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Legend
Also, Gary's involvement in the D&D cartoon didn't stop it from leading it's slot for the 2 years it was running. Just saying.
Speaking of a D&D Movie, has their actually been anything reliable mentioned in the last year? I think the last reliable thing I heard was is was scheduled for something like a 2023?? release? Which means a script and cast should be close right?
Orson Wells being involved doesn't bode well, either, at that point.
Orson Wells circa 1980:
I suspect we'd be looking at a very dubious cult movie and given its position in time and movie history it might have done more damage to the D&D brand than the largely forgotten 2000 travesty. Orson Wells being involved doesn't bode well, either, at that point.
I suspect if the script was taken away from Gygax and given to a real writer, and maybe Wells lost interest and we got Boorman in a more positive mood we might have had something decent, still basically a cult movie but a good one. Ironically though even that might not have been great longer term because it might fossilise D&D too much in the minds of many, whereas actual flops or "kid's stuff" don't really do that.
Orson Wells circa 1980:
This is the second time I've seen this comment about Boorman being a bad choice at the time and I don't really get it. As I mentioned above, right after this he went onto make a movie that was nominated for a couple Academy awards, Golden globes, and BAFTA awards.