Ben Affleck, Matt Damon Team for McDonald's Monopoly Fraud Movie

[James.B]

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are partnering for a movie about how a former cop rigged the McDonald's Monopoly game to steal millions.

Based on a recently published Daily Beast report by Jeff Maysh, the movie would follow the FBI operation to uncover the underground criminal ring run by someone named "Uncle Jerry," which functioned to defraud the fast food's annual game of prize money over a period of several years.

Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, the writer's behind Fox's Deadpool series, will adapt the story for the screen.

Damon would star with Affleck attached to direct.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ben-affleck-matt-damon-team-mcdonalds-monopoly-game-movie-1131704

Okay...

 

[Flash525]

Affleck should sort out his stance on Batman before writing anything else. #opinion

 

[2kt09]

That's an interesting combo. Might almost feel like a throwback to when they did that Kevin Smith movie.

 

[David H.]

Michael Keaton should show up.

 

[FunkMiller]

Another nail in the coffin of Affleck returning as Batman

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Looking forward to this.

 

[Lencho01]

I should read the original Daily Beast story.

 

[dark_b]

https://www.slashfilm.com/mcdonalds-monopoly/

The Article Was Specifically Planted to Sell The Movie Rights

The slightly controversial aspect of this whole thing? The Vulture article reveals that writer Jeff Maysh teamed up with co-producer David Klawans years ago to develop this story into an article that they could then option as a film. Here’s how it works: Klawans scours the internet for obscure stories wild enough to make a movie about, and then teams with journalists to re-research the topics and get them published at a reputable place like a magazine or high-profile website:

The idea is that articles are better than pitch meetings — that development executives will be more likely to open their checkbooks if the “planted” story is arranged into a linear narrative with a three-act structure. Klawans buys the story subjects’ life rights and will often circulate an unpublished article to Hollywood production companies before publication to gin up interest.