D&D Movie/TV D&D Movie Synopsis Namechecks Harpers, Red Wizards, and Neverwinter [UPDATED - MAYBE NOT?]

A précis of the Dungeons & Dragons movie has appeared as part of its copyright registration, confirming it's set in the Forgotten Realms.

The film stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith, Hugh Grant, and Rege-Jean Page.

An ex-Harper turned thief escapes from prison with his partner, a female barbarian, and reunites with a no-talent wizard and a druid new to their team in an effort to rob the cheating conman who stole all their loot from the heist that landed them behind bars, and used it to install himself as the Lord of Neverwinter. Only the traitor is allied with a powerful Red Wizard who has something far more sinister in store.

D&D Movie/TV - The D&D Movie Has Begun Filming!

Director Jonathan Goldstein tweeted "The campaign begins" with the following image! Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley will be directing the film which features "an ensemble cast and take a subversive approach to the game." The film stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith...

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UPDATE -- Screenrant reported on the same story but has since posted: "Screen Rant has confirmed the below Dungeons & Dragons movie synopsis is not accurate." They haven't said any more or indicated how they've confirmed that.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

The villain is named Forge Fletcher? I hope not. Making him Neverember would be way cooler.

Maybe he's the Red Wizard? Although that doesn't sound very Mulanish a name.

 

[hopeless]

Just because the movie identifies a Red Wizard as being involved doesn't mean that wizard isn't in disguise of some kind.
Now from what I recall in 3e the Red Wizards were turned into more of a trading group providing particular supplies in return for money and trade in return.
So going by the MMO something happened that led to Valindra invading Neverwinter.
This movie could explain what led to that invasion.
Now I wonder what Screenrant disagreed about?

 

[Parmandur]

The villain is named Forge Fletcher? I hope not. Making him Neverember would be way cooler.

It could be a placeholder name.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Maybe he's the Red Wizard? Although that doesn't sound very Mulanish a name.

Yeah, I think they’ll give the Red Wizard a real evil Wizard sounding name.

It could be a placeholder name.

True. Or a pseudonym. He is a con man, after all.

 

[Prakriti]

Maybe he's the Red Wizard? Although that doesn't sound very Mulanish a name.

Neither does "Edwin," perhaps the most famous Red Wizard in popular culture.

(Edwin also has a full head of hair and no tattoos. I'm not sure what the story is there.)

 

[Paul Farquhar]

We don't know that Edwin has no Tattoos, since we don't see him unclothed and shaven-headed.

 

[hopeless]

Plus the fact is he's a caster there's nothing stopping him disguising or hiding those tattoos since I doubt they'd need to be revealed until absolutely necessary isn't there?

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Plus the fact is he's a caster there's nothing stopping him disguising or hiding those tattoos since I doubt they'd need to be revealed until absolutely necessary isn't there?

Well, he isn't exactly good at keeping secrets the fools will never guess that I am an evil red wizard so long as I keep monologing out loud!

 

[hopeless]

That sounds more like the no talent wizard to me!

 

[Paul Farquhar]

That sounds more like the no talent wizard to me!

Edwin was both.