John Wick + Mario. Throw in some other factors as well.
D&D Movie/TV D&D 2 is possibility still
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Parmandur
Book-Friend, he/him
A PG-13 movie has way, way more commercial potential than an R rated one ever could. BG3 has limited it's audience somewhat by going full M, though perhaps not as radically as a film would.
Henadic Theologian
Legend
That's the theory, it doesn't always turn out that way in practice. Going after a huge, but smaller audience instead of trying to go after everyone often proves more effective in practice, because attempts at universal appeal often fail.
Parmandur
Book-Friend, he/him
No, PG-13 movies make way more money than R rated ones. Barbie is going to blow John Wick out of the water, and that's straight PG. Heck, a PG D&D kids film would be smarter money than R.
GreyLord
Legend
If a movie is rated R, it generally will need a MUCH smaller budget than a a PG-13 one would in order to turn a profit. The trend seems to be that when an R-rated movie turns a profit, it has had a pretty small budget (comparatively to others). A D&D movie that had been made for 50 million would have probably made a profit with the box office of HaT for example, or even a smaller Box Office if HaT was R-rated.
I don't feel that a D&D movie should be R-rated, but I think it should have gone more towards the route which those outside of the hobby may view D&D. This would actually mean more of a turn towards more traditional characters of more general Tolkienistic fantasy and less 4e/5e markings such as dragonborn, or other races making such appearances. Perhaps something more somber in presentation, though humor would still be there. More of a movie that has Ironman, Avengers or Captain America type promotions and writing rather than something that it turned out like (GotG, Antman, or Thor-Ragnorak type writing).
I don't feel that a D&D movie should be R-rated, but I think it should have gone more towards the route which those outside of the hobby may view D&D. This would actually mean more of a turn towards more traditional characters of more general Tolkienistic fantasy and less 4e/5e markings such as dragonborn, or other races making such appearances. Perhaps something more somber in presentation, though humor would still be there. More of a movie that has Ironman, Avengers or Captain America type promotions and writing rather than something that it turned out like (GotG, Antman, or Thor-Ragnorak type writing).
Gradine
🏳️⚧️ (she/her) 🇵🇸
Yeah, there's nothing really necessary about D&D to make a movie need to be R-rated.
Barbie is PG-13, btw
Random Task
Explorer
They're open to a sequel because they already committed to a live action streaming series, so they need to build the franchise, even though the first movie was a money loser.
Zardnaar
Legend
Indirectly maybe. Generic fantasy movies have a crappy success rate.
R rated would be more niche but could potentially blow up more.
Zardnaar
Legend
Two different things. With TV shows don't get to attached until it screens.
MonsterEnvy
Legend
It’s probably profiting now. Even if it did not make it via box office
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