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D&D In Ready Player One? (SPOILERS)
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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 7738612" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>If you've read the novel <em>Ready Player One</em> by Ernest Cline, you'll know that amongst all the many 80s pop culture references featured therein, there is a big tribute to <em>Dungeons & Dragons</em> in the form of a virtual recreation of the <em>Tomb of Horrors</em> and the demi-lich Acererak. It hasn't been clear whether this will appear in the upcoming movie, however (or if it is, I've missed it!) That said, a press release has gone out listing all the companies which Spielberg was able to get permission from, and <em>Dungeons & Dragons </em>is on that list.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]<p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]111650[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 9px">A scene from Warner Bros. Pictures', Amblin Entertainment's and Village Roadshow Pictures' action adventure "READY PLAYER ONE," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>You can see the list over at <a href="https://www.comicbookmovie.com/sci-fi/ready-player-one-prepare-for-the-hunt-of-a-lifetime-with-70-new-photos-from-the-steven-spielberg-blockbuster-a158708" target="_blank">Comic Book Movies</a>. Right at the bottom there, it says [HQ]"Dungeons & Dragons courtesy of Wizards of the Coast"[/HQ]. Of course, this doesn't mean the full <em>Tomb of Horrors</em> / Acererak scene is in the movie; it might just be a passing reference to D&D or an Easter Egg of some kind. </p><p></p><p><strong>David Flor</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/BrainClouds" target="_blank">over on Twitter</a> pointed out to me that the <em>sphere of annihilation</em> mural from <em>Tomb of Horrors</em> is on the back of the ambulance in the trailer:</p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]111651[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Atari Properties courtesy of Atari Interactive, Inc.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. and Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. Courtesy of Bethesda Softworks LLC</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of Capcom U.S.A., Inc./Capcom Co., Ltd.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of CBS Television Studios</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of Disney Enterprises, Inc.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of Electronic Arts</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of Gearbox Software</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of Hasbro, Inc.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of The Jim Henson Company, Inc.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of Kodansha Ltd.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of Mattel, Inc.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of MGM Media Licensing</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of Microsoft Corporation</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Estate of Toshiro Mifune and Mifune Productions</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of Mojang AB</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of Nickelodeon & Viacom Media Networks</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">“War of the Worlds” courtesy of Paramount Pictures</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of Rare Ltd.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of Sanrio Company, Ltd.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sonic the Hedgehog courtesy of SEGA Holdings Co., Ltd.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of Sesame Workshop</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Columbia Pictures</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of Sunrise, Inc.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Robot B9 from “Lost in Space” appears courtesy of Legend Pictures, LLC Licensed by Synthesis Entertainment Courtesy of Tatsunoko Production</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mechagodzilla licensed by Toho Company Limited</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of The Topps Company, Inc.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Serenity, Dropship, and other Fox Properties courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Courtesy of Universal Studios Licensing LLC</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of Valve Corporation</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtesy of WEP LLC</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dungeons & Dragons courtesy of Wizards of the Coast</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">[FONT=&amp]<strong>Save</strong>[/FONT]</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF">[FONT=&amp]<strong>Save</strong>[/FONT]</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">[FONT=&quot]<strong>Save</strong>[/FONT]</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF">[FONT=&quot]<strong>Save</strong>[/FONT]</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 7738612, member: 1"] If you've read the novel [I]Ready Player One[/I] by Ernest Cline, you'll know that amongst all the many 80s pop culture references featured therein, there is a big tribute to [I]Dungeons & Dragons[/I] in the form of a virtual recreation of the [I]Tomb of Horrors[/I] and the demi-lich Acererak. It hasn't been clear whether this will appear in the upcoming movie, however (or if it is, I've missed it!) That said, a press release has gone out listing all the companies which Spielberg was able to get permission from, and [I]Dungeons & Dragons [/I]is on that list.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK][CENTER] [ATTACH=FULL]111650[/ATTACH] [SIZE=1]A scene from Warner Bros. Pictures', Amblin Entertainment's and Village Roadshow Pictures' action adventure "READY PLAYER ONE," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.[/SIZE][/CENTER] You can see the list over at [URL="https://www.comicbookmovie.com/sci-fi/ready-player-one-prepare-for-the-hunt-of-a-lifetime-with-70-new-photos-from-the-steven-spielberg-blockbuster-a158708"]Comic Book Movies[/URL]. Right at the bottom there, it says [HQ]"Dungeons & Dragons courtesy of Wizards of the Coast"[/HQ]. Of course, this doesn't mean the full [I]Tomb of Horrors[/I] / Acererak scene is in the movie; it might just be a passing reference to D&D or an Easter Egg of some kind. [B]David Flor[/B] [URL="https://twitter.com/BrainClouds"]over on Twitter[/URL] pointed out to me that the [I]sphere of annihilation[/I] mural from [I]Tomb of Horrors[/I] is on the back of the ambulance in the trailer: [CENTER][ATTACH=FULL]111651[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [LIST] [*]Atari Properties courtesy of Atari Interactive, Inc. [*]Courtesy of Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. and Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. Courtesy of Bethesda Softworks LLC [*]Courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment [*]Courtesy of Capcom U.S.A., Inc./Capcom Co., Ltd. [*]Courtesy of CBS Television Studios [*]Courtesy of Disney Enterprises, Inc. [*]Courtesy of Electronic Arts [*]Courtesy of Gearbox Software [*]Courtesy of Hasbro, Inc. [*]Courtesy of The Jim Henson Company, Inc. [*]Courtesy of Kodansha Ltd. [*]Courtesy of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. [*]Courtesy of Mattel, Inc. [*]Courtesy of MGM Media Licensing [*]Courtesy of Microsoft Corporation [*]The Estate of Toshiro Mifune and Mifune Productions [*]Courtesy of Mojang AB [*]Courtesy of Nickelodeon & Viacom Media Networks [*]“War of the Worlds” courtesy of Paramount Pictures [*]Courtesy of Rare Ltd. [*]Courtesy of Sanrio Company, Ltd. [*]Sonic the Hedgehog courtesy of SEGA Holdings Co., Ltd. [*]Courtesy of Sesame Workshop [*]Courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Columbia Pictures [*]Courtesy of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. [*]Courtesy of Sunrise, Inc. [*]Robot B9 from “Lost in Space” appears courtesy of Legend Pictures, LLC Licensed by Synthesis Entertainment Courtesy of Tatsunoko Production [*]Mechagodzilla licensed by Toho Company Limited [*]Courtesy of The Topps Company, Inc. [*]Serenity, Dropship, and other Fox Properties courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Courtesy of Universal Studios Licensing LLC [*]Courtesy of Valve Corporation [*]Courtesy of WEP LLC [*]Dungeons & Dragons courtesy of Wizards of the Coast [/LIST] [CENTER][COLOR=#FFFFFF][FONT=&][B]Save[/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FFFFFF][FONT=&][B]Save[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#FFFFFF][FONT="][B]Save[/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FFFFFF][FONT="][B]Save[/B][/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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