Here’s a concept that just passed “Go.” Lionsgate says it is teaming with Hasbro to create a movie based on Monopoly, the board game developed more than a century ago to illustrate a Progressive critique of economic concentration. Lionsgate will finance the movie and co-produce it with Hasbro’s Allspark Pictures.

The screenplay will come from Andrew Niccol, whose credits include The Truman Show, Gattaca, and The Terminal. They say that this will be “a film for all ages, visually sumptuous, heartwarming, and full of action and adventure.” It will revolve around a “a boy from Baltic Avenue who uses both Chance and Community in a quest to make his fortune, taking him on a fun, adventure-filled journey. It’s about making your own luck, what makes you truly rich and, of course, avoiding Jail time!”

Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Co-President Erik Feig calls Monopoly “a signature brand …that has multigenerational appeal.” And Niccol “is an inspired choice to develop this timeless property into a big, crowd-pleasing event film that will appeal to kids, families and anyone who has ever played the Monopoly game.”

Hasbro Chief Content Officer Stephen Davis also says Monopoly is “one of the most popular games of all time, and it will translate into a film with tremendous global appeal and marketability.”

This isn’t the first time someone has tried to corner the market for a Monopoly film. In 2008 director Ridley Scott planned one about a fan of the game who’s magically imported into its world. Universal apparently objected to the underlying message: an attack on greed. Universal ended up scrapping its production deal with Hasbro. Then, three years ago, Emmett/Furla Films planned to finance and co-produce three films based on Hasbro properties including the board game.

The game and toy maker says that more than 1 billion people in 114 countries have played Monopoly, which has been translated into 47 languages.

Kevin Hart is getting ready to pass Go on Lionsgate's Monopoly movie.

The Jumanji star is in final negotiations to headline the studio's live-action feature based on the popular board game, reuniting him with his Ride Along director, Tim Story.

A Monopoly movie has been in development for over a decade, with the project previously calling Universal one of its homes and Ridley Scott one of the previous producers.

A lot of writers and storylines have come and gone during the hellish development process. Sources say that the latest storyline centers on a woman and her young son who use a time-traveling house to rewrite their own family history and stop a corrupt businessman in the process. It is unclear if this will be the one that Hart is involved with.

The project now has almost as many producers as there are streets in the game. Hart is producing through his HartBeat Productions, along with John Cheng. Story and Sharla Sumpter Bridgett will produce via the Story Company banner. Hasbro will co-produce the film via its Allspark Pictures label with Brian Goldner, Stephen Davis and Greg Mooradian getting producer credits.

Cheng and HartBeat's Carli Haney will oversee.

Hart, who worked with Lionsgate on his comedy concert film Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, is set for the Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle sequel. He is repped by UTA and Schreck Rose.

Story , repped by UTA and Ziffren Brittenham, is gearing up for the release of the Shaft sequel.

Movie coming out based on Monopoly the game.

Lionsgate and Hasbro have entered into a deal with Barbie producer LuckyChap to shepherd development and produce Monopoly, a feature based on the classic board game. The project is currently in development and Hasbro Entertainment will also produce. The news landed during Lionsgate’s presentation at CinemaCon this morning in Las Vegas.