Oh my. For years I’ve been saying that Hollywood is bankrupt of ideas. When they began making old TV shows into movies, that was a sign (The Flintstones… what!?). When they began making amusement park rides into films, I thought the writing was on the wall (The Haunted Mansion… what!?). And of course, they’ve been making games into movies for a bit now, with such instant classics as Max Payne. WHAT!?

Enter the latest desperate grab for audience cash – films from games. No, board games. Yep, that’s right. Reportedly, directors as notable as Ridley Scott and Peter Berg have respectively signed on to big-budget versions of Monopoly and Battleship, and there’s even a version of Candy Land in the works. More from this report from Morning Edition. Wow. If the Hollywood decision makers continue the trend of never having to learn to read or think, maybe one day they’ll make a movie out of card games like Hearts or Bridge. Yay Culture!