Ryan Reynolds and his production banner, Maximum Effort, has cemented his relationship with Twentieth Century Fox for another three years. The deal will see Reynolds first movie come in the form of a revamped Clue. Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick will pen the script.
Reynolds will take a starring role in the venture which will also see him producing the film.
The 1985 movie, to which this bears no relation, was directed by Jonathan Lynn. It starred the majestic Tim Curry as a butler leading Colonel Mustard, Miss Scarlet, and the other characters from the famous board game on a chase to discover which one of them killed Mr Boddy. The film also starred Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, and Lesley Ann Warren.
In the board game, the object of the game is to determine who murdered the game’s victim (“Dr Black” in the UK version and “Mr Boddy” in North American versions), where the crime took place, and which weapon was used. Each player assumes the role of one of the six suspects and attempts to deduce the correct answer by strategically moving around a game board. Representing the rooms of a mansion and collecting clues about the circumstances of the murder from the other players.
The recent merger with Disney hasn’t slowed Fox down in moving forward with plans for there cinematic projects, this is just another deal the studio has put in place to prove its business as usual.
Reynolds currently has the Deadpool sequel, Detective Pikachu, The Croods 2 and X-Force all lined up over the next couple of years.
