Settlers of Catan may be turned into a movie — theverge.com

Board games typically have little to no actual story, and when it comes to German-style boardgames, they rarely even have exciting themes. Which is why it's surprising, wonderful, and a little crazy that Gail Katz, the producer behind The Perfect Storm, has picked up the movie and TV rights to The Settlers of Catan, a game about trading sheep for stones. Will anyone trade me some brick? No? Okay. Catan is obviously a breakout hit and one of the hottest board games around today, so Katz's interest in the property makes enough sense. It's a strange purchase in that Catan has no real story — it just provides the generic setup of exploring and settling a new island — but that may be part of the appeal. Like in the film adaptation of Battleship, the lack of any story in the source material basically gives the filmmakers room to do whatever they want and then slap a well-known name on the front of it, which is good for selling tickets.

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