Vin Diesel makes more references to Fantasy/D&D

[Zander]

At the end of 2001, Empire magazine (the largest selling film mag in the UK) ran a couple of articles of note. One was about D&D and how geeky gamers are and the other was about how cool Vin Diesel is. Well, you can't have it both ways. Somebody should tell the twits at Empire that.

 

[Hand of Evil]

It is nice that someone that is "making it big" is promoting the game and does not fear speaking about it, while so many others hide in the closet.

Vin is a smart man, just look at his resume, and I just wonder how much he is playing to the fanboys. Scifi and fantasy are big money makers and you can have a good career and build a name for yourself from it.

 

[I'm A Banana]

Either way, it just goes to show you hyper intellecutal and socially awkward youths aren't the only D&D fans around.

Yay for showing them that you can be an action star, and still enjoy beatin' up hobogobos on the weekends.

 

[nHammer]

I would not concider Mr. Diesel as a poster boy for D&D

I think he would be a great poster boy for D&D...It would help fight the image of the "stereotypical" D&D player.

 

[Dr_Rictus]

The big mystery, of course, is why anybody would be surprised at an actor or actress being into role-playing games.

As to the whole "geek chique" thing, well, as I recall when I went to school pretty much all of the drama kids were considered geeks, despite the fact that everyone thought movie stars were cool.

 

[Henry]

We're not surprised about an actor being fond of Role-playing games; We're surprised about an actor ADMITTING to being fond of RPG's.

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

Well I'm an actor, and if I ever make it big I'm going to talk about D&D. Not that anyone'll listen to me, but you know...

I think "The geek shall inherit the earth" is already scarily true. Think of Bill Gates, for example.

 

[KnowTheToe]

We're not surprised about an actor being fond of Role-playing games; We're surprised about an actor ADMITTING to being fond of RPG's.

Exactly

 

[megamania]

hmmmm...maybe talk him into doing a GOOD D&D movie.....?

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

In the words of Joey from Friends:

"Neeeever gonna happen."