The thriller of who will host the brand new scripted collection based mostly on the basic board sport Clue has been solved! In accordance with Deadline, Peacock is the official venue for the hour-long venture from author/govt producer Dana Fox (Depraved: For Good, Cruella, The Misplaced Metropolis) and director/govt producer Nichollas Stoller (The Muppets, Goosebumps, You’re Cordially Invited).
How did Peacock find yourself scoring Clue?
Deadline notes that the gross sales pitch for Clue was distinctive in that the bundle arrived at potential consumers in a manila envelope, alongside a replica of the board sport. Whereas a number of consumers have been within the bundle, Peacock in the end received the sport. Unsurprisingly, Clue is anticipated to be a homicide thriller with comedic overtones, not in contrast to Rian Johnson’s Knives Out movie collection. Beforehand, Peacock hosted Rian Johnson’s different thriller property, Poker Face, making Peacock an apparent platform to current a collection steeped in shenanigans, sleuthing, and sin.
What’s the premise of Clue?
Should you’ve by no means performed Clue, the basic board sport gathers a solid of shady characters inside an eccentric billionaire’s manor for a homicide thriller night time that turns deadlier than anticipated. Whereas attempting to maintain their wits about them, and their heads from rolling onto the meticulously-polished flooring, the visitors/suspects should reply the age-old questions – who, the place, and with what did the killer use to commit the crime?
Has Clue been tailored earlier than?
Clue was beforehand tailored in 1985, that includes an ensemble solid that included Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Madeline Kahn, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, and Colleen Camp. Surprisingly, this has been the one Clue film, although it’s not for lack of attempting. Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski was as soon as hooked up to helm a remake, which might have made the story extra of a “worldwide mystery” with action-adventure components.
Ryan Reynolds was additionally as soon as hooked up to star in an R-rated Clue film , written by Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Jason Bateman was slated to direct and co-star alongside Reynolds, however he later dropped out. The Muppets director James Bobin was later in talks to take over, however I haven’t heard all that a lot since then.
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