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Sweet Valley High

The popular Wakefield twins will soon return. Elizabeth and Jessica, who were the main characters in the book series \"Sweet Valley High\" are getting their shot on the big screen, along with a host of popular 1980s comebacks that have become all the rage in Hollywood.

The series, which first began in 1983 by author Francine Pascal, has been picked up by \"Juno\" and \"Jennifer's Body\" screenwriter Diablo Cody. Cody is said to have read the Sweet Valley High series growing up, according to British newspaper The Guardian. The last book, \"Sweet Valley University,\" was published in 2003. There was also a same-titled TV series based on the books from 1994 to 1997.

The book series included over 150 titles, with such themes as failed teenage love and the ups and downs of high school popularity. There was Elizabeth, the more reserved twin who enjoyed reading and writing and who was born four minutes before her sister. Jessica, the more outgoing and flirtatious of the two, often got into trouble –- only for Elizabeth to get her out of it.

With their California tans, blonde hair and blue-green eyes, the popular twins' lives unfolded in the series at Sweet Valley High, set in the fictional town of Sweet Valley, Calif. The cast and crew have yet to be announced, but which young Hollywood stars do you think could play the Wakefield twins?

The Neverending Story

Who could forget the 1984 film, whose theme song told us to \"Reach the stars, fly a fantasy. Dream a dream, and what you see will be.\"

Earlier this year, the Hollywood Reporter announced a remake of the fantasy film, currently in its very early stages. Warner Bros. and a few other production companies, including the minds behind \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,\" Kennedy/Marshall Co. and Leonardo DiCaprio's production company Appian Way.

The new movie will \"put a modern spin on the material by examining the more nuanced details of the book that were glossed over in the first feature,\" according to the Reporter.

Monopoly

Board games to the big screen? The folks at Hasbro, who have teamed up with Universal Pictures and reaped success from the \"GI Joe\" and \"Transformers\" films say why not?

Ridley Scott, the mastermind behind \"Alien\" and \"Blade Runner,\" is set to direct a film version of the popular game Monopoly. Beyond the \"pass go\" and plastic homes the game is known for, producer Brian Goldner believes that the movie will be even more relevant in today's economic climate.

\"The whole world is about the financial markets,\" Goldner told MTV News. \"You can't turn on the news today without understanding the financial markets and what's going on out there,\" he said. The film is currently being written by Pamela Pettler, and will center on \"the passion of the game, and how the game came about.\"

Candy Land

Monopoly is not the only board game Hasbro hopes to capitalize on with a theatrical release. The popular children's game Candy Land will be adapted into a film, with Etan Coen set to write, and Kevin Lima to direct.

The simple board game, which was first published in 1949, challenges players to move through sugary places like Candy Cane Forest, Gum Drop Mountain and Molasses Swamp in a race to reach the end. Beloved characters, like Lord Licorice, Gramma Nutt and Princess Frostine emerged as the brightly colored, candy-themed game evolved through the years.

How they all will be depicted on the big screen promises to be interesting.

Clue

Murder and mystery will combine to create another film version of the board game favorite Clue, which first became a comedic movie in 1985. \"Pirates of the Caribbean\" director Gore Verbinski and Universal Pictures will bring Clue to life sometime in the near future, according to Entertainment Weekly.com.

The popular board game has made over $1 billion in sales since its debut in 1949 and challenges players to figure out who commited a murder in a mansion – Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Col. Mustard, Miss Peacock, Mr. Green or Ms. Scarlet. The players must also figure which of the nine rooms the murder occurred in, and what weapon was used -- a knife, rope, candlestick, wrench, pistol or lead pipe.

Ouija

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