D&D Movie/TV Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith Join D&D Movie

From Comic Book Movies -- "Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar) and Justice Smith (Detective Pikachu) have joined Wonder Woman 1984's Chris Pine in Paramount and eOne's upcoming big-budget board game adaptation, Dungeons & Dragons..."

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Michelle Rodriguez And Justice Smith Join Chris Pine In Fantasy Adaptation

Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar) and Justice Smith (Detective Pikachu) have joined Wonder Woman 1984's Chris Pine in Paramount and eOne's upcoming big-budget board game adaptation, Dungeons & Dragons...

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We learned in December about Chris Pine's involvement, along with directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley.

D&D Movie/TV - Chris Pine To Star In D&D Movie

The long, slow process towards a modern take on D&D movies took a large step forward with the announcement of a huge star signed to the project. Considering that filming is set to start soon a cascade of announcements should be revealed in initiative order imminently. Filming begins in Q1 2021...

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[R_J_K75]

"C-grade" . . . a pretty insulting and nonsensical term, that Hollywood itself uses way too often.

Danny, Billy & Stevie Baldwin, I rest my case.

 

[embee]

I thought she tended to die because she absolutely loves the 'Badass Death' part of movies, and eagerly agrees to do them? Essentially the opposite of Sean Bean (who does not like dying).

She was killed off in Lost because she was jailed for drunk driving. She also has a problem with completing her sentences.

 

[chuckdee]

I don't know Michelle Rodriguez at all, but you'd think her publicist or someone would have picked a photo that doesn't have a piece of gum in her mouth mid-chew.

Like...that's just a really strange choice for someone to make as a lead photo of an actress.

That was just a shot the writer of the article chose to put in there- it's not the publicist's shot from the announcement.

 

[R_J_K75]

She also has a problem with completing her sentences.

Tends to happen when youre drunk. Or incessant repeating of sentences.

 

[embee]

She was also third listed actress in Avatar, which if they ever film & release the sequels will be the fourth largest franchise in movies.

I always thought the the Avatar sequels were just a grift that James Cameron uses to stay a part of the conversation.

The movie came out 10 years ago. And it wasn't Return of the Jedi nor was it The Godfather: Part II. Meaning that a sequel a decade later likely wouldn't be all that good.

 

[Sacrosanct]

Lead actress (Rodriguez - F&F) and lead actor (Pine - WW/DCU) are both consistent parts of multi-billion dollar franchises. These are hires targeting [commercial] greatness, not some two-bit [monetary successes] actor like Irons.

Wait, what?

hahahahhaha.

For one, just because someone is in a big grossing movie doesn't make them great actors. Natalie Portman has been in two billion dollar franchises, and while she's a fine actor, she's not great. (It's also odd that you'd cite Pine as a secondary actor in DCU, and not his primary role in Star Trek)

Secondly, you apparently have no idea who Jeremy Irons is or work he's done. He's most definitely not "two bit". Not many actors who have won an academy award and multiple golden globes and emmy's are.

 

[bedir than]

Wait, what?

hahahahhaha.

For one, just because someone is in a big grossing movie doesn't make them great actors. Natalie Portman has been in two billion dollar franchises, and while she's a fine actor, she's not great. (It's also odd that you'd cite Pine as a secondary actor in DCU, and not his primary role in Star Trek)

Secondly, you apparently have no idea who Jeremy Irons is or work he's done. He's most definitely not "two bit". Not many actors who have won an academy award and multiple golden globes and emmy's are.

On a commercial basis the sum total of Irons work prior to his D&D movie appearance is basically one of either of Pine or Rodriguez's biggest projects.
Secondly, ignoring Portman's non-action roles to minimize her acting while complaining about my doing that for Irons is ironic.

I always thought the the Avatar sequels were just a grift that James Cameron uses to stay a part of the conversation.

The movie came out 10 years ago. And it wasn't Return of the Jedi nor was it The Godfather: Part II. Meaning that a sequel a decade later likely wouldn't be all that good.

Avatar's commercial success is easy to forget.

 

[Oofta]

I always thought the the Avatar sequels were just a grift that James Cameron uses to stay a part of the conversation.

The movie came out 10 years ago. And it wasn't Return of the Jedi nor was it The Godfather: Part II. Meaning that a sequel a decade later likely wouldn't be all that good.

Apparently there are going to be at least 2 more sequels. I can hardly wait ... ah who am I kidding. I can wait. I thought the first one was dumb, and I'm pretty lenient on movie logic. I was cheering for the guys in the mech suits at the end.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

If her character dies also she can reincarnate into other race, a tabaxi, for example, and she only would give the voice.

 

[Sacrosanct]

On a commercial basis the sum total of Irons work prior to his D&D movie appearance is basically one of either of Pine or Rodriguez's biggest projects.
Secondly, ignoring Portman's non-action roles to minimize her acting while complaining about my doing that for Irons is ironic.

I didn't ignore her other roles. I simply pointed the flaw in your statement about how using an actor who was in a billion dollar franchise somehow infers that using them means you'll have commercial greatness, using her as an analogy.

*I.e., Rodriquez and Pine probably had little to do with either of those franchises being commercially great (just like Portman's roles in SW and the MCU had little to do with those successes commercially), thus you seem to be engaging in a correlation/causation fallacy.