D&D Movie/TV D&D Movie Cast Plays A Game Of D&D!

Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Sophia Lillis, and Justice Smith played a one-shot, two-hour game of D&D before shooting started on the movie. The 30-second video, posted by Paramount Pictures, doesn't actually show the game, but the cast comments on the experience.

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[Mort]

Here's the cast going into a bit more detail about that experience and their experience with D&D general. Including Hugh Grant (the only one who wasn't at the cast game):

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I am really surprised they didn't have the cast play in a one shot with Critical Role or someone as part of their promotion cycle. Maybe that was something they were saving in case test audiences didn't like it as much as they did.

 

[Kramodlog]

Even grumpy Grant?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Even grumpy Grant?

Nope.

 

[Bayushi_seikuro]

Since they obviously recorded it, I would wager we'll see it eventually, even if it is a DVD bonus or heck maybe during some re-release add a showing of the game. Clearly they seemed to enjoy it

 

[EthanSental]

Looks like they were having fun!

 

[payn]

Even grumpy Grant?

He aint grumpy, he's just British.

 

[ad_hoc]

2 hours seems awfully short for that many people at the table. Considering that and how much effort it must have taken to get it set up and learn the rules I would have thought they would go longer.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

I feel curiosity about the PCs they created. What the chosen by Hugh Grant?

I wonder if the rest of companies will start interested into the IPs from the TTRPGs. Now World of Darkness and Exalted are in pre-production, aren't they? But other titles are possible, for example "7th Sea" by Chaosium, or an anime based in "Legend of the five rings".

 

[Eyes of Nine]

Remind - who was the GM again? Must have been tough for them to be online while actors are all in person

 

[darjr]

What’s a D. V. D.?

 

[Neal Freeman]

When it doesn't go well...that's the best part of the game.

Someone gets it! Now please tell my players...

 

[Paul Farquhar]

He aint grumpy, he's just British.

In defence of the British, so is Page.

 

[GMMichael]

2 hours seems awfully short for that many people at the table. Considering that and how much effort it must have taken to get it set up and learn the rules I would have thought they would go longer.

It was just one combat.

 

[Vincent55]

This is what needs to be done for a true D&D movie, get some actors together and have them decide what kind of character they want to play and make their characters and pick back ground and such as well a description of said characters. Then play an adventure with them and afterwards have a set of writers adapt this to a movie. Keeping the feel of the rolls and such as well as anything said that would fit within the context of the game. This would let the actors have much more creative control over the said characters and give a chance to have some original characters added to the game worlds as well.

 

[Zaukrie]

This is what needs to be done for a true D&D movie, get some actors together and have them decide what kind of character they want to play and make their characters and pick back ground and such as well a description of said characters. Then play an adventure with them and afterwards have a set of writers adapt this to a movie. Keeping the feel of the rolls and such as well as anything said that would fit within the context of the game. This would let the actors have much more creative control over the said characters and give a chance to have some original characters added to the game worlds as well.

I don't agree at all. But that's ok.

 

[Mort]

This is what needs to be done for a true D&D movie, get some actors together and have them decide what kind of character they want to play and make their characters and pick back ground and such as well a description of said characters. Then play an adventure with them and afterwards have a set of writers adapt this to a movie. Keeping the feel of the rolls and such as well as anything said that would fit within the context of the game. This would let the actors have much more creative control over the said characters and give a chance to have some original characters added to the game worlds as well.

You mean like Critical Role's Legend of Vox Machina?

Because that is 100% exactly what they did.

And that's great, but I like this more "traditional" movie too.

 

[payn]

You mean like Critical Role's Legend of Vox Machina?

Because that is 100% exactly what they did.

And that's great, but I like this more "traditional" movie too.

Yikes, I tired watching that and did not get very far. If that's a "true D&D movie", I don't want one.

 

[Mort]

Yikes, I tired watching that and did not get very far. If that's a "true D&D movie", I don't want one.

The toilet humor, while it's 100% representative of the livestream, isn't for everyone.

I didn't even bother suggesting the show to my wife - she wouldn't have made it past the first episode.