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Platinum Dunes to Produce 'Ouija Board' for Universal
Thursday, May 29, 2008


By: MrDisgusting
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Originally announced as part of a mega deal with Hasbro, we were shocked to hear that a movie was being developed for the board game Ouija Board. We swore it was a joke, and eventually learned via Variety that the announcement was in fact true. Today it was announced that David Berenbaum and Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes have been brought on deck to bring Hasbro's supernatural game to the big screen, with the project being set up over at Universal, where Hasbro has a six-year strategic partnership. Read on for the skinny.

Platinum Dunes' Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller will produce "Ouija" along with Hasbro.

Although the specific log line for the film is being kept under wraps, the film will be a supernatural adventure with the Ouija board playing an integral part of the story. The movie is not taking a "Jumanji"-like approach, which involved a game coming to life.

While divination or spiritual boards have been around for centuries, they began being sold as novelty items in the late 1800s, with the first Ouija board, one with an alphabet on it, being patented in 1890. Players' fingers are placed on a small planchette that mysteriously moves to letters and numbers in order to spell out messages from beyond the earthly realm.

The board has been produced by Hasbro's Parker Brothers since 1966, with millions being sold worldwide.

Bennett Schneir, Hasbro's senior vp and managing director of motion pictures will oversee the project for Hasbro.

Berenbaum penned "Elf" and worked on "The Spiderwick Chronicles," "Zoom," and "The Haunted Mansion." The scribe was approached by Hasbro before the company's partnership with Universal and his deal only very recently closed.

Platinum Dunes, known for its horror remakes, is working on "Unborn," an original supernatural thriller being directed by David Goyer.

The project is another example of WMA synergy at work: the agency reps Hasbro, Berenbaum and Platinum Dunes.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

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Protecious
8:25am, May 29, 2008
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Stupid Idea, everything else Platinum Dunes has done or is doing has been a solid idea or a good movie (with the exception of the somewhat dissapointing "Hitcher" remake, had I not grew up on the original Hitcher, I might have liked the remake more) But this idea is silly and I have no interest in seeing this be made into a movie, I think that tapping into things that will be controversial against peoples religious beliefs is a bad idea and disrespectful, making a buck on a film while also taking a shot against peoples beliefs is kind of a dick move... I heard about this movie being made right now about Jesus Christ being a slasher killer, and that was the most ridiculous thing I had ever heard, doesnt anybody have respect for anything anymore? ...Look im not preaching, but here's what I think: I do not believe in Buddism, but that doesnt give me the right to make a movie about a killer buddah and bash the buddism religion and the people who are involved in it, religion is a Personal thing and making money on hurting those people's feelings seems like a dick thing to do... I love horror movies, always will, but when they cross the border of being fantasy to taking personal shots at certain groups...it just doesnt seem fun then... freedom of speech, i know i know, but that shouldnt give people the right to be a disrespectful dickhead to people of a certain race or religion, is there no humanity and respect left in the world?... a movie about a killer christ and a film about a ouija board is probably going to upset alot of people and their personal beliefs and religions, why not just leave that area of humanity alone? I mean isnt hollywood rich enough off stupid movies that they wouldnt need to disrespectfully upset peoples personal beliefs?...i guess there is no end to the money filmakers and hollywood can make and no boundries they will ever stop at... these are just My opinions...

CinemaSuicide
9:22am, May 29, 2008
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^^^ What the heck are you talking about? Where does it say anything about picking on Christians in that article? If anything with Platinum Dunes' involvement, it'll probably wind up a remake of Witchboard.

Wharmon
9:24am, May 29, 2008
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I'm sorry Protecious, but no one is above reproach. What you've said in your comment is that art should be censored and that makes you an enemy of every filmaker, writer, painter, musician, sculpter, etc in the world. If I can have the whole the God and jesus paradigm pushed down my throat on a daily basis, then they can have the possibility of God and Jesus' inexistence pushed down theirs. No one in this world has the right to not be offended. That would be like saying that it's the responsibility of all overweight people to get super skinny for the express purpose of ensuring that other people don't find them unpleasant to look at when they cross paths in public. If a person's religious beliefs can really be disrupted my a mere movie, then it really doesn't sound like that person was all that religious to begin with. Also, is the questioning of religion really the only disrespectful thing you've ever seen in a horror film? There's been racism, homophobia, murder (including patricide, matricide, and infanticide among many many others), rape, necrophilia, cannibalism, forced cannibalism.....but "religion" is where the line is crossed? No. That just brings us back to the censorship of art and the imposition of one's belief onto the lives and sensibilities of others. There are many ways of thinking and believing in this world and to suggest that those of one belief system should not be allowed the same freedom in the sphere of entertainment as those of another belief system is reprehensible and downright sociopathic.

DChavez228
1:10pm, May 29, 2008
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First off if you don't like a remake the original is still there for you to watch. This business is all about making money and remakes bring in money. In my opinion I prefer some of the remakes and I am a huge horror fan. What really is pissing me off though is that these horror movies coming out at downgraded from an R rating to a PG13 which is ridiculous!!! I was writing a script based on the Ouija board to shoot here in film school and let me tell you a Ouija movie can be scary if it's done right!!! I hope they dont keep it at a PG13!!!

DChavez228
1:11pm, May 29, 2008
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Yeah also about the religious stand point, if thats the case a number of movies should have not been made but the same rule applies just as for the remakes...if your not interested then DON'T go watch it!!!

Guywiththegun
1:34pm, May 29, 2008
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"This business is all about making money and remakes bring in money." -- I'm so tired of people using this as an excuse for shit movies (and shit behavior in general.) The McRib brings in money too, you empty suit.

DChavez228
2:03pm, May 29, 2008
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lol like I said if you don't like remakes, noone is making you watch them!

Protecious
3:58pm, May 29, 2008
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did you read in the end, where it said "This Is My Opinion"...? Just making sure, and as Ive said BEFORE, I believe you can have freedom of expression, but I believe a religion is someones personal business and IM not a believer of disrespecting someones personal beliefs, and "where did it say it's against god?", well alot of religions are STRONGLY against ouija boards...which if you were arguing that point about it having nothing to do with god, a little research FIRST would have been a smarter idea before you blasted my opinion...this is the 1 and only time im commenting on something someone said about my comment(s) because it's a waste of my time trying to tell anybody anything, because most humans are too stupid to understand something simple like respect and dignity...

Jamie McBain
6:17pm, May 29, 2008
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I am surprised that no one, brought up the film, Witchboard.

BloodFlow
11:59pm, May 29, 2008
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Yup I was about to bring up withboard. ANOTHER FUCKING REMAKE. FUCK HOLLYWOOD!

tazboi195
12:56am, May 30, 2008
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Hmm I have that board game and it doesn't work for me..idc for a movie of it im just pissed the board game doesn't really do anything.

Dig Up Her Bones
7:31pm, June 5, 2008
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Protecious, although you are correct that quite a few religions oppose ouija boards, aren't even more religions opposed to murder? Should companies avoid putting that in movies as well? How about adultury? That's a big no-no for a certain well meaning religion that I can think of. Maybe we should remove all of that in the future, so we don't offend the religious right. I look forward to a life of dancing cartoon mice, but not too forward, I wouldn't want God to think I was worshiping them as false idols.


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