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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jester David" data-source="post: 6680272" data-attributes="member: 37579">I *really* don't want an uber-serious, bleak, grimdark D&D movie. Especially not with the failure of Fantastic Four so recent a memory. The last thing we need is segueing D&D from "Lord of the Rings clone" to "Game of Thrones clone". Game of Thrones works because they have fantastic actors and are working with a solid, well-written story. D&D will be lucky to get a talented actor and a decent writer, let alone an award winning master of the genre who knows how to eff with expectations. But it's not *fun* to watch. Remove the sex and great lines and "what happens next?" wonder and the show would be a chore. Making a serious movie and making it successful is super hard, unless you have the quality to attempt an Oscar worthy film. Bad comedies might make you squirm, but a bad drama is a whole different level (unless it drifts into comedy). It also seems odd since D&D isn't serious. Completely straight games, even mature ones played with adults, inevitably get goofy with silly jokes, Python quotations, and the like. It seems disingenuous to try and present D&D as this serious, realistic thing. And kinda pretentious. In that we're presuming that this game of ours is so important and serious it needs to be treated with as much gravitas and respect as some of best selling books of all time.</blockquote>