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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[Paul Farquhar]

Doing mo-cap for Xanathar might be interesting...

 

[Azzy]

Will his lines include the word "penguin"?

 

[embee]

Will his lines include the word "penguin"?

Why wouldn't they?

He is perfectly capable of saying "penguin."

 

[embee]

It's one thing for this movie to have Chris money. This movie has Chris money and Cumberbatch money.

To quote the late grifter/promoter John Hammond, "spared no expense."

 

[Paul Farquhar]

To quote the late grifter/promoter John Hammond, "spared no expense."

They have also cloned Dickie Attenborough to play Dungeon Master.

 

[embee]

They have also cloned Dickie Attenborough to play Dungeon Master.

It's not really a Sir Richard Attenborough clone, genetically speaking, as they had to splice significant amounts of frog DNA in to fix holes in the genetic sequencing.

 

[Gradine]

 

[Umbran]

Why wouldn't they?

He is perfectly capable of saying "penguin."

ummm...

 

[Gradine]

It's not really a Sir Richard Attenborough clone, genetically speaking, as they had to splice significant amounts of frog DNA in to fix holes in the genetic sequencing.

 

[embee]

ummm...