of many of the company's classic board games, more than a few people began scratching their heads and rolling their eyes. Even more surprising was the news that Academy Award-nominted filmmaker Sir Ridley Scott, currently at work on his update of Robin Hood starring Russell Crowe, was attached to direct the Monopoly adaptation.
If you're wondering what attracted the acclaimed director of Blade Runner, Alien, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, and Body of Lies to a movie about "Uncle Pennybags" and his quest to control the real estate market, just ask Frank Beddor, the man whose plot concept for Monopoly was what won Scott over. Beddor said that after his pitch, Scott shook his hand and said, "What do I have [to do] to be part of this movie?" So, what was the pitch?...
If you're wondering what attracted the acclaimed director of Blade Runner, Alien, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, and Body of Lies to a movie about "Uncle Pennybags" and his quest to control the real estate market, just ask Frank Beddor, the man whose plot concept for Monopoly was what won Scott over. Beddor said that after his pitch, Scott shook his hand and said, "What do I have [to do] to be part of this movie?" So, what was the pitch?...
- 11/13/2009
- by BrentJS Sprecher
- Reelzchannel.com
Frank Beddor has been in the news this week. First there was that awful, awful premise for Ridley Scott's movie version of Monopoly that Beddor wrote and explained to the La Times. Now he's taken to television to promote his latest book, and while there mentioned that Chuck Roven, one of the producers on The Dark Knight, is working on an adaptation of Beddor's novel series The Looking Glass Wars. I haven't read the books, perhaps they're wonderful, but the revamped approach to Alice in Wonderland sounds just as terrible as the Monopoly pitch. When asked about a film version of The Looking Glass Wars, what Beddor specifically said today on Good Morning America, as related by ComingSoon, was: I am working with the producer of 'The Dark Knight' Chuck Roven, so we're putting it together, and it's pretty exciting to think about it as a movie.
- 11/13/2009
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
It's always fun to take an established story and manipulate the so-called "happily ever after" ending. Steven Spielberg making Peter Pan grow up with Hook, or Hansel and Gretel becoming professional witch hunters are just a couple of fine examples. Now it looks like The Dark Knight producer Charles Roven is set to play in the world of Wonderland as this morning on Good Morning America (via ComingSoon) author Frank Beddor announced that he has been working with Roven to adapt his series of novels collectively known as The Looking Glass Wars, which have a much different take on the classic Alice in Wonderland story. In this rather interesting take on that story, it claims that Leiws Caroll's two preceding books (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass) were nothing but lies and that this is the true story. Beddor's version features twists on the original story, such...
- 11/13/2009
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
In addition to the forthcoming Robin Hood movie and Alien prequel, we can look forward to Ridley Scott’s big screen adaptation of one of the worlds most beloved board games - Monopoly! It still sounds crazy saying that. Ridley Scott’s Monopoly. But then, David Fincher’s Facebook: The Movie sounded weird until it was made clear what that was about. Monopoly’s producer Frank Beddor spoke to the La Times, giving us our first real pieces of info about the project’s story:
“I took the approach of thinking of the main character falling down the rabbit hole into a place called Monopoly City. The main character is envisaged as a dorky Manhattan real-estate agent who’s also an obsessive Monopoly player. A magic chance card transports him to the city where Monopoly money is currency, and where the evil Parker Brothers must be defeated.
“It tries to...
“I took the approach of thinking of the main character falling down the rabbit hole into a place called Monopoly City. The main character is envisaged as a dorky Manhattan real-estate agent who’s also an obsessive Monopoly player. A magic chance card transports him to the city where Monopoly money is currency, and where the evil Parker Brothers must be defeated.
“It tries to...
- 11/13/2009
- by David Williams
- Movie-moron.com
Monopoly actually inhabits a very cool universe. Everybody has memories of late Saturday nights extorting family members and laughing, as cash and properties practically spill out all over the table begging for an accountant to step in. I’m just not sure whether this universe needs to be reimagined beyond the game. But Frank Beddor has that idea, as he explains to the La Times, and wants to turn it into a kind of Alice in Wonderland story. Here is his full explanation of the plot. “I created a comedic, lovable loser who lives in Manhattan and works at a real estate company and he’s not very good at his job but he’s great at playing Monopoly. And the world record for playing is 70 straight days – over 1,600 hours – and he wanted to try to convince his friends to help him break that world record. They think he is crazy.
- 11/13/2009
- by Jacob
- Beyond Hollywood
Last year, we laughed out loud at the news that Universal Pictures was set to make a movie version of the famous board game "Monopoly!"
And yes, director Ridley Scott, the guy who gave us "Gladiator," "Alien," and "Blade Runner" among others, was interested to helm!
