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!

 

[Urriak]

Most likely Thayan subordinates to the Red Wizard Lich. Or less piercings Shadar Kai?

Shadar-Kai makes sense. But the guy has pointed ears, and Red Wizards are supposed to all be human. Maybe a half-elf?

 

[darjr]

I dunno, he and the other guys in the fight are all wearing armor, and the green sword seems very Drow-ish. So could be just Red Wizards, but considering how the RW are supposed to all be human, it's strange one has pointed ears. I'm still thinking these are re-branded drow.

Ever seen a drow with a bald tattooed head?

 

[Parmandur]

The general rule what a movie spends on making a movie is roughly what they spend on marketing.

That's an old general rule from when movie budgets were more tame.

 

[Jer]

Tatoos on bald head. Thayan, not drow.

I said elsewhere that I watched the trailer and assumed they were the Shadar-Kai. The idea that they're Thayans didn't occur to me until I read one of the threads here. I'm not well-versed enough in what Thayan tats are supposed to look like to id them I guess.

 

[Urriak]

Ever seen a drow with a bald tattooed head?

Ever seen an Elf Thayan?

They're either changing what Drow are, or they're changing what Red Wizards are. I don't see why they'd have to change the latter, so I'm thinking former.

 

[Jer]

Shadar-Kai makes sense. But the guy has pointed ears, and Red Wizards are supposed to all be human. Maybe a half-elf?

Those ears aren't that pointed tho. I have a fold in my ears that make them look a little pointy like that - could just be the guy's ears.

Ever seen an Elf Thayan?

They're either changing what Drow are, or they're changing what Red Wizards are. I don't see why they'd have to change the latter, so I'm thinking former.

If they are elves it's more likely they're Shadar-Kai because the devs were working closely with the movie folks and I doubt if they wanted a new look for the drow they'd use the same look they're using for Shadar-Kai.

 

[darjr]

Ever seen an Elf Thayan?

They're either changing what Drow are, or they're changing what Red Wizards are. I don't see why they'd have to change the latter, so I'm thinking former.

It’s not an elf. Your pointed ears argument is not strong. The ears would be obviously elven. And if he was drow there would absolutely be a spider motif.

Not a bald tattooed head motif

 

[darjr]

What’s more there are other thayan protagonists and its been said that the bad guys and one of the characters is thayan.

Not one word about drow.

 

[CleverNickName]

Hm...folks keep talking about thayan wizards and drow, but all this time I thought we were looking at a half-orc.

 

[grimslade]

They certainly aren't duergar that's for sure.

I dunno, he and the other guys in the fight are all wearing armor, and the green sword seems very Drow-ish. So could be just Red Wizards, but considering how the RW are supposed to all be human, it's strange one has pointed ears. I'm still thinking these are re-branded drow.

I imagined that was a Green Flame Blade cantrip.