If we were to see a new and better D&D movie, what setting would you like it to be?
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I voted "Other": I think either Dark Sun or Spelljammer would rule for a D&D movie.
I agree about DS.
As for Spelljammer, I think Treasure Planet did an awesome job in the genre, but it didn't do well at the box office.
What would you do differently for Spelljammer?
What would I want in a Spelljammer movie?
- Beautiful spelljamming ships
- Illithids as the main foe, perhaps behind a Drow bluff (Yes, I would cast Ken Jeong as a Drow)
- Giff
- Giant Space Hamsters
Kaodi
Legend
Sort of. I think that given the popularity of fantasy fotball what is clear is that we need to make a King Arthur and the Knights of Justice movie, hehehehehe...
Like in the cartoon, a group of twelve football players, this time real football players, is called back in time to saddle in for an incapacitated King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. The first big difference is that Merlin has also been incapacitated too. His stand-in is the guy who made this group his fantasy football team.
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Kaodi
Legend
One option would be to open up the movie with a party of adventurers already in the heart of a dungeon about to grab the treasure, when they are beset by its guardians, including a dragon... After some really over the top fighting and antics, it cuts to a tavern where a much shabbier and poorer looking version of the group is trying, unsuccesfully, to get a free round of drinks with their fabulous tale. And then the story begins...
Seriously?
Dark sun.
All they need to do is copt the Prism Pentad books into one big production. You have evil and good magic, you have a God King who Is generally unapproachable but is still beset by problems. You have an interesting city in Tyr. You dont have any Dragons (although hes trying to become one). You have interesting monsters. You definetly have Heros in Rikus and co. You have chiseled bodies for the female audience to admire. (Whereas we can admire Sadira)
You have a possibly bad/good guy in Tithian. Is he bad? IS he good? Hes the character who picks the side of good if only to save his own ass.
The best bit? You avoid all the religon talk (and they could certainly copt the 2e mechanics to the now base 4e ones). Religon can sink a movie at the US box office. If they did other settings and you ignore the clerics etc you are cutting out a huge chunk of the setting by 'pretending' its not there. If you start with the default of aint no religon but worshipping the guy trying to build a frakin Ziggaraut then away you go.
Go film it in Morrocoo or Algeria.
Dark sun.
All they need to do is copt the Prism Pentad books into one big production. You have evil and good magic, you have a God King who Is generally unapproachable but is still beset by problems. You have an interesting city in Tyr. You dont have any Dragons (although hes trying to become one). You have interesting monsters. You definetly have Heros in Rikus and co. You have chiseled bodies for the female audience to admire. (Whereas we can admire Sadira)
You have a possibly bad/good guy in Tithian. Is he bad? IS he good? Hes the character who picks the side of good if only to save his own ass.
The best bit? You avoid all the religon talk (and they could certainly copt the 2e mechanics to the now base 4e ones). Religon can sink a movie at the US box office. If they did other settings and you ignore the clerics etc you are cutting out a huge chunk of the setting by 'pretending' its not there. If you start with the default of aint no religon but worshipping the guy trying to build a frakin Ziggaraut then away you go.
Go film it in Morrocoo or Algeria.
hopeless
Adventurer
Hmm...
Well if its fantasy orientated how about the Magic Lost Trouble Found series by Lisa Shearin?
I'd recommend reading it especially as its lead is a heroine whose situation is somewhat helped by the fact her family is quite welll connected in a manner that needs to be read to be believed!
Well if its fantasy orientated how about the Magic Lost Trouble Found series by Lisa Shearin?
I'd recommend reading it especially as its lead is a heroine whose situation is somewhat helped by the fact her family is quite welll connected in a manner that needs to be read to be believed!
Man in the Funny Hat
Hero
The setting in and of itself is irrelevant. What is relevant is that the script is well-written REGARDLESS of background setting. This means that any D&D movie is just about guaranteed to be abysmal because it is SO unlikely that a screenwriter with talent is going to pen a script oriented in some fashion around D&D, that it is going to be approved by those with the power to approve a "D&D" movie, and that it is going to be created by talented people - again by those with the power to assemble that pool of talent who are also controlling the rights to "D&D" movies.
Dream on.
Dream on.
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