Universal Surrenders The Ghost On Ouija

Micrograms is looking for new playmatesSome galleries like to take shopping sprees, obtaining projects and tossing them in to the development backpack to determine what goes on. But lately, it might appear that Universal is doing just the opposite, unzipping the backpack, holding it upside lower and trembling it to get rid of lots of potential movies. We have seen it happen with In the Mountain tops of Madness, The Dark Tower and, most lately, Clue, and today the organization has cast off another game-based film, shuffling Ouija from the board. Initially nabbed in 2008 under Universal's huge cope with Hasbro/Milton Bradley, the thought of a film in line with the spooky game has kind of sailed along in development limbo just like a lost spirit searching for an association. Tron Legacy authors Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz signed onto write the first draft from the script, dealing with Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes company, pitching it as being a Jumanji-meets-National Treasure-style adventure. That got Taken director Pierre Morel interested, but he did not stay lengthy. After him came a crazy period with a number of company directors including John Moore, Scott Stewart, Sylvain Whitened and Breck Eisner searching gain the gig using their take. But ultimately, Terminator Salvation's Micrograms won out, with Simon Kinberg the final person to possess his on the job the script. Now, though, Vulture reviews that Universal is selecting to pay for a $5 million penalty instead of pressure that one into production. Michael Bay and Micrograms happen to be shopping it around other galleries and aspire to keep your idea alive...