▁script ▁written ▁by ▁Pam ela ▁P ett ler . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁co - produ ced ▁by ▁Has bro ' s ▁Brian ▁Gold ner , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁Has bro ▁to ▁develop ▁mov ies ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁company ' s ▁line ▁of ▁to ys ▁and ▁games . ▁The ▁story ▁was ▁being ▁developed ▁by ▁author ▁Frank ▁Bed dor . ▁However , ▁Universal ▁eventually ▁halt ed ▁development ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁then ▁opt ed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁agreement ▁and ▁rights ▁revert ed ▁to ▁Has bro . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Has bro ▁announced ▁a ▁new ▁partners hip ▁with ▁production ▁company ▁Em m ett / F ur la ▁Films , ▁and ▁said ▁they ▁would ▁develop ▁a ▁live - action ▁version ▁of ▁Mon opol y , ▁along ▁with ▁Action ▁Man ▁and ▁Hun gry ▁Hun gry ▁Hi pp os . ▁Em m ett / F ur la / O asis ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁this ▁sat ire ▁version ▁that ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁directed ▁by ▁R id ley ▁Scott . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Has bro ▁announced ▁that ▁L ions gate ▁will ▁dist ribute ▁a ▁Mon opol y ▁film ▁with ▁Andrew ▁Nic col ▁writing ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁a ▁family - friend ly ▁action ▁advent ure ▁film ▁co - fin anced ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁L ions gate ▁and ▁Has bro ' s ▁All spark ▁Pictures . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁All spark ▁Pictures