D&D Movie/TV Should the D&D Movie Been Serious or Not Called D&D?

[Flights of Fancy]

It should have been more serious OR not called D&D.

Despite what many people think, D&D is still not as "main stream" as you might think. While it is leaps and bounds further than it was decades ago, a lot of people will still give you a "look" if you mention it. We're getting there, but not quite yet.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

Did you know? Lucy Lawless played a little role in "Hercules and the Amazons", the first movie where Hercules was played by Kevin Sorbo. It was a direct to DVD movie. Later more movies were produced, and after a serie, allowing this the famous spin-off Xena the warrior princess, a TV icon of its age. Some times the first steps may be humble.

Today the isekai is a popular genre in the manganime industry, and usually most of stories are comedy or with a light tone.

It is not more about to be more comedy or serious, but to create interesting characters and a good plot.

A D&D production without D&D in the title is possible, and we can remember several D&D videogames without these in the title, for example Baldurs Gate or Newerwinter Nights.

* Maybe Hasbro could ask some videogame studio for a farming simulation game, for mobile and tablet, where the main character is a halfling or a gnome, with their own farm and/shop, and unlocking "civilians classes": trader, cook, farmer, beast tamer, innkeeper, blacksmith.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

And if it hurts the brand? The big money is in a successful game ir movie maybe a TV show but they're kinda struggling atm.

It didn't. Brand is now doing better than ever.

 

[Hand of Evil]

I think we should realize that D&D is a niche market and that it has been portrayed over and over as "campy and silly." It is the comic moment in shows and has become the way Hollywood says nerd or geek without saying it. They targeted that group with the name, they knew who they were, they just thought more would so up.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

It didn't. Brand is now doing better than ever.

I think what some people mean by "hurting the brand" is encouraging more people to play who are not going to treat the game with the seriousness they think it requires.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

I think what some people mean by "hurting the brand" is encouraging more people to play who are not going to treat the game with the seriousness they think it requires.

That's silly.

 

[bedir than]

Drop off rate for GAT was reasonably good.

Big problem was not enough punters week 1 for its budget.

Iirc it's from off rate was better than John Wick and Mario.

Mario's drop was ~40%. Wick and D&D were 62% and 61%.

All from Box Office Mojo

 

[Zardnaar]

Mario's drop was ~40%. Wick and D&D were 62% and 61%.

All from Box Office Mojo

Week 1 71 million, week 2 was 40 odd million?

 

[Raiztt]

I liked the movie. It had perfect tone. Sometimes movies just don't perform for a lot of different reasons that compound together.

 

[bedir than]

Week 1 71 million, week 2 was 40 odd million?

I used domestic box as all three movies didn't have a global release date that was on the same weekend. Honor Among Thieves, for example, had a top 5 market release three later.