Thought Slashfilm had let this one get past us, did you? No way! Like a freshly charged cougar stashing away a coveted Von Dutch trucker hat (and an STD) at the mall, we were saving it for the weekend. Platinum Dunes is teaming up with Hasbro to bring the board game, Ouija Board, to so many theaters you won’t escape it! Michael Bay is involved in a producing capacity, so don’t count out day-glo Rasta phantasms with Uzis just yet. Gotta love how the trades are all, “no log line has been announced.” But they partially redeem themselves by reporting that the film will “not be like Jumanji.”
The flick will be the first in Hasbro’s major development deal at Universal, where games like Candy Land and Clue (again) are also being adapted. If there’s slight confusion sloshing against mental reference, this is not a remake of Witchboard; moreover, isn’t it sort of strange how there’s not a definitive Ouija Board movie? A lot of geeks are bemoaning the film already, but the potential for fun brain cell death glazed in Platinum Dunes’ slick aesthetic sits well with me. Others have pointed out that due to Hasbro’s involvement a PG-13 rating is probably in the cards. This is further supported by the attached screenwriter, David Berenbaum (Disney’s The Haunted Mansion, Elf). Unless IMDB is mistaken, Ouija Board would then mark PD’s first non-R outing. Maybe the geeks have a point, but the film is sure to be worthier of a popcorn throw than Prom Night.
Discuss: D-O Y-O-U C-A-R-E?
May 31st, 2008 at 11:49 am
I already know the twist ending!
He discovers his best friend was guiding pointer around Oujia board answering his questions the entire time!
May 31st, 2008 at 12:06 pm
I’m still waiting for the Magic 8 ball trilogy. The hear the effects are gonna be awesome!
May 31st, 2008 at 12:15 pm
that picture of michael bay is hilarious
May 31st, 2008 at 12:22 pm
I’m more interested in Ridley Scott’s Monopoly movie…
May 31st, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Under no circumstance should Clue be remade. period.
May 31st, 2008 at 12:49 pm
There should be a game about a filmmaker in search of a plot.
He lives happily ever after because he discovers that after putting a few carefully timed sequences of people running, breathing, speaking, screaming, speaking, kissing, ducking, running, whispering, screaming, and staring off screen a lot… most people don’t care anyway.
May 31st, 2008 at 2:08 pm
@ jonny
I can’t believe you brought that joke/line here after it bombed on Twitter. Cheers.
May 31st, 2008 at 3:09 pm
they already have a movie out about a ouiji board and it’s called witchboard
May 31st, 2008 at 3:16 pm
@maryanne
Um, thanks for reading.
May 31st, 2008 at 4:01 pm
I think a Candy Land game is a good idea. HAHAH
May 31st, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Dangerous shz_t going on here. This film could curse him.
I can see tragedy on the set.
May 31st, 2008 at 8:43 pm
@Hunter.
Go choke on your AIDS medication.
May 31st, 2008 at 11:40 pm
Hey Jonny did you get that from, “The Whitest kids you Know?”. Great show!!!!
June 1st, 2008 at 12:21 am
I don’t understand.
How is Witchboard not the definitive Ouija Board movie?
Ask any horror fan with any hint of familiarity or memory about a Ouija Board movie and they will immediately refer you to the Witchboard franchise… not that the movies were actually good, though the second movie had an amazing poster:
http://www.toddallenfilms.com/witchboard2.jpg
Has anyone actually liked a Platinum Dunes remake besides the 2003 Texas Chainsaw Massacre? And would anyone have liked that movie if it weren’t for Jessica Biel’s abs?
June 1st, 2008 at 3:13 am
I just hope this doesn’t make me actually miss Witchboard… oh god I hope it doesn’t do that…
June 1st, 2008 at 6:13 am
Wait, what? A Clue remake? NEVER! Never heard of the rest of the games, but a Clue remake would be terrible :(
June 1st, 2008 at 1:46 pm
@ anonymous
The mere existence of Witchboard(s) does not automatically give it superlative status within the surprisingly slight niche of Ouija Board films.
For instance, if one would like to view a definitive movie about a man being eaten by a bear, one would recommend Werner Herzog’s Grizzly Man. While there are very few films that fit this sub-genre (like Witchboard), Herzog’s documentary presents the subject matter’s requisite plot points, horrors, and minutiae in an original, enlightening and satisfying way so as to be definitive.
If someone asked you to name the definitive movie about Nascar, would you hand them Days of Thunder? Talladega Nights? While those films are the best known amongst a very small number of Nascar movies–and while both films have entertaining/memorable aspects–neither is a definitive take on the subject matter. The definitive Nascar movie simply does not exist as of 2008. Yet, if you expand the genre to include race car movies, one might suggest Two Lane Blacktop.
Plus, Witchboard is kind of lame.
June 2nd, 2008 at 11:07 am
i didnt know that Hasbro thought demonic possession and murder was pg-13 material. I would think that Ouija Board The Movie would be full of horror and gore, and some nudity. I mean, at least some teen slasher type stuff, with like megan fox getting naked and possessed or something.
i guess the excorcist doesnt feature the ouija board long enough to be the definitive film, even though it does show exactly what happens when you play the game.. cuz thats what happens everytime i have played it.