D&D Movie/TV D&D TV Show By John Wick Creator

From Hollywood Reporter — “Derek Kolstad, the creator and writer behind the John Wick franchise, has been tapped to pen and develop a pitch for a live-action series based on the Dungeons & Dragons universe.”

‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Series in the Works With ‘John Wick’ Writer (Exclusive)

Derek Kolstad, the creator and writer behind the John Wick franchise, has been tapped to pen and develop a pitch for a live-action series based on the Dungeons & Dragons universe.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

The article doesn’t say anything more, unfortunately, other than describing what D&D is — “Affectionately referred to by fans as D&D, the game is known for its wars, treasure hunts, campaigns, camaraderie, and reversals of fortune, all in a setting that combines humans, elves, orcs and hundreds of other creatures. The game famously uses multisided dice in gameplay to further the imaginary story and is overseen by a host known as the Dungeon Master.”

 

[tetrasodium]

If it happens wotc needs to let it be it's own setting rather that trying to fanboi in the content & result from decades of FR novels

 

[R_J_K75]

If it happens wotc needs to let it be it's own setting rather that trying to fanboi in the content & result from decades of FR novels

Id rather they take a hands off approach and interject just to make sure its a good representation of the game. Let everyone they hire worry about everything else. Concentrate on making a great show instead of using it as a vehicle for game books or novels.

 

[Lord Mhoram]

Sure way to ensure I never watch and cancel the subscription to whatever its on.

I tend to feel the same way, but he was the first character with an animal companion that sprang to mind for the joke.

 

[tetrasodium]

Id rather they take a hands off approach and interject just to make sure its a good representation of the game. Let everyone they hire worry about everything else. Concentrate on making a great show instead of using it as a vehicle for game books or novels.

Wotc's track record shouldn't be ignored. If wotc owned star trek and was starting startrek the next generation today with Patrick Stewart as Picard they would be pushing for a skilled actor from the royal Shakespeare company to engage in an over the top aping of shatner's kirk,
geordy would have a Scottish accent, or crusher would always be saying "dammit Jean luc, I'm a doctor not a ..."

 

[Dausuul]

When i read 'invited to pen and develop a pitch,' it sounds kinda like 'we own the rights to this property and we've got no damn idea how to actually turn it into a thing you can see on screen, let's ask yet another writer if he has any ideas'.

To be honest this sounds like a sign that the whole project is stuck in development hell more than anything else.

Hey, at least this latest jaunt through the infernal regions features a) a writer with some real chops and b) an idea for a TV show, which is a far more natural fit for D&D than a movie.

Worst case, the pitch is rejected and we're back where we were before. Best case, we get something really good.

 

[Guest 6801328]

Nice. I think a series is a much better fit for D&D than a movie.

Yeah. It would suck to only get XP once, and at the very end of the movie!

"You all go from 1st level to 8th level, but the campaign is over."

 

[R_J_K75]

Wotc's track record shouldn't be ignored. If wotc owned star trek and was starting startrek the next generation today with Patrick Stewart as Picard they would be pushing for a skilled actor from the royal Shakespeare company to engage in an over the top aping of shatner's kirk,
geordy would have a Scottish accent, or crusher would always be saying "dammit Jean luc, I'm a doctor not a ..."

And the Holodeck would just be constant DDO.

 

[ccs]

I'll believe it when they actually produce something. Same with the movie.

 

[Fandabidozi]

A continuation of the animated series hopefully.

 

[tetrasodium]

Id rather they take a hands off approach and interject just to make sure its a good representation of the game. Let everyone they hire worry about everything else. Concentrate on making a great show instead of using it as a vehicle for game books or novels.

Or if we wanted to stick to Hasbro properties for comparison... the way wotc treats FR would be like a new transformers cartoon having a heavy my little pony influence right down to energon being the energy of friendship or a gi joke cartoon with cobra's moon base resort the seat of power for queen celestia