D&D Movie/TV D&D Movie: Action Packed, Funny as Hell

According to Justice Smith, one of the stars of the upcoming Dungeons and Dragons movie, the film is "action-packed, thrilling, funny as hell".

D&D Movie/TV - Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith Join D&D Movie

From Comic Book Movies -- "Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar) and Justice Smith (Detective Pikachu) have joined Wonder Woman 1984's Chris Pine in Paramount and eOne's upcoming big-budget board game adaptation, Dungeons & Dragons..."...

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In a conversation with Collider, Smith said:

[Goldstein and Daley are] incredible. They’re so funny and they have such clear vision. I loved Game Night. That movie is so good and so funny. And it’s such a clear, specific story. It doesn’t try and be anything that it’s not. I think they approached this the same way. I can’t spoil too much but it’s action-packed, thrilling, funny as hell… it’s all of the things and yet it has a clear idea. That specificity is key in storytelling and John and Jonathan do that so well, being like, "This is the story we’re telling but they’re making it enjoyable the entire time." This is me not trying to spoil the movie in any regards. I’ve given away no details.

The movie, which also stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Hugh Grant, and Sophia Lillis, is scheduled for March 3rd, 2023.

D&D Movie/TV - Hugh Grant To Play Villain in the D&D Movie

Hugh Grant will be playing the villain in the Chris Pine D&D movie, which also stars Fast & Furious' Michelle Rodriguez, Jurassic World's Justice Smith and Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page, according to Deadline. According to ComicBookMovie, his character name is Forge Fletcher, and the cast will...

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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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[Iamoutofhere]

My expectations for this are zero. Game adaptations are usually rubbish.

If it turns out like Your Highness, then great....because that film is BRILLIANT!

 

[jedijon]

D&D is a pretty good place for people falling in to the story from the real world. Jumanji probably owns that though—scaring off producers from making similar.

For some reason Justice Smith’s tone implies that to me. Or maybe it’s the feeling of getting real famous actors, like they wouldn’t be in this playing the part of a purple lipped wizard…so maybe the cold open is a scene like Topher Grace playing poker in ‘Oceans 11’? Where instead Hugh Grant has a character Hew who is trying to woo a fair maiden…they roll the dice, and…

If you want leveling up, there’s Pacific Rim. If you want character growth, there’s Harry Potter. If you want saving the world, there’s D&D and most other movies. If you want a “we’re a party of adventurers”, there’s Lord of the Rings or Clash of the Titans. If you want what it’s like to play regularly with the same people there’s The Guild.

Those last two are what I think of when I think role playing cinema. I’d certainly prefer not to have a D&D session. I don’t want Avatar heavy handed world-building either—just cut right in to a group on a mission, show their odds, overcome them in cool ways.

A fantasy version of Ronin please!!!

Who knows what Justice Smith thinks when he says stuff people want to hear like “yea she be funny as hell.”

 

[Mannahnin]

I still really hope they have a character die early on only for the group to find another character played by the same actor who, without much reason at all, also joins the party.

(spoiler for a 15 year old movie)

Beerfest does this, to fairly hilarious effect.

 

[EternalDungeonMaster]

Remember that time they tried to add humor to a D&D movie and cast Marlon Wayans?
Pepperidge Farm remembers.

I haven't laughed so hard in long time. Well played!

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

I assume that that's his stunt/size double wearing a mask. As picture quality has improved in the years since release, it seems like it's more and more noticeable. Johnathan Rhys-Davies' build is very different from Brett Beattie's as well. Still, I think I prefer the forced perspective and size doubles approach of the Lord of the Rings to the CGI of the Hobbit trilogy

As an aside...WHAT HAPPENED TO GIMLI in that picture. He looks like a Ghoul or something.

My expectations for the D&D movie remain cautiously optimistic. Perhaps more cautious after Dark Alliance's release. But at the least, there's a low bar to clear compared to the first set of movies.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

My expectations for the D&D movie remain cautiously optimistic.

That's right! I mean, Hasbro did a great job with Snake Eyes, right?

checks reviews

Oh .... OH. Nevermind.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

I plan on watching Snake Eyes at some point...or at least trying to watch it. There probably are some parallels between the GI Joe and D&D franchise movies. Both...aren't good and aren't faithful adaptations, with diminishing returns, but GI Joe at least was a little entertaining.

