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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 6263630" data-attributes="member: 151">Not that D&amp;D Next needs such a thing, but what is the basis for a supposition that a D&amp;D movie would not be a financial success?&nbsp; Such things are always anticipated as a failure until they actually succeed, then history gets rewritten and it was a fait accompli.&nbsp; Jackson's Rings Trilogy was originally assumed by many to be certain to be a disaster.&nbsp; Obviously, that wasn't the case.&nbsp; Pirates of the Carribean SHOULD have been a massive failure...it was not.&nbsp; The Lone Ranger, by the same director with one it's same stars (a hollywood 'A' lister) and a character with an 80 year history, flopped dramatically.In a world where Iron Man is the most famous Marvel Superhero, the X-men have had not one but six movies (with a seventh inbound), where adaptions of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit are international sensations, where Game of Thrones is one of the hottest properties on television...this is a world where D&amp;D has no chance of success?&nbsp; I'm not really seeing that.The success or failure of any one particular movie doesn't describe a trend, but effects-laden fantasies are fairly solid these days.&nbsp; A movie like 'I, Frankenstein' is pretty much a D&amp;D movie already, just having some modern trappings so that they can have their cake and eat it, too.&nbsp; Practically from it's inception, D&amp;D has never been about historical verisimilitude, just swords and sorcery.&nbsp; And a lot of films have that now, in varying focus.&nbsp; Have their been plenty of flops?&nbsp; No question.&nbsp; But the very fact that a film like &quot;Jack the Giant Killer&quot; can get made is testament to the fact that there is no longer a technical impetus to making such a movie and that hollywood thinks that audiences will watch what is, in effect, a D&amp;D movie.&nbsp; You just need a GOOD one.&nbsp; Hollywood keeps trying (see 'Seventh Son', for example) and sooner or later, they'll get it.&nbsp; Likewise the success of shows like Agents of SHIELD, Once Upon a Time, Game of Thrones, Warehouse 13,&nbsp; and others show that effects-laden fantasy can work just fine, if presented correctly (make your own judgement about their respective quality).Really, the only question will be whether the best D&amp;D movie out there actually has the name on the label, IMHO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 6263630, member: 151"] Not that D&D Next needs such a thing, but what is the basis for a supposition that a D&D movie would not be a financial success? Such things are always anticipated as a failure until they actually succeed, then history gets rewritten and it was a fait accompli. Jackson's Rings Trilogy was originally assumed by many to be certain to be a disaster. Obviously, that wasn't the case. Pirates of the Carribean SHOULD have been a massive failure...it was not. The Lone Ranger, by the same director with one it's same stars (a hollywood 'A' lister) and a character with an 80 year history, flopped dramatically. In a world where Iron Man is the most famous Marvel Superhero, the X-men have had not one but six movies (with a seventh inbound), where adaptions of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit are international sensations, where Game of Thrones is one of the hottest properties on television...this is a world where D&D has no chance of success? I'm not really seeing that. The success or failure of any one particular movie doesn't describe a trend, but effects-laden fantasies are fairly solid these days. A movie like 'I, Frankenstein' is pretty much a D&D movie already, just having some modern trappings so that they can have their cake and eat it, too. Practically from it's inception, D&D has never been about historical verisimilitude, just swords and sorcery. And a lot of films have that now, in varying focus. Have their been plenty of flops? No question. But the very fact that a film like "Jack the Giant Killer" can get made is testament to the fact that there is no longer a technical impetus to making such a movie and that hollywood thinks that audiences will watch what is, in effect, a D&D movie. You just need a GOOD one. Hollywood keeps trying (see 'Seventh Son', for example) and sooner or later, they'll get it. Likewise the success of shows like Agents of SHIELD, Once Upon a Time, Game of Thrones, Warehouse 13, and others show that effects-laden fantasy can work just fine, if presented correctly (make your own judgement about their respective quality). Really, the only question will be whether the best D&D movie out there actually has the name on the label, IMHO. [/QUOTE]

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