It’s bad enough Hollywood is embarking upon such cinematic crap-fests as a Battleship, Monopoly and Candyland, but now we can add the classic strategy game Risk to the list of bankrupt ideas.

We’ve got Sony to blame for this latest fiasco.

From Variety:

Property, which pits players against one another in a quest to annex all of the world’s territories, has become desirable thanks to the box office success of the Paramount adaptations of Hasbro’s Transformers and G.I. Joe.

“The strategic thinking and the tactical gambles that players must take in the game are what make Risk a classic, thoroughly engaging game,” said Columbia prexy Doug Belgrad. Those elements translated into an action-packed, thrilling story are what will make this a uniquely exciting movie.”

Yes, these execs actually believe their own bullshit. Can we just get around to announcing Pin-The-Tail-On-The-Donkey and Tic-Tac-Tough?