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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Haffrung" data-source="post: 7987216" data-attributes="member: 6776259">We already have a template for what a D&D movie should look like: Guardians of the Galaxy.Characters are a group of diverse freaks unknown to the movie-going public. With no audience familiarity the filmmakers will need to present vivid and broadly-drawn characters.Action is centered around heists and exploring strange places. The group are not do-gooders by nature, but they kind of fall into doing good. Perfect for a D&D action movie.Leans into comedy. Despite its recent emergence as a quasi-mainstream activity, D&D's reputation among the wider public is still pretty dorky. This movie should lean into that with the kind of knowing genre winks and one-liners that GotG embraces. (Also see Jumanji).Kick-ass soundtrack. If I were the director, I'd take a cue from James Gunn and <a href="https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1695720/how-james-gunn-actually-comes-up-with-his-guardians-of-the-galaxy-soundtracks" target="_blank">burn the studio a soundtrack mix</a> when I turned in the treatment. Rush. Black Sabbath (I imagine an opening slow-mo action scene accompanied by 'the Wizard'), Iron Maiden, Metallica, Rage Against the Machine.The worst thing they could do is give it a serious tone. Aside from a handful of uber-nerds, nobody wants to watch a serious fantasy movie based off a tabletop game.</blockquote>