From Paramount and eOne, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves has been playing in theaters for over a month now, and it’s coming home this week.
Honor Among Thieves will be available on PVOD ($19.99) beginning tomorrow, May 2.
“A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.”
Meagan writes in her review for Bd, “Directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein pack in elaborate set pieces in an epic-sized fantasy adventure, assembling a Rogues’ gallery of stars to deliver a charming and amusing introduction to the lore.”
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, co-directors of 2018’s hilarious comedy Game Night and writers of Spider-Man: Homecoming,...
Honor Among Thieves will be available on PVOD ($19.99) beginning tomorrow, May 2.
“A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.”
Meagan writes in her review for Bd, “Directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein pack in elaborate set pieces in an epic-sized fantasy adventure, assembling a Rogues’ gallery of stars to deliver a charming and amusing introduction to the lore.”
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, co-directors of 2018’s hilarious comedy Game Night and writers of Spider-Man: Homecoming,...
- 5/1/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
In the final episode of the seminal high school TV comedy-drama Freaks And Geeks, titled ‘Discos and Dragons’, teenage nerd Sam Weir (played by John Francis Daley) is fed up. “I'm sick of being called a geek,” he complains to his friends. “I mean, what's so geeky about us, anyways? We're just guys.” Then, with perfect comic timing, his equally nerdy friend Harris (Stephen Lea Sheppard) approaches him in the school corridor and announces: “Gentlemen. Good news! New Dungeons & Dragons handbook. ‘Deities And Demigods’. We’re gonna have a fun Friday night!”
Criminally cancelled in 2000 after just one season, Freaks And Geeks was at the time perhaps the most accurate on-screen depiction of the fantasy tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. For a long time, D&d — with its high fantasy tropes, its fair maidens, its complex magic, its many-sided dice and its opaque, labyrinthine rules — seemed solely the domain of geeks.
Criminally cancelled in 2000 after just one season, Freaks And Geeks was at the time perhaps the most accurate on-screen depiction of the fantasy tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. For a long time, D&d — with its high fantasy tropes, its fair maidens, its complex magic, its many-sided dice and its opaque, labyrinthine rules — seemed solely the domain of geeks.
- 3/31/2023
- by John Nugent
- Empire - Movies
From Paramount and eOne, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves comes to theaters on March 31, 2023, and the film’s Final Trailer has been unleashed today.
This trailer spotlights the rave reviews the film has received thus far, with Bloody Disgusting’s own Meagan Navarro agreeing that the new D&d movie is indeed a fun ride.
Meagan writes in her review for Bd, “Directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein pack in elaborate set pieces in an epic-sized fantasy adventure, assembling a Rogues’ gallery of stars to deliver a charming and amusing introduction to the lore.”
Watch the Honor Among Thieves final trailer below.
“A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary...
This trailer spotlights the rave reviews the film has received thus far, with Bloody Disgusting’s own Meagan Navarro agreeing that the new D&d movie is indeed a fun ride.
Meagan writes in her review for Bd, “Directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein pack in elaborate set pieces in an epic-sized fantasy adventure, assembling a Rogues’ gallery of stars to deliver a charming and amusing introduction to the lore.”
Watch the Honor Among Thieves final trailer below.
“A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary...
- 3/23/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
We start with a dungeon buried under layers of snow. The camera takes in the frosty landscape; a blizzard blurs our vision. We hear the clank of metal chains meeting concrete floors before seeing the dour-looking figure being ushered into a cell. He is confident — cocky, even — about his new mates. A smooth-faced man with searching blue eyes knits a sweater in one corner. A scruffy woman, wearing a perpetual frown, inhales a potato in the other. Arrogance and unfamiliarity make for a deadly combo. When the new cellmate says the wrong thing, his head swiftly hits the concrete. Quite the brutal opening for a film that’s ultimately such a jovial adventure.
Directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, the highly anticipated Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves exceeded the expectations of this RPG novice. The duo behind Game Night have created an adaptation that will appeal to...
Directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, the highly anticipated Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves exceeded the expectations of this RPG novice. The duo behind Game Night have created an adaptation that will appeal to...
- 3/11/2023
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
From Paramount and eOne, the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves comes to theaters on March 31, 2023, and a brand new trailer has arrived today.
This latest international trailer for the new Dungeons & Dragons movie goes heavy on the monster-sized action, while also highlighting a humorous encounter with a skeletal corpse.