That's right! I mean, Hasbro did a great job with Snake Eyes, right?

checks reviews

Oh .... OH. Nevermind.

 

[Rob Kuntz]

Remember that time they tried to add humor to a D&D movie and cast Marlon Wayans?
Pepperidge Farm remembers.

So did the Golden Raspberry Awards...

 

[Greg K]

So did the Golden Raspberry Awards...

So does Rotten Tomatoes with a score of 10% (which I suppose is better than a movie such as Simon Sez that received 0%).

 

[Rob Kuntz]

Who said anything about them knowing about the novels? If me....I pointed out the novels as tone/style, not for content.

I can't imagine many people would go see a movie about a TT experience. If they want a long time franchise, they need it to be more like LotR, than about the TT experience. A tv show could pull off some combo, but not a movie.

I agree with this and your other posts. D&D's creation was possible due to Fantasy's existence, thus it should return the favor by being a great slice of Fantasy story-telling bar none. We didn't become rapt in the play-tests for any other reason than to discover the realms of Fantasy, no such game avenue existed before it to equate the experience to. The seminal core of D&D is the summoning and maintaining of Fantasy; all of its fun and parlay is an after effect of that. Stay with great story telling for the win!

 

[Rob Kuntz]

So does Rotten Tomatoes with a score of 10% (which I suppose is better than a movie such as Simon Sez that received 0%).

Sure. If one is judging things by how bad they are, the first D&D movie shines by comparison to SS!

 

[Greg K]

Sure. If one is judging things by how bad they are, the first D&D movie shines by comparison to SS!

Exactly. I just didn't want to say it directly!

 

[Rob Kuntz]

Exactly. I just didn't want to say it directly!

I knew that, just having fun. In any case I'm not shy at stating my opinion and I absolutely hate that the first D&D move was ever made. iI is a stain upon the game specifically and upon Fantasy generally. Hopefully this outing finally prevails at telling a story unlike the first one which was all over the place and no where at once!

 

[Benjamin Olson]

I still really hope they have a character die early on only for the group to find another character played by the same actor who, without much reason at all, also joins the party.

Hello, I'm Magellan, a traveling mage. I notice your group has no wizard.

 

[MarkB]

Hello, I'm Magellan, a traveling mage. I notice your group has no wizard.

Hi Magellan, here are some magic items for wizards that we had lying around. I hope you have prestidigitation so you can clean off the, er... ketchup stains. Yes, definitely ketchup.

 

[MoleRatBill]

This movie's got a lot of heavy lifting to do. Just the sheer variety of pitches seen on this board help to show how divided the built-in fan base is, to say nothing of the average movie goer. If it does in fact manage to capture the same tone as Guardians of the Galaxy, I think it's got a shot at being pretty good. I personally don't think it would be a good idea to have the meta-story (although as someone else said, a post-credits stinger could be pretty fun).

IMO, to capture the spirit and the "feel" of D&D it really just needs to be a story about a mis-matched group of companions going on an adventure in a world full of strange magic and weird creatures. But that itself is a pretty broad brush to paint with. It could be "LotR but with some fart jokes", it could be "Guardians of Faerun" or it could be "The Hangover, but with a displacer beast" and any of those would fit those requirements and satisfy some of the fans, while alienating the rest.

I don't envy the film-makers, tbh.

 

[Enevhar Aldarion]

In any case I'm not shy at stating my opinion and I absolutely hate that the first D&D move was ever made. iI is a stain upon the game specifically and upon Fantasy generally.

I would rather watch Mazes & Monsters again than any of the past D&D movies.

 

[Ogre Mage]

I knew that, just having fun. In any case I'm not shy at stating my opinion and I absolutely hate that the first D&D move was ever made. It is a stain upon the game specifically and upon Fantasy generally. Hopefully this outing finally prevails at telling a story unlike the first one which was all over the place and no where at once!

I have been able to stay positive about the upcoming movie partially because I have mentally blocked out that 2000 D&D movie. I can no longer remember what happened in it beyond a few vague generalities. Some memories are better left repressed.

 

[grimslade]

 

[grimslade]

The weird thing about the D&D movie is that it existed right before Fantasy movies became big box office. Within a year of its release, both the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings franchises would be launched.