We already know that the new Dungeons & Dragon movie, being produced by the producer of the LEGO movie, is going to be set in the Forgotten Realms. Producer Roy Lee said, while at DICE 2016, that it will have a tone akin to Guardians of the Galaxy. "This new Dungeons & Dragons will be a Guardians of the Galaxy-tone movie in a Tolkien-like universe. Because when you think of all the Hobbit movies and The Lord of the Rings, they have an earnestness to them, and to see something fun, a Raiders romp inside that world, I feel is something the audience has not seen before."
There's more info in this article on Collider, but the pertinent facts are:
There's more info in this article on Collider, but the pertinent facts are:
- The movie will take place entirely in the realm rather than having people transported from our world into the realm.
- The Yawning Portal will feature prominently and “it’s going to be one of people’s favorite set pieces.”
- It's an ensemble piece.
- Scriptwriter Leslie Johnson says "I believe they see Dungeons & Dragons as something that could be cultivated as a multi-universe movie where there will be spinoffs from the first movie being in Forgotten Realms and subsequent movies being in different worlds."
