D&D Movie/TV Here's The D&D Movie Trailer!

"Who needs heroes when you have thieves?" The movie arrives March 3rd, 2023. Here's the trailer! When they said it was inspired by Guardians of the Galaxy, they weren't kidding! We have dragons, owlbears, mimics, gelatinous cubes, quips, and more!



There was also a clip shown at San Diego Comic Con where the party cast speak with dead, and got to ask five questions. Also, apparently, the D&D cartoon characters from the 80s have a cameo!

 

[jmartkdr2]

The quote is literally explaining what the monster is called.

Would the scene not have worked if that line wasn’t there?

 

[RuinousPowers]

Would the scene not have worked if that line wasn’t there?

Would the line have been necessary if it had been a normal bear bear? Do you think they would have had to literally ask "what is that?" "A bear"?

 

[jmartkdr2]

Would the line have been necessary if it had been a normal bear bear? Do you think they would have had to literally ask "what is that?" "A bear"?

I don’t and I also think they didn’t need it for the owlbear.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

The quote is literally explaining what the monster is called.

I didn’t say otherwise?

 

[payn]

Would the line have been necessary if it had been a normal bear bear? Do you think they would have had to literally ask "what is that?" "A bear"?

I don’t and I also think they didn’t need it for the owlbear

If this was any other fantasy movie, I doubt they would even bother mentioning the name. Since its a D&D thing, and naming monsters is a regular deal, it makes sense to call it out.

 

[RuinousPowers]

I didn’t say otherwise?

I don't think it adds to the scene, other than explaining what the creature is to people who don't know.

 

[RuinousPowers]

If this was any other fantasy movie, I doubt they would even bother mentioning the name. Since its a D&D thing, and naming monsters is a regular deal, it makes sense to call it out.

Which is exactly the kind of exposition I talked about.

 

[ART!]

This trailer does three things really well:

1. Gives D&D fans tons of exciting "Easter eggs".
2. Sets up the situation (a couple heroes get a bigger party together) and stakes simply but well. ("we accidentally helped a bad guy get a bad thing, now we have to stop him").
3. Appeals to non-fans, because it looks wild and fun (I've heard multiple non-fans say this, which is a small sampling I'll grant).

 

[Jer]

I don't think it adds to the scene, other than explaining what the creature is to people who don't know.

The line delivery is funny. The name "owlbear" is funny. I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be adding humor to the scene.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I don't think it adds to the scene, other than explaining what the creature is to people who don't know.

It's mildly funny, because the name is so obvious, and an easter egg for D&D players, but it's enterally unnecessary to explain an owlbear to non-D&D players.

Lots of Sci Fi and fantasy movies get by without explaining every single monster and alien. Anyone can see it's a monster, and that's all anyone needs to know.