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Hasbro is set to bring a movie about its mysterious, possibly prophetic Ouija board game to the big screen, but the man behind the project wants to be clear about one thing: this isnt going to be some G-rated, Oh no, its alive! weak sauce Jumanji knock-off.
Ouija is not a board game come to life, said Hasbro CEO and executive producer on the film Brian Goldner.
In the first interview about the adaptation, Goldner gave MTV News an exclusive peak into the production and promised a spooky film with horror genre elements that seem reminiscent of supernatural thrillers like The Ring and The Gift.
Goldner explained the filmmakers are keeping two operating principles in mind while creating a movie around a game in which players ask questions and attempt to communicate with otherworldly spirits: one, be careful what you wish for; and two, is Ouija just a game or is there something deeper and more sinister going on?
Half of the people that play Ouija as a séance think its just a game, said Goldner. The other half thinks its much more serious than that. So that idea, is this real or is this just sort of imagined? Is this something thats done by the participants or is this something thats really from beyond?
Because of course breaking through to the other side is something were all kind of interested in, he continued. Its such an intriguing idea, and thats something we want to explore in this movie.
How might the films characters get swept up into the territory of the creepy Great Beyond? In Ouija you ask questions and then you get these answers, Goldner told us. And sometimes these answers are unintended answers. So be careful what you ask, thats the element of the game that I think is so fun. You sort of use that insight about really playing Ouija as the jumping off point for a story for a movie, and then you link it to something much bigger.
That producers are willing exploringand subjecting the films characters tohorror movie conventions is the surest indication that Ouija will not be geared toward the elementary school set. Indeed, Goldner is ever mindful of the deep connection his audience feels toward a board game that has been delivering late-night chills and thrills for generations.
People out there really take it pretty seriously and I think thats the fun of it, he said. Everybody, especially in fact young teenage women as they grow up and go through their teenshave all had a Ouija story. Theyve all gotten together for a sleepover thats maybe gotten a little too scary. They can all remember back.
If Goldner has any doubts about adapting a mere board game into a cinematic blockbuster, the exec wasnt tipping his hand. In fact, he name-checked another Hasbro toy that led to a huge box office success: Just like in Transformers, he said, it was always about more than meets the eye.
Source - MTV News
Ouija is not a board game come to life, said Hasbro CEO and executive producer on the film Brian Goldner.
In the first interview about the adaptation, Goldner gave MTV News an exclusive peak into the production and promised a spooky film with horror genre elements that seem reminiscent of supernatural thrillers like The Ring and The Gift.
Goldner explained the filmmakers are keeping two operating principles in mind while creating a movie around a game in which players ask questions and attempt to communicate with otherworldly spirits: one, be careful what you wish for; and two, is Ouija just a game or is there something deeper and more sinister going on?
Half of the people that play Ouija as a séance think its just a game, said Goldner. The other half thinks its much more serious than that. So that idea, is this real or is this just sort of imagined? Is this something thats done by the participants or is this something thats really from beyond?
Because of course breaking through to the other side is something were all kind of interested in, he continued. Its such an intriguing idea, and thats something we want to explore in this movie.
How might the films characters get swept up into the territory of the creepy Great Beyond? In Ouija you ask questions and then you get these answers, Goldner told us. And sometimes these answers are unintended answers. So be careful what you ask, thats the element of the game that I think is so fun. You sort of use that insight about really playing Ouija as the jumping off point for a story for a movie, and then you link it to something much bigger.
That producers are willing exploringand subjecting the films characters tohorror movie conventions is the surest indication that Ouija will not be geared toward the elementary school set. Indeed, Goldner is ever mindful of the deep connection his audience feels toward a board game that has been delivering late-night chills and thrills for generations.
People out there really take it pretty seriously and I think thats the fun of it, he said. Everybody, especially in fact young teenage women as they grow up and go through their teenshave all had a Ouija story. Theyve all gotten together for a sleepover thats maybe gotten a little too scary. They can all remember back.
If Goldner has any doubts about adapting a mere board game into a cinematic blockbuster, the exec wasnt tipping his hand. In fact, he name-checked another Hasbro toy that led to a huge box office success: Just like in Transformers, he said, it was always about more than meets the eye.
Source - MTV News
