--- description: Producer Gail Katz has acquired the movie and television rights to the beloved game 'Settlers of Catan' title: 'Settlers of Catan' Could Be Turned Into a Movie image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Settlers of Catan_ Could Be Turned Into a Movie by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 20, 2015 12:14 AM CUT by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 20, 2015 12:14 AM CUT The popular board game _The_ _Settlers of Catan_ could actually [hit](http://deadline.com/2015/02/settlers-of-catan-gail-katz-pawn-sacrifice-1201376819/ "undefined") the big screen. Gail Katz, a producer known for _Air Force One_ and _The Perfect Storm_, has acquired the movie and television rights to adapt the strategy game, according to _Deadline_. In the game, players are tasked with developing strong communities and outwitting competitors for natural resources on the make-believe island of Catan. Katz said in a statement that she was introduced to the game by her college-aged kids and called Catan “a vivid, visual, exciting and timeless world with classic themes that resonate today.” More than 22 million versions of _Settlers_ have been sold, and downloads have topped 1.6 billion. \[[_Deadline_](http://deadline.com/2015/02/settlers-of-catan-gail-katz-pawn-sacrifice-1201376819/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3715972/settlers-of-catan-movie-gail-katz/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3715972/settlers-of-catan-movie-gail-katz/"},"headline":"Settlers of Catan Could Be Turned Into a Movie","datePublished":"2015-02-20T00:14:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:33:53.340Z","description":"Producer Gail Katz has acquired the movie and television rights","url":"https://time.com/3715972/settlers-of-catan-movie-gail-katz/","keywords":["movies","Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3715972/settlers-of-catan-movie-gail-katz/","name":"Settlers of Catan Could Be Turned Into a Movie"}}]}] ```