Another lol right? Well, back in March, Scott said, .I have to direct it. We.re in progress right now. We.re having it written. We have identified a pretty good story and it is fundamentally a movie, not a game, probably describing in a way the characters in the film, the passion of the game, and how the game came about..
Now, the Los Angeles Times cornered producer Frank Beddor, and he revealed the majority of the plot! It'll be like "Jumanji" of some kind, where the board game becomes reality! Ooooh...Uncle Pennybags will haunt our dreams!
Beddor said:
"I created a comedic,...
And yes, director Ridley Scott, the guy who gave us "Gladiator," "Alien," and "Blade Runner" among others, was interested to helm!
Another lol right? Well, back in March, Scott said, .I have to direct it. We.re in progress right now. We.re having it written. We have identified a pretty good story and it is fundamentally a movie, not a game, probably describing in a way the characters in the film, the passion of the game, and how the game came about..
Now, the Los Angeles Times cornered producer Frank Beddor, and he revealed the majority of the plot! It'll be like "Jumanji" of some kind, where the board game becomes reality! Ooooh...Uncle Pennybags will haunt our dreams!
Beddor said:
"I created a comedic,...
- 11/13/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
I know. It seems the world has gone franchise crazy. Eager to ride out the recession on a surging tidal wave of box offices dosh it is the studios looking for the familiar to bring about their survival, and the dual strands of this are linked by Ridley Scott.
Not only is he looking back to the future with his Alien prequel film, thereby revisiting a previously established universe and all its nostalgic trappings, but also it seems that Hollywood is keen to capitalise on any franchise or brand that is known by more than four people – Facebook is attracting the talents of David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin and now the La Times tell us how Sir Ridley got involved with Monopoly.
Talking with the writer of the proposed Monopolmovie Frank Beddor, the La Times trace how the spark ignited the interest of the game’s manufacturers Hasbro and Scott himsef.
Not only is he looking back to the future with his Alien prequel film, thereby revisiting a previously established universe and all its nostalgic trappings, but also it seems that Hollywood is keen to capitalise on any franchise or brand that is known by more than four people – Facebook is attracting the talents of David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin and now the La Times tell us how Sir Ridley got involved with Monopoly.
Talking with the writer of the proposed Monopolmovie Frank Beddor, the La Times trace how the spark ignited the interest of the game’s manufacturers Hasbro and Scott himsef.
- 11/13/2009
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Somehow we missed this news yesterday. Or maybe I just didn't want to write about it, you'll see why in just a minute. We've known, for nearly a year now, that Ridley Scott is attached to one day direct a Monopoly movie. Yes, a movie based on a popular board game that doesn't really have a story (well, not a good one at least). But until now, we haven't known how they'd do it, what the story would be. Yesterday, Hero Complex published an article talking with producer Frank Beddor about the Monopoly movie and how he originally pitched the story to Sir Ridley. And it's not that great. Or at least it doesn't sound good on paper. Read on! I don't really know who Frank Beddor is, but as he himself explains: "I wrote the story that got Hasbro excited and I attached Ridley Scott." So it sounds like...
- 11/12/2009
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Can we get one thing out of the way? Monopoly is boring. The entire game is rolling the dice, passing money around the table and occasionally, when the excitement is at its riveting peak, drawing a card.
It’s an educational game for kids learning to count money or a welcome diversion when a severe thunderstorm sends you back to the stone age, but in this modern, fast-paced world of instant entertainment, sitting down for a 12-hour traditional board game just becomes tedious.
Sure, everyone has played it before, but how recently and how many times have you truly finished a game? Monopoly games usually end when everyone gets bored and surrenders, or a player flips the board in a fit of rage, sending tiny green houses flying.
Universal purchased the movie rights to Monopoly from Hasbro in early 2008 as part of a six-year partnership to bring more toy properties to the big screen.
It’s an educational game for kids learning to count money or a welcome diversion when a severe thunderstorm sends you back to the stone age, but in this modern, fast-paced world of instant entertainment, sitting down for a 12-hour traditional board game just becomes tedious.
Sure, everyone has played it before, but how recently and how many times have you truly finished a game? Monopoly games usually end when everyone gets bored and surrenders, or a player flips the board in a fit of rage, sending tiny green houses flying.
Universal purchased the movie rights to Monopoly from Hasbro in early 2008 as part of a six-year partnership to bring more toy properties to the big screen.
- 11/12/2009
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
If this film works I’ll eat my own balls.
Story details have been released for Ridley Scott’s big screen adaptation of the famous property boardgame, Monopoly, and to say that the story stinks at this point seems to be an understatement!
