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Message: <blockquote data-quote="humble minion" data-source="post: 8136143" data-attributes="member: 5948">There’s quite a crowded slate of upcoming WH40K animations, from what GW has been saying on their official channels. I dont think theyll get to the feature film stage at any time soon, or even ever, because the sheer volume of WH40K background etc that would need to be explained for a mass audience to comprehend a feature film would make the whole thing a very awkward infodump, but they can (and are) certainly creating more niche content for existing fans of the setting.As for d&d, from the outside it looks to me like hasbro long ago decided to take a fairly risk-averse, conservative, even low-budget approach to managing and promoting the property, rather than the sort of aggressive marketing that has a bigger chance of going wrong. You can even see this in the release slate of books - there’s a very low volume of material coming out, which means wotc is paying for relatively little art, paying relatively few freelancers, is not having to manage storage and distribution for 100 different products, is not bringing out anything risky and revolutionary which might upset the applecart. I think wotc are aware that these days some of their best marketing is done by other people. Critical Role, and Stranger Things (I had a young relative express interest in the game to me because of ST). Making a D&D film or tv series would be an uncharacteristic risk for wotc. The upside is big, but so is the potential downside. If they make it in- house they’re spending a vast amount of money on something way outside their zone of core competencies, if they licence out they’re giving the official stamp to something they have no control over, and if it turns out to be a stinker like the last D&D movie then they’ve gone backwards.I’m sure they’ll keep their eyes open for any irresistible opportunities, but it wouldn’t surprise me to see wotc take the safe option and just let d&d keep going as it has. It makes enormous amounts of money on relatively small inputs as it is. There’s something to be said, from a management point of view, to just leaving the goose that lays the golden eggs alone.</blockquote>

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