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.

Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley will be directing the film which features "an ensemble cast and take a subversive approach to the game."

Chris Pine In Talks To Star In ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ For eOne And Paramount; Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley Direct

Chris Pine To Star In 'Dungeons & Dragons'

deadline.com

Chris Pine has closed a deal to star in Dungeons & Dragons, the live action film based on Hasbro’s massively popular role-playing game from Wizards of the Coast. Hasbro/eOne and Paramount are jointly producing and financing, with eOne distributing in the UK and Canada, and Paramount the rest of the world.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Now they just have to get the soundtrack right. Hopefully the studio lawyers are busy securing the rights to Black Sabbath, Rush, etc.

They already made that movie, its called A Knight's Tale.

 

[Haffrung]

On that note...

Songs That Must be in the Dungeons and Dragons Movie Soundtrack

Children of the Grave (Black Sabbath)
The Wizard (Black Sabbath)
Closer to the Heart (Rush)
YYZ (Rush)
In My Time of Dying (Led Zeppelin)
Battle of Evermore (Led Zeppelin)
The Number of the Beast (Iron Maiden)

 

[Haffrung]

Why would Hasbro want to blow up the budget like that?

Because they’re competing with Marvel, and Marvel movies are full of familiar pop songs because audiences love it.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

At the end of the movie, we find out he is of noble blood, and is in fact Lord Edgin!

Edgelord?

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Because they’re competing with Marvel, and Marvel movies are full of familiar pop songs because audiences love it.

The difference is, the ones Marvel uses aren't garbage.

 

[embee]

Because they’re competing with Marvel, and Marvel movies are full of familiar pop songs because audiences love it.

Disney is a media production company that has a market cap of $312b. Hasbro in a game company that has a small movie production arm and has market cap of $12.5b.

They don't play the same sport, they don't play at the same level, and they don't play in the same league. And everyone knows it.

The two Ouija movies cost $15 million to make. And made $190 million.

This isn't a Transformers movie. It's not even a Transformers spin-off movie. There's a lot of places to spend money. They already blew a ton of money on securing Pine.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Why would Hasbro want to blow up the budget like that?

The songs featured on the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack and on Tarantino soundtracks and similar are all decades past their popularity. I would be shocked if they were particularly expensive to license, especially if they promised them a piece of a soundtrack that's likely to put sell a ton.

That said, it'd likely be even cheaper to get some bardcore, dungeon synth or other more contemporary D&D/fantasy music instead.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Disney is a media production company that has a market cap of $312b. Hasbro in a game company that has a small movie production arm and has market cap of $12.5b.

Is Hasbro self-financing the whole thing? That would be weird and surprising.

The number one rule of Hollywood is to make movies with someone else's money.

 

[bedir than]

Is Hasbro self-financing the whole thing? That would be weird and surprising.

The number one rule of Hollywood is to make movies with someone else's money.

As everyone who claimed that Hickman wearing a Sony shirt continues to ignore, Paramount is producing the film, booking the studios, etc.

 

[embee]

As everyone who claimed that Hickman wearing a Sony shirt continues to ignore, Paramount is producing the film, booking the studios, etc.

Dungeons & Dragons (2022)​

Full Cast & Crew​

Directed by​

John Francis Daley
Jonathan Goldstein

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)​

Dave Arneson	...	(game)
John Francis Daley	...	(screenplay)
Michael Gilio	...	(screenplay)
Jonathan Goldstein	...	(screenplay)
E. Gary Gygax	...	(game)
David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick	...	(screenplay) (as David Johnson)
Geneva Robertson-Dworet	...	(earlier screenplay)

Produced by​

Stephen Davis	...	producer
Brian Goldner	...	producer
Jeremy Latcham	...	producer
Roy Lee	...	producer
Courtney Solomon	...	producer
Denis L. Stewart	...	executive producer
Allan Zeman	...	producer