“A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.”
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, co-directors of 2018’s hilarious comedy Game Night and writers of Spider-Man: Homecoming, directed the live action movie.
Chris Pine leads the cast alongside Michelle Rodriguez (Resident Evil), Justice Smith (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), and Sophia Lillis (It,...
This latest international trailer for the new Dungeons & Dragons movie goes heavy on the monster-sized action, while also highlighting a humorous encounter with a skeletal corpse.
“A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.”
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, co-directors of 2018’s hilarious comedy Game Night and writers of Spider-Man: Homecoming, directed the live action movie.
Chris Pine leads the cast alongside Michelle Rodriguez (Resident Evil), Justice Smith (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), and Sophia Lillis (It,...
- 3/7/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
From Paramount and eOne, the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves comes to theaters on March 31, 2023, and a brand new featurette has arrived today.
This one is titled “Meet the Creatures,” and it’s the coolest preview of the film we’ve seen to date. Why? Because it’s loaded with strange Dungeons & Dragons monsters!
Which of them will you be seeing on screen next month? Find out below…
“A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.”
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, co-directors of 2018’s hilarious comedy Game Night and writers of Spider-Man: Homecoming, directed the live action movie.
This one is titled “Meet the Creatures,” and it’s the coolest preview of the film we’ve seen to date. Why? Because it’s loaded with strange Dungeons & Dragons monsters!
Which of them will you be seeing on screen next month? Find out below…
“A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.”
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, co-directors of 2018’s hilarious comedy Game Night and writers of Spider-Man: Homecoming, directed the live action movie.
- 2/27/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
From Paramount and eOne, the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves comes to theaters on March 31, 2023, and the film will have its own Super Bowl spot.
But why wait? You can watch this Sunday’s Big Game spot below!
“A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.”
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, co-directors of 2018’s hilarious comedy Game Night and writers of Spider-Man: Homecoming, directed the live action movie.
Chris Pine leads the cast alongside Michelle Rodriguez (Resident Evil), Justice Smith (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), and Sophia Lillis (It, It Chapter Two, Gretel & Hansel).
Additionally, Hugh Grant...
But why wait? You can watch this Sunday’s Big Game spot below!
“A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.”
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, co-directors of 2018’s hilarious comedy Game Night and writers of Spider-Man: Homecoming, directed the live action movie.
Chris Pine leads the cast alongside Michelle Rodriguez (Resident Evil), Justice Smith (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), and Sophia Lillis (It, It Chapter Two, Gretel & Hansel).
Additionally, Hugh Grant...
- 2/10/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
With the rise of the internet culture and positive exposure in shows like Stranger Things, Role-Playing Games have acquired a reputation as a fun hobby that virtually anyone can enjoy. Of course, it wasn’t always this way. There was a time when weekend warriors and wizards were frowned upon by society, with these innocent gamers becoming associated with crime and the occult during the infamous “Satanic Panic” – “Stranger Things 4” touched upon this very thing.
Believing that young gamers are secretly devil worshippers simply because they enjoy getting together to collectively tell fantasy stories about slaying monsters in faraway lands is obviously ridiculous, but old-school Dungeons & Dragons did in fact have plenty of horrific inspirations behind the game. That’s why it makes sense that some sensitive teachers and parents might have been scared off by the manual’s allusions to the horror genre.
And with Hollywood once again...
Believing that young gamers are secretly devil worshippers simply because they enjoy getting together to collectively tell fantasy stories about slaying monsters in faraway lands is obviously ridiculous, but old-school Dungeons & Dragons did in fact have plenty of horrific inspirations behind the game. That’s why it makes sense that some sensitive teachers and parents might have been scared off by the manual’s allusions to the horror genre.
And with Hollywood once again...
- 1/23/2023
- by Luiz H. C.
- bloody-disgusting.com
From Paramount and eOne, the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves has received a new trailer today, ahead of the film’s release in theaters on March 31, 2023.
Check out the brand new official trailer below, which gives us a better idea of the storyline. In addition to a plethora of giant monsters, the characters will also be battling the undead!
“A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.”
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, co-directors of 2018’s hilarious comedy Game Night and writers of Spider-Man: Homecoming, directed the live action movie.
Chris Pine leads the cast alongside Michelle Rodriguez...
Check out the brand new official trailer below, which gives us a better idea of the storyline. In addition to a plethora of giant monsters, the characters will also be battling the undead!
