Ben Affleck And Matt Damon Loved The McDonald’s Monopoly Fraud Story So Much They’re Making A Movie About It
Wow — the names involved with bidding on @thedailybeast’s McDonald’s Monopoly Game story:
Universal for Kevin Hart.
Warner Bros. for Steve Carell.
Netflix for Robert Downey Jr. and Todd Phillips. https://t.co/SXmwCbxgQ6
— Bill Kuchman (@billkuchman) August 2, 2018
If you were listening last weekend we told you here, about the story of a ex-cop who rigged the Monopoly game for millions of dollars. The story took over like wildfire and the lengthy article went viral.
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck got word, and it’s no longer a question on who’s making a movie out of this wild story of perception, mischief and fine details.
Here’s more about the bromantic duo:
Source: Friends who work together, stay together.
Best friends Matt Damon and Ben Affleckare teaming up to make a movie about the man who managed to rig the bi-annual McDonald’s Monopoly game back in 2001. Deadline reports Damon will be starring as con man Jerome Jacobson and Affleck will take on the role of director for the Pearl Street Films production.
Writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese of Ryan Reynolds‘ hit film Deadpoolhave been tasked with the responsibility of depicting the beginnings of the infamous McDonald’s crime ring and how the FBI brought down the ex-cop who started it all.