EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate and LuckyChap ‘s Monopoly movie is gaining some momentum as the studio is cornering the market of one of the town’s hottest writing duos. Sources tell Deadline, Lionsgate has closed a deal for John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein to write a screenplay based on Hasbro’s classic board game.

John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein are going from Dungeons & Dragons to Park Ave, closing a deal to write a movie based on the board game Monopoly. Lionsgate is behind the project that is being produced by Barbie outfit LuckyChap and Hasbro Entertainment.

The Monopolymovie has found a pair of writers who know a thing or two about adapting an iconic game to the big screen. That would be John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, whose previous work includes directing and co-writing Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,