“A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.”
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, co-directors of 2018’s hilarious comedy Game Night and writers of Spider-Man: Homecoming, directed the live action movie.
Chris Pine leads the cast alongside Michelle Rodriguez...
- 1/23/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
In addition to this year’s upcoming feature film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Deadline reports that Paramount+ has also boarded a “Dungeons & Dragons” TV series.
“The streamer has landed an eight-episode series based on the ever-popular role playing game,” Deadline explains. The series comes from Entertainment One and Paramount Pictures.
Rawson Marshall Thurber (Red Notice) wrote and will direct the pilot episode.
Designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, Dungeons & Dragons was first published in 1974.
Deadline reminds, “Featuring humans, elves, orcs and other fantastical creatures engaging in wars, treasure hunts and campaigns, the Dungeons & Dragons game, one of Hasbro’s key franchise brands hailing from Wizards of the Coast, is overseen by a host, known as the Dungeon Master, and employs a signature multisided dice.”
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, meanwhile, arrives in theaters on March 31. No word on whether or not the movie,...
“The streamer has landed an eight-episode series based on the ever-popular role playing game,” Deadline explains. The series comes from Entertainment One and Paramount Pictures.
Rawson Marshall Thurber (Red Notice) wrote and will direct the pilot episode.
Designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, Dungeons & Dragons was first published in 1974.
Deadline reminds, “Featuring humans, elves, orcs and other fantastical creatures engaging in wars, treasure hunts and campaigns, the Dungeons & Dragons game, one of Hasbro’s key franchise brands hailing from Wizards of the Coast, is overseen by a host, known as the Dungeon Master, and employs a signature multisided dice.”
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, meanwhile, arrives in theaters on March 31. No word on whether or not the movie,...
- 1/10/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
From Paramount and eOne, the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves has received a new featurette video today, showcasing how the iconic game was brought to the big screen. The Dungeons & Dragons movie will release in theaters on March 31, 2023.
“The Dungeons & Dragons world has amazing creatures. In this one, I think they outdid themselves,” star Michelle Rodriguez says in the featurette. Sophia Lillis adds, “These creatures are insane. You really can tell they put a lot into this.” Chris Evans raves, “This is just big, fun moviemaking.” Rodriguez notes to cap off the video, “Yeah, it’s pretty badass.”
“A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying...
“The Dungeons & Dragons world has amazing creatures. In this one, I think they outdid themselves,” star Michelle Rodriguez says in the featurette. Sophia Lillis adds, “These creatures are insane. You really can tell they put a lot into this.” Chris Evans raves, “This is just big, fun moviemaking.” Rodriguez notes to cap off the video, “Yeah, it’s pretty badass.”
“A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying...
- 12/5/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Hasbro’s entertainment studio Entertainment One is producing a new documentary on the classic tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, billed as the definitive take. Dungeons & Dragons writer and official ambassador Joe Manganiello has come aboard to direct with Kyle Newman (1Up), with the film to be released in 2024, as the game celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Created by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, Dungeons & Dragons was first published by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. in 1974, and has been distributed by Hasbro subsidiary Wizards of the Coast since 1997. The game, overseen by a player known as The Dungeon Master, sees others form an adventuring party that will embark on quests through fantasy worlds, in order to take their experience to the next level. More than 50 million fans have interacted with or played D&d — one of Hasbro’s key brands — since it was first published 48 years ago, including via videogames...
Created by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, Dungeons & Dragons was first published by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. in 1974, and has been distributed by Hasbro subsidiary Wizards of the Coast since 1997. The game, overseen by a player known as The Dungeon Master, sees others form an adventuring party that will embark on quests through fantasy worlds, in order to take their experience to the next level. More than 50 million fans have interacted with or played D&d — one of Hasbro’s key brands — since it was first published 48 years ago, including via videogames...
- 10/12/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Dungeons & Dragons has played a big role (pardon the pun) on Stranger Things since its very first episode. The show’s central four youths Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard), Will Byers (Noah Schnapp), Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo), and Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin) all enjoy the role-playing game that utilizes its players’ imaginations to create one sprawling fantasy quest. Many of Stranger Things’ mystical villains have even had their names borrowed from the game with monsters getting monikers like the Demogorgon, the Mind Flayer, and in season 4: Vecna.
