Bosco685 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Quote Risk, the iconic Hasbro property that has taught families the art of diplomacy (and conquest) for over six decades, will be getting a TV adaptation as part of a multi-year television deal between the board game, toys and media behemoth’s entertainment studio and Beau Willimon and Jordan Tappis’ Westward. Entertainment One (eOne), announced the partnership with the Venice Beach and Brooklyn-based production company today. As part of the deal, Willimon (“House of Cards,” “The First”), an Academy-award nominee and avid fan of Risk, will be writing and overseeing the production of the scripted series. The board game’s TV adaptation will be Entertainment One and Westward’s first project together. “As we continue to build out eOne’s world-class content slate, we couldn’t think of more perfect partners than Beau and Jordan – whose award-winning storytelling and imagination are among the best in the business,” said Michael Lombardo, President, Global Television, Entertainment One, in a statement. On Dec. 2019, the toymaker acquired eOne in an all-cash deal valued at $3.8 billion with the primary aim of expanding its beloved games into kid-friendly film and television fare with eOne’s production and distribution infrastructure, as well as continuing the growth of eOne’s lineup of adult drama series. On an investor call prior to the completion of the acquisition, Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner also noted the profitability of eOne’s kidvid brands “Peppa Pig” and “PJ Masks” as additional perks of the deal. Hasbro has been saying it was going to come out with several TV shows and movies. bentbryan and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 loved to play risk back in the day ! sometimes we would have five player games that would last all night! Bosco685, FoggyNelson, bentbryan and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentbryan Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 4 hours ago, 1950's war comics said: loved to play risk back in the day ! sometimes we would have five player games that would last all night! It’s an absolute blast with 5 people. Bosco685, alexgross.com and 1950's war comics 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgross.com Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 theres a terrible online version that i have played. its so easy for people to cheat, it really takes the fun out of what is a great game to play in person with friends. but why would anyone be interested in a tv show version?? seems desperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 6 hours ago, www.alexgross.com said: but why would anyone be interested in a tv show version?? seems desperate. Someone must have pitched a wild proposal to Hasbro. Time will tell if it comes together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
