Hmm, remember Battleship? Or movies based on video games, like In the name of the King, Alone in the Dark or Far Cry? The vast majoroty of adaptions of games is pretty lame.

Clue had the unique feature of different endings, while the Lego Movie had a distinct look. These movies offer more than just a story set in the same universe as the game.

I just can't see how it is necessary to base a series on Settlers of Catan while it could as well stand for itself. The main features of the game are building settlements and trading resources. This would work just as well in a unique setting.

The non-linear course of games in general makes it very hard to adapt them into movies and just using the same universe is very unimaginative.