In Stranger Things season 4, however, Dungeons & Dragons takes on a more threatening context. In the season’s first episode, the D&d playing Hellfire Club makes note of an article conflating the game with devil worship. After that it becomes clear that the Hawkins community at large starts to view these harmless nerds with some suspicion. The notion that a childrens’ game...
In Stranger Things season 4, however, Dungeons & Dragons takes on a more threatening context. In the season’s first episode, the D&d playing Hellfire Club makes note of an article conflating the game with devil worship. After that it becomes clear that the Hawkins community at large starts to view these harmless nerds with some suspicion. The notion that a childrens’ game...
- 5/27/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
"Dungeons & Dragons" was first conceived and designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson in the early 1970s, and first published as a game in 1974. "Dungeons & Dragons" was derived from a 1971 medieval-themed game that Gygax had developed with Jeff Perren called "Chainmail," and both games centered on the fineries of medieval combat, using dice and statistics to determine damage given to, and inflicted by, foes. The game began as an underground phenomenon, essentially inventing a new class of nerd, and quickly grew into a subculture all its own — inspiring a genre now occupied by thousands of role-playing games. The game...
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- 5/4/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley’s upcoming Dungeons & Dragons movie will be called Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Paramount and eOne announced today.
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game created by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, which was first published by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. in 1974, and has been distributed by Hasbro subsidiary Wizards of the Coast since 1997. The plot of the film starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head and Hugh Grant has thus far been kept under wraps.
Goldstein, Daley and Michael Michael Gilio adapted the screenplay from a story by Chris McKay and Gilio, which was itself based on Hasbro’s game. Jeremy Latcham, Brian Goldner and Nick Meyer are producing, with Denis L. Stewart, Goldstein, Daley, Pine, Zev Foreman and Greg Mooradian exec producing the film, set for release on March 3, 2023.
Dungeons...
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game created by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, which was first published by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. in 1974, and has been distributed by Hasbro subsidiary Wizards of the Coast since 1997. The plot of the film starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head and Hugh Grant has thus far been kept under wraps.
Goldstein, Daley and Michael Michael Gilio adapted the screenplay from a story by Chris McKay and Gilio, which was itself based on Hasbro’s game. Jeremy Latcham, Brian Goldner and Nick Meyer are producing, with Denis L. Stewart, Goldstein, Daley, Pine, Zev Foreman and Greg Mooradian exec producing the film, set for release on March 3, 2023.
Dungeons...
- 4/21/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Pixar’s most recent release, Onward, is a celebration of brotherly love and family. It’s also a send-up of fantasy role playing games. In the story, brothers Ian and Barley (Tom Holland and Chris Pratt) must complete a quest in order to bring their late father back to life for a single day. While you don’t need to be a gamer to enjoy Onward, there are some delightful easter eggs inside the film for those of us familiar with tabletop role playing games, collectable card games, and specifically old school Dungeons & Dragons. Take a peek at what we noticed while watching!
Quests of Yore
The first shot of Barley’s tabletop RPG campaign in Quests of Yore has all the hallmarks of an ongoing D&d campaign. Rule book on the table? Check. Character sheets with a character sketch and a box showing hit points? Check. Sharpened pencil?...
Quests of Yore
The first shot of Barley’s tabletop RPG campaign in Quests of Yore has all the hallmarks of an ongoing D&d campaign. Rule book on the table? Check. Character sheets with a character sketch and a box showing hit points? Check. Sharpened pencil?...
- 4/17/2020
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Alana Joli Abbott Oct 3, 2019
We look at seven examples of Dungeons & Dragons-inspired storytelling through the ages, including recent addition The Adventure Zone.
This post is sponsored by First Second. All opinions expressed in this post are based on the writer's personal views.
Even if you’ve never picked up a d20 or rolled for initiative, odds are that you’re familiar with the idea of Dungeons & Dragons. Originally released in 1974—a creation of wargamers Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, who wanted a little more of the fantastic in their tactical games—the roleplaying classic has been through five core editions (and several variations). It has inspired so many other games—tabletop role playing, board, card, and video—that it’s impossible to dismiss its influence in the world of gaming.
But its influence doesn't stop there. Recently, we've been digging The Adventure Zone graphic novel series. The...
We look at seven examples of Dungeons & Dragons-inspired storytelling through the ages, including recent addition The Adventure Zone.
This post is sponsored by First Second. All opinions expressed in this post are based on the writer's personal views.
