Surprisingly, this claim comes at the time when Hasbro is already facing a lawsuit that revolves around the company’s concerns against rights on making a film based on another immensely popular board game – Dungeons and Dragons. The company then lodged a complaint stating that Landmark’s rights were not meant to be used this way and that it was neither notified nor was an authorization obtained to create a film on the game.Īs a response, Hasbro made claims that the works that that it owned were made-for-hire. The resources further claim that the game was licensed to a company called Milton Bradley, which was later acquired by Hasbro. The company claims that it had played a crucial role in creating the storyline, artwork, and some of the most popular characters like the Princess Lolly, Lord Licorice and King Kandy. It was only after 1984 that Landmark Entertainment made its entry and gave a complete makeover to the game. Resources also claim that though Candy Land has been prevailing since the 1940s, the board game had nothing more than two characters until 1984. This lawsuit arrived as a hiccup to the production team, and is a threat to the film. According to resources, the reason for filing a lawsuit against the popular toy company was due to the fact that the Landmark Entertainment group had reportedly developed several features of the popular board game and that Hasbro does not possess the actual rights to license a movie based on the board game’s environment and characters. However, things heated up quickly when Landmark entertainment filed a law suit to take action against Hasbro inc.
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