Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God! (Updated: Oct 09/05) Spoiler Free Thread

[Knightfall]

Provided Link....

Hmm, try this...

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DungeonsAndDragons-the-Movie/

Then...

"Join" the group, select the "Photos" section and look for the folder called "DnD 2 Official photos". (Second row, second folder.)

Hope that helps.

KF72

 

[tecnowraith]

wow they have a lich, a Magmin, a Lizard Folk, a female elven Wizard in leather armor casting from a book (finally done right ), Damodar (caharcter) with a demon (possiblely summoned) and that's it from what I can see. A few crewand director shots but nothing else.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I know about the 7M.

As for the numbers to date:

$50,000,000 (Worldwide)
$34,815,000 (Non-USA)
$15,185,000 (USA)

Hollywood accounting trick #1: Canadian dollars = USA Dollars. Check your exchange rates- they aren't equivalent.

Furthermore, those numbers are gross reciepts. Those numbers still don't show you the costs of printing, advertising and distribution. They barely exceeded production costs. This is still a movie in the red.

Compare this to a movie that was considered a marginal success and spawned no sequel or spinoff, Eddie Murphy's Coming To America and two that did, Steve Martin's Parenthood and Ghostbusters . They not only reached 9 figures in the theaters, they also reached 9 figures in rentals.

I'd challenge you to find another movie that did as little business as D&D (relative to its production cost) and still spawned a sequel.

 

[Truth Seeker]

I know about the 7M.

As for the numbers to date:


Hollywood accounting trick #1: Canadian dollars = USA Dollars. Check your exchange rates- they aren't equivalent.

Furthermore, those numbers are gross reciepts. Those numbers still don't show you the costs of printing, advertising and distribution. They barely exceeded production costs. This is still a movie in the red.

Compare this to a movie that was considered a marginal success and spawned no sequel or spinoff, Eddie Murphy's Coming To America and two that did, Steve Martin's Parenthood and Ghostbusters . They not only reached 9 figures in the theaters, they also reached 9 figures in rentals.

I'd challenge you to find another movie that did as little business as D&D (relative to its production cost) and still spawned a sequel.

Well, this one didn't spawn...but still BURNS into my mind, to very day....Mega Force. LOL

And yeah...I did read someplace, that 'they' did consider the 'extra revenue' made the film, an 'moderate' success and they were happy about it....moderate? This is one time, I intend to leave that mystery alone.

 

[Truth Seeker]

wow they have a lich, a Magmin, a Lizard Folk, a female elven Wizard in leather armor casting from a book (finally done right ), Damodar (caharcter) with a demon (possiblely summoned) and that's it from what I can see. A few crewand director shots but nothing else.

Yupe...saw it all myself. And sorry, gotta disagree on the 'elf' using book to cast spell bit.

 

[Klaus]

I don't know, the elf looks pretty neat, so does the magmin.

The lich and lizardfolk, otoh, look not so neat.

Damodar looks like he multiclassed! Not too keen on his friend, though.

 

[Knightfall]

Dungeons & Dragons 3 News!

Originally posted on the Dungeons & Dragons Movies Yahoo Group. Theposter is the same person who provided the official D&D 2 images to the group. - KF72

In DungeonsAndDragons-the-Movie@yahoogroups.com, "highway_to_hel"
Screenwriter Sebastian Gutierrez has been hired to write the screenplay for DnD 3, with Silver Pictures 'looking into' the prospect of adapting fan favourite scenario and computer game 'The Temple Of Elemental Evil'.

That's all for now. More news when i can.

Interesting...

 

[Dagger75]

As I have stated before the first Dungeons and Dragons movie is not as bad as you all make out to be. I am not saying its the greatest piece of movie work but it is far from the worst. I will go see D&D 2 when it hits the theaters. I have said it before I am a sucker for movies with castles, swords and magic in them.

To prove my point; I RENTED Quest of the Delta Knights when it came out on video, now that is a pretty bad movie. I wish I could say I watched it because of the MST3K spoof of it but sadly it was not.

 

[Knightfall]

D&D 3 screenwriter's credits...

Here are Sebastian Gutierrez's writing credits...

Sebastian Gutierrez

Writer - filmography
> The Eye (2006) (pre-production) (screenplay)

> Pacific Air Flight 121 (2006) (pre-production)

> Rise (2005) (pre-production)

> The Big Bounce (2004) (screenplay)

> Gothika (2003) (written by)

> "Karen Sisco" (2003) TV Series (writer) (episode "Dog Day Sisco")

> Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature (2001) (TV) (written by)
... aka She Creature (USA)

> Judas Kiss (1998) (screenplay) (story)

 

[barsoomcore]

I'm just saying the updates in and of themselves don't help to improve the movie's standing with me or the viewing audience in general.

Seems to suggest that they've A) found another distributor for a new territory (which is encouraging) and B) they're making their way through post-production -- the film transfer is either done or underway and the post-production sound is likewise either underway or done.

All of which indicates that at any rate, it isn't SO TERRIBLE that the financial backers have actually pulled out. That doesn't mean it isn't terrible, but the news could certainly be WORSE.