Even if you’ve never picked up a d20 or rolled for initiative, odds are that you’re familiar with the idea of Dungeons & Dragons. Originally released in 1974—a creation of wargamers Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, who wanted a little more of the fantastic in their tactical games—the roleplaying classic has been through five core editions (and several variations). It has inspired so many other games—tabletop role playing, board, card, and video—that it’s impossible to dismiss its influence in the world of gaming.
But its influence doesn't stop there. Recently, we've been digging The Adventure Zone graphic novel series. The...
- 10/2/2019
- Den of Geek
It's one thing to set a TV series in the 1980s; it's a whole other thing, however, to make it feel like it was actually shot during the Reagan-and-Rubik's-Cube era. Matt and Ross Duffer's new Netflix series Stranger Things is full of nostalgic nods to the decade and its pop-cultural products, but it's also uncommonly rigorous about getting the details just right — whether it's the many pitch-perfect music cues, the hat-tipping nods and homages to Eighties movies, or simply nailing the cringeworthy fashion statements of the day (those Mom jeans!
- 7/21/2016
- Rollingstone.com
The Dungeons & Dragons movie being developed by Warner Bros. just took a huge step in a direction that I’m not so sure about. The studio has hired Rob Letterman to direct the film. This is the same guy who brought us films such as Goosebumps, Gulliver’s Travels, Monsters vs. Aliens, and Shark Tale. He doesn’t really have the best track record, as Shark Tale is the best thing that he’s done, and it wasn’t really that good.
It doesn’t help that he is working on the script for the film with David Leslie Jones, who wrote Wrath of the Titans, which was wicked terrible. My confidence and excitement level for this film has dropped dramatically, but who knows, maybe these guys will surprise us.
Producer Roy Lee recently did an interview in which he said the film would have the same tone as Guardians of the Galaxy...
It doesn’t help that he is working on the script for the film with David Leslie Jones, who wrote Wrath of the Titans, which was wicked terrible. My confidence and excitement level for this film has dropped dramatically, but who knows, maybe these guys will surprise us.
Producer Roy Lee recently did an interview in which he said the film would have the same tone as Guardians of the Galaxy...
- 4/1/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Lending a new lease of life to Warner Bros.’ long-in-development Dungeons & Dragons movie today is Rob Letterman who, according to The Tracking Board, is in line to helm the big-budget fantasy feature.
Best known for Monsters vs. Aliens, Shark Tale and, more recently, Goosebumps for Warner, Letterman will reportedly steer the iconic role-playing game onto the silver screen, via a script penned by Wrath of the Titans scribe David Leslie Jones.
Boasting a legacy that stretches all the way back to the mid-70s, few media franchises hold a candle to Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson’s Dungeons & Dragons. In its meandering path to theaters, Warner has cited both J.R.R. Tolkien and James Gunn’s rip-roaring space opera Guardians of the Galaxy as cinematic touchstones.
Now on the hunt for a cast to headline the fantasy epic – reports close to production claim WB is eyeing a charismatic actor in the vein of Vin Diesel,...
Best known for Monsters vs. Aliens, Shark Tale and, more recently, Goosebumps for Warner, Letterman will reportedly steer the iconic role-playing game onto the silver screen, via a script penned by Wrath of the Titans scribe David Leslie Jones.
Boasting a legacy that stretches all the way back to the mid-70s, few media franchises hold a candle to Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson’s Dungeons & Dragons. In its meandering path to theaters, Warner has cited both J.R.R. Tolkien and James Gunn’s rip-roaring space opera Guardians of the Galaxy as cinematic touchstones.
Now on the hunt for a cast to headline the fantasy epic – reports close to production claim WB is eyeing a charismatic actor in the vein of Vin Diesel,...
- 3/31/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
The long-delayed Dungeons & Dragons movie reboot is finally moving ahead now that rights issues have been resolved.
An announcement of a new film based on the role-playing game coincides with Sweetpea Entertainment and Hasbro resolving their dispute over sequel rights.
Warner Bros executive Greg Silverman said today (August 3): "We are so excited about bringing the world of Dungeons & Dragons to life on the big screen.
"This is far and away the most well-known brand in fantasy, which is the genre that drives the most passionate film followings.
"D&D has endless creative possibilities, giving our filmmakers immense opportunities to delight and thrill both fans and moviegoers new to the property."
