How an ex-cop rigged mcdonaldвЂ™s monopoly game and stole millions

#How an ex cop rigged mcdonaldвЂ™s monopoly game and stole millions movie

And Damon will star as the ex-fuzz who figured out a scam that (until caught) had him loving it. At Fox, the film will be directed by Ben Affleck, who will be working from a script to be written Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick ( Deadpool 2, Zombieland). who had Steve Carell in mind, alongside directors Glen Ficarra and John Requa ( Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Winning the rights to a coveted true crime story, Fox beat out rival bids that included Universal Pictures that pursued the article as a star vehicle for Kevin Hart, and Warner Bros.

#How an ex cop rigged mcdonaldвЂ™s monopoly game and stole millions movie

According to Deadline, 20th Century Fox is closing the deal on its bid for a movie that would reunite Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in a movie as more than producers for the first time since Damon cameoed in Affleck and Kevin SmithвЂ™s Jersey Girl way back in 2004 (look it up). Less than a week after The Daily Beast revealed the stranger than fiction tale of how a retired cop figured out a way to rig the McDonaldвЂ™s Monopoly game to the tune of millions of dollars, a small bidding war has already begun and ended, with the most unexpected of reunions as its greatest prize.

How an ex-cop rigged mcdonaldвЂ™s monopoly game and stole millions