While Jason Bateman had been previously attached to helm the murder mystery, The Muppets filmmaker James Bobin is now in talks to direct 20th Century’s Clue remake starring Ryan Reynolds, reports Variety. Bobin also directed the underappreciated and excellent live-action Dora and the Lost City of Gold for Paramount Pictures.
Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the writing team behind Zombieland and Deadpool, penned the script. They teased the potential of the film being R-rated.
The cast has not been set, but 20th Century is (obviously) aiming for high-profile talent to join Reynolds, adds the site.
The original 1985 movie, based on the Hasbro board game, followed six guests who are anonymously invited to a strange mansion. After the host is killed, the visitors must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as bodies pile up. The cast included Christopher Lloyd, Madeline Khan, Michael McKean and Eileen Brennan.
Reynolds’ Maximum Effort is developing and producing the pic with Allspark Pictures, the film division of Hasbro.