D&D Movie/TV D&D Movie Moves Forward With Deal With Former Marvel Exec Jeremy Latcham

[Dax Doomslayer]

It looks like the D&D movie is moving forward and is being written by Jonathan Goldstein and directed by John Francis Daley.

‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Film Moves Forward With Deal With Former Marvel Exec Jeremy Latcham

Entertainment One has signed a first-look agreement with producer and former Marvel Studios executive Jeremy Latcham, with "Dungeons & Dragons" as the first project under the deal. Entertainment One made the announcement Wednesday, noting that the partnership with Latcham follows eOne’s...

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[bedir than]

His credits include: Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Spider-Man: Homecoming
Homecoming also included Goldstein

 

[Mistwell]

John Francis Daley is a very solid choice.

 

[Traycor]

Seems to be steadily moving forward. That's a huge producer to add, and one would imagine the directors have delivered a few drafts of their script by now.

 

[Helldritch]

I hope this one will be better than the previous one...

 

[Chaosmancer]

I hope this one will be better than the previous one...

I think it would have to try really hard to fail that bar. I think that bar is buried under a dump site somewhere.

Hoping it is actually a good movie is the real trick, and I'm looking forward to it. I know that previous successful movies don't mean this one won't flop, but that is a line-up of films that I loved in bedir than's post, so I'm going to take ten minutes to be optimistic (before remembering just how long this has been in development and how many hands it has gone through)

 

[Parmandur]

I think it would have to try really hard to fail that bar. I think that bar is buried under a dump site somewhere.

Hoping it is actually a good movie is the real trick, and I'm looking forward to it. I know that previous successful movies don't mean this one won't flop, but that is a line-up of films that I loved in bedir than's post, so I'm going to take ten minutes to be optimistic (before remembering just how long this has been in development and how many hands it has gone through)

That's the movie industry, though: doesn't mean anything one or another that this has taken so long, other than there is interest in making it happen.

I'm setting my expectations to "fun movie" rather than "good movie." I'll take a bad, fun movie that helps the brand, and hence the hobby. If it ends up good, nice.

 

[pogre]

They would do much better with a series on Netflix or Prime. It would be tough to make an amazing "D&D" movie.

I think Parmandur has the right idea for expectations.

 

[Ruin Explorer]

John Francis Daley is a very solid choice.

Is he? I haven't seen either of his movies, Vacation and Game Night - RT gives one the first 27% but the second a very good 85%. Neither is a big-budget action movie and it doesn't seem like he'd have much experience of the kind of shooting he'd be doing here, but that maybe that doesn't matter now, given you get so much support from the crew. He seems like a nice guy but that doesn't guarantee much. I guess I'd have preferred someone with more experience, but at least he hasn't made a whole bunch of terrible movies or something.

They would do much better with a series on Netflix or Prime. It would be tough to make an amazing "D&D" movie.

Agreed. A movie is a weird way to go with D&D in 2020. In 2000, sure, but fantasy TV shows with decent to huge budgets and decent to huge viewerships are relatively common now, and D&D is riding high in such a way that people would definitely at least click on a D&D-based Netflix show and give it a chance.

I hope that this slightly retrograde approach doesn't mean the whole thing is retrograde.

I'm setting my expectations to "fun movie" rather than "good movie." I'll take a bad, fun movie that helps the brand, and hence the hobby. If it ends up good, nice.

All I'm hoping for is that people don't see the movie and go "I guess D&D sucks", which I feel a lot of people probably did when they saw the previous D&D movie. So yeah, fun. Even they go "that was dumb but at least it was fun", great. That's a win.

 

[J-H]

D&D is a game system. A movie is about characters and plot. Which characters and plot will drive the movie and make it interesting?

Although it may be over-exposed within the D&D community, perhaps a "Drizz't escapes from Menzo, makes his way to the surface, finds friends and hope, and a new home" might be a good starting point. There is (I assume) plenty of characterization and actual storyline to follow there versus "random adventuring party doing random stuff."