A Monopoly film has been doing the rounds in Hollywood for the last couple of years now but I never, ever even considered that this would be the route they take! Speaking to the La Times, producer Frank Beddor went into details about the plot of the famouse boardgame-come-film. He told the paper that inspiration for the story came from his recent experiences on another unique adaptation – his take on Alice in Wonderland, “The Looking Glass Wars“:
“They have this big world and this game — it’s the most famous board game in the world — and it just really came out of the whole ‘Alice’ thing.
Story details have been released for Ridley Scott’s big screen adaptation of the famous property boardgame, Monopoly, and to say that the story stinks at this point seems to be an understatement!
A Monopoly film has been doing the rounds in Hollywood for the last couple of years now but I never, ever even considered that this would be the route they take! Speaking to the La Times, producer Frank Beddor went into details about the plot of the famouse boardgame-come-film. He told the paper that inspiration for the story came from his recent experiences on another unique adaptation – his take on Alice in Wonderland, “The Looking Glass Wars“:
“They have this big world and this game — it’s the most famous board game in the world — and it just really came out of the whole ‘Alice’ thing.
- 11/12/2009
- by Craig Sharp
- FilmShaft.com
There have been plenty of optioned films over the past few months that don’t make a lot of sense. Peter Berg will be directing a film based on Battleship, Michael Bay is producing Ouija, and Kevin Lima (Enchanted) is directing Candy Land. One other that has struck a “huh?” chord more than others is Ridley Scott’s directing of a movie based on the game Monopoly.
Scott, who is best known for directing such epic (and not family-oriented) films as Alien, Blade Runner and Gladiator, was supposedly sold on the film during a pitch meeting with Universal and producer Frank Beddor (There’s Something About Mary). In an interview with the La Times, Beddor goes into detail on the pitch that got Ridley Scott so interested.
“I created a comedic, lovable loser who lives in Manhattan and works at a real estate company and he’s not very good...
Scott, who is best known for directing such epic (and not family-oriented) films as Alien, Blade Runner and Gladiator, was supposedly sold on the film during a pitch meeting with Universal and producer Frank Beddor (There’s Something About Mary). In an interview with the La Times, Beddor goes into detail on the pitch that got Ridley Scott so interested.
“I created a comedic, lovable loser who lives in Manhattan and works at a real estate company and he’s not very good...
- 11/12/2009
- by Matt Raub
- The Flickcast
Editor's Note: This article contains some plot details, so don't read it if you don't wanna know 'em. I admit that I, too, scoffed at the idea of a Monopoly movie. I still do. It's not just the cold I've been trying to beat for a few days. Why do I scoff? Because the idea seems ridiculous. We all know it's ridiculous. Even with Ridley Scott directing, we know the central concept is absurd. We also know that (as John Gholson from Cinematical brought up in this week's Reject Radio), it's one more step toward all-out commercials being paraded as films. I don't mean to sound overly dramatic or doomsday-like about the whole thing, especially when a bright, shiny, silver lining has just been added to the entire affair. The Los Angeles Times did an interview with the man behind the story, Frank Beddor, who admitted that he hit upon it coming out of an experience writing...
- 11/12/2009
- by Dr. Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Frank Beddor, the producer behind There's Something about Mary, has revealed the concept for Ridley Scott's Monopoly movie. When a loveable loser who works at a real estate company in Manhattan tries to convince his friends to help him break the world record for playing Monopoly - 70 days, fact fans - they get in a fight and end up leaving him alone in the apartment holding up a chance card. Out of frustration, he throws the card down and ends up falling asleep. When he awakes, he's holding the chance card and thinks "That's odd..."
Beddor elaborates "He's all groggy and he goes down to buy some coffee and he reaches into his pocket and all he has is Monopoly money. All this Monopoly money pours out. He's confused and embarrassed and the girl reaches across the counter and says, 'That's Ok.' And she gives him change in Monopoly money.
Beddor elaborates "He's all groggy and he goes down to buy some coffee and he reaches into his pocket and all he has is Monopoly money. All this Monopoly money pours out. He's confused and embarrassed and the girl reaches across the counter and says, 'That's Ok.' And she gives him change in Monopoly money.
- 11/12/2009
- Screenrush
Producer Frank Beddor has said that his planned Monopoly movie with Ridley Scott is inspired by Alice In Wonderland. In an interview with the Los Angels Times, Beddor said that the Hasbro board game adaptation will centre on a Monopoly-obsessed New Yorker who finds himself pulled into the game's world by a magical Chance card. "I created a comedic, lovable loser who lives in Manhattan and works at a real estate company and he's not very good at his job but he's great at playing Monopoly," said Beddor of the movie's protagonist. Discussing the character's interaction with Monopoly hallmarks, he added: "All (more)...
