D&D Movie/TV Benedict Cumberbatch Joining D&D Movie?

According to The Sun, Benedict Cumberbatch is joining Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Rege-Jean Page, Hugh Grant and others in 2023's D&D movie.

He was in the The Hobbit trilogy as Smaug, the dragon, and is well known as Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock. More recently he narrated an animated short about a Drizzt.

D&D General - Benedict Cumberbatch Narrates A Drizzt Short [Updated]

On WotC’s YouTube channel, this animated short has just appeared. “Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch and written by R.A. Salvatore, Sleep Sound reintroduces the origin story of the iconic Dungeons & Dragons hero, Drizzt Do’Urden.” UPDATE! A summer of Drizzt has been announced (Scroll down to...

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D&D Movie/TV - Check Out Hugh Grant's D&D Movie Costume!

Posted by the Daily Mail, Hugh Grant was pictured at Somerset's Wells Cathedral in full costume. Hugh Grant plays the villain in the movie, which also stars Chris Pine, Regé-Jean Page, Michelle Rodriguez, and Justice Smith. See the link for more photos...

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[Parmandur]

True enough. Havent been following it much other than whats been posted on EN World.

The duo who are writing/directing have a good track record of producing results in Hollywood. It very well might work.

 

[hopeless]

Something certainly changed.
Hopefully for the better.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Something certainly changed.
Hopefully for the better.

Nothing has changed except for this thread hasn't been descended upon by the people freaking out about how the movie is clearly doomed yet.

Bendedict Cumberbatch appearing in a movie starring Chris Pine is a very unsurprising thing to have happen in a 2021 movie.

 

[Voadam]

Bendedict Cumberbatch appearing in a movie starring Chris Pine is a very unsurprising thing to have happen in a 2021 movie.

Wait, did you mean 2013?

 

[hopeless]

Yes that was indeed an ominous revelation.
Is there a Fast and the Furious variation of this or Lost for that matter?

 

[Tiles]

It’s likely an important role to justify paying him the money he demands. And one worth playing for him to justify his name being tied to.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Wait, did you mean 2013?

Weird! If Benedict Cumberbatch was ever in a Star Trek sequel, I'm sure I wouldn't have blocked it out of my memory by repeatedly whacking myself in the face with the dictionary.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Wasn't that Peter Capaldi?

In the radio drama version with James McAvoy, it's Bendyspoon Crumbersnatch.

 

[embee]

Worst case scenario: Sean Connery was great in his 15 seconds in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

And then he crapped all over in all of his minutes of Dragonheart and First Knight.

 

[Umbran]

And then he crapped all over in all of his minutes of Dragonheart and First Knight.

Being a decent actor, and choosing a good project, are different skillsets.