- 11/12/2009
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
If you have been wondering just how Ridley Scott and Universal Pictures were going to turn the popular "Monopoly" board game into a feature film then join the club. Corpse Bride and 9 co-writer Pamela Pettler was brought aboard to pen the screenplay and some interesting details surfaced yesterday with regards to the plot, which had to this point been kept extremely quiet.
Geoff Boucher writing for the Los Angeles Times talked with Frank Beddor, one of the producers of There's Something About Mary and apparently someone involved with the "Monopoly" project even though I have never seen his name mentioned outside of Boucher's article. Not even the Variety article mentions his name or IMDb but that isn't stopping from Beddor saying, "I wrote the story that got Hasbro excited and I attached Ridley Scott. The project was underway but they were in a little bit of trouble I guess and...
Geoff Boucher writing for the Los Angeles Times talked with Frank Beddor, one of the producers of There's Something About Mary and apparently someone involved with the "Monopoly" project even though I have never seen his name mentioned outside of Boucher's article. Not even the Variety article mentions his name or IMDb but that isn't stopping from Beddor saying, "I wrote the story that got Hasbro excited and I attached Ridley Scott. The project was underway but they were in a little bit of trouble I guess and...
- 11/12/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
We've all been wondering for a while just how you bring a seemingly story-free game like Monopoly to the big screen. Well, wonder no more - if writer Frank Beddor gets his way (and with Ridley Scott's approval, he may just), it'll involve sucking an everyday schlub Jumanji style into the world of the game to battle the evil Parker brothers for the future of the place. The La Times caught up with Beddor, who is launching the third in a series of novels which see characters from Alice In Wonderland launching a war against the...
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- 11/12/2009
- by James White
- TotalFilm
The idea that Sir Ridley Scott is attached to a film based on the venerable boardgame Monopoly has been mystifying everybody for a couple of years now. There have been mad hints of family comedies and Blade Runner futuristic cities, but now, finally, the guy behind the initial pitch, producer Frank Beddor, has shed some light on the subject to the La Times. And it's really not what we imagined. (Actually, we're not sure what we imagined, but it wasn't this.) Beddor is the author of the Lewis Carroll-inpired Looking Glass Wars, and likens his Monopoly pitch to Alice in Wonderland."I took the approach of thinking of the main character falling down the rabbit hole into a place called Monopoly City," he says. The main character is envisaged as a dorky Manhattan real-estate agent who's also an obsessive Monopoly player. A magic chance card transports him to the...
- 11/12/2009
- EmpireOnline
So how exactly will Ridley Scott turn Monopoly into a board game? It's the world's most popular and frustrating form of communal entertainment (well, using fake money, anyway), but going around a square board and losing all your money doesn't sound like a natural movie idea.
Fortunately, we don't have to work that our on own because writer-producer Frank Beddor tells The Los Angeles Times how it's going to work. "I created a comedic, lovable loser who lives in Manhattan and works at a real estate company and he's not very good at his job but he's great at playing Monopoly."
But wait...there's a whole lot more, and it's hardly A-list stuff:...
Fortunately, we don't have to work that our on own because writer-producer Frank Beddor tells The Los Angeles Times how it's going to work. "I created a comedic, lovable loser who lives in Manhattan and works at a real estate company and he's not very good at his job but he's great at playing Monopoly."
But wait...there's a whole lot more, and it's hardly A-list stuff:...
- 11/12/2009
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
A while back it was announced that Ridley Scott was interested in directing a movie version of Monopoly. This raised a few questions. Firstly, why would the director of Alien and Blade Runner be interested in a board game movie? And secondly, what the hell would it be about? Well producer Frank Beddor recently revealed [...]...
- 11/12/2009
- by Liam
- Filmonic.com
I thought I knew how a Monopoly movie could work, even what a Ridley Scott Monopoly movie would look like, but I didn't expect anything like this. I'll let Frank Beddor, the man behind the movie's concept, lay it all out for you: [H]e’s in this very vibrant place, Monopoly City, and he’s just come out of a Chance Shop. As it goes on, he takes on the evil Parker Brothers in the game of Monolopy. He has to defeat them. It tries to incorporate all the iconic imageries - a sports car pulls up, there's someone on a horse, someone pushing a wheelbarrow - and rich Uncle Pennybags, you're going to see him as the maître d' at the restaurant and he's the buggy driver and the local eccentric and the doorman at the opera. There's all these sight gags. Er... okay. So it's like Zathura or Jumanji then?...
- 11/11/2009
- by Brendon Connelly
- Slash Film
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