A screenplay for the movie reboot has been penned by David Leslie Johnson, the writer behind Wrath of the Titans and Red Riding Hood.
New Line Cinema previously brought Dungeons & Dragons to the big screen for an action-adventure epic starring Marlon Wayans,...
An announcement of a new film based on the role-playing game coincides with Sweetpea Entertainment and Hasbro resolving their dispute over sequel rights.
Warner Bros executive Greg Silverman said today (August 3): "We are so excited about bringing the world of Dungeons & Dragons to life on the big screen.
"This is far and away the most well-known brand in fantasy, which is the genre that drives the most passionate film followings.
"D&D has endless creative possibilities, giving our filmmakers immense opportunities to delight and thrill both fans and moviegoers new to the property."
A screenplay for the movie reboot has been penned by David Leslie Johnson, the writer behind Wrath of the Titans and Red Riding Hood.
New Line Cinema previously brought Dungeons & Dragons to the big screen for an action-adventure epic starring Marlon Wayans,...
- 8/3/2015
- Digital Spy
Dust off your 20-sided dice, because we’ve got the newest trailer for the Dungeons & Dragons documentary The Great Kingdom to share with you this morning. It seems unlikely that Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson could have imagined just how popular their tabletop fantasy role-playing game would become when they released it into the world back in 1974, but this upcoming feature looks to reveal how D&D affected not only the men who created it, but entire generations of fans. Based on the trailer, The Great Kingdom appears to give us an “inside baseball” look at the two men behind the game and how they eventually lost control of the company to some “chaotic evil” interlopers as it became increasingly more successful. It’s a nerd fantasy in a...
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- 1/29/2014
- by Mike Bracken
- Movies.com
Although it was reported last week that Warner Bros. had plans to reboot Dungeons & Dragons as a film franchise, The Hollywood Reporter now brings word that Hasbro is keen on countering the studio's saving throw, arguing that WB does not have the legal grounds to develop a new film. First adapted for the small screen as an animated television series in 1983, Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson's iconic role playing was turned into a feature film in 2000 with a live-action version directed by Courtney Solomon. The film was neither a critical nor financial success, but it did lead to a telefilm sequel with 2005's Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God and a direct-to-dvd followup with Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness in 2012. The new film is planned...
- 5/14/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Warner Brothers has acquired the film rights to the immensely popular role playing game, Dungeons & Dragons.
They already have a script from Wrath Of The Titans and Red Riding Hood’s David Leslie Johnson, which was entitled Chainmail and based on a game that preceded D&D, also created by Gary Gygax, before he teamed with Dave Arneson to make the billion dollar game that is Dungeons & Dragons. It will be changed to suit D&D.
The studio is making the franchise a priority, and is searching for directors to bring the project to a new direction. Roy Lee and Courtney Solomon are producing the movie. Obviously, D&D has gone the film route before, but the less said about the 2000 film, and its two direct to DVD follow ups, the better.
They already have a script from Wrath Of The Titans and Red Riding Hood’s David Leslie Johnson, which was entitled Chainmail and based on a game that preceded D&D, also created by Gary Gygax, before he teamed with Dave Arneson to make the billion dollar game that is Dungeons & Dragons. It will be changed to suit D&D.
The studio is making the franchise a priority, and is searching for directors to bring the project to a new direction. Roy Lee and Courtney Solomon are producing the movie. Obviously, D&D has gone the film route before, but the less said about the 2000 film, and its two direct to DVD follow ups, the better.
- 5/9/2013
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
What’s that sound? Listen. Hear it? Oh yes, it’s your childhood wincing. Standard practice for Hollywood now is their insistence on not leaving any stone unturned. Or any popular culture phenomenon without a reboot. On that note, it’s been confirmed that Warner Bros. have purchased the rights to Dungeons and Dragons in order to kickstart a rebooted film franchise.
David Leslie Johnson, who penned Wrath Of The Titans, is supplying the script. Johnson is to rework another script of his, Chainmail, which itself is based on the 1971 game which predates Dungeons and Dragons. Now that Warner Bros. have bagged the rights to a more profitable franchise, he’s rewriting it as a Dungeons film. He’ll not be out of his genre element either, as he’s previously delivered screenplays for Red Riding Hood, The Walking Dead and Orphan.
With the success of fantasy having risen in...
David Leslie Johnson, who penned Wrath Of The Titans, is supplying the script. Johnson is to rework another script of his, Chainmail, which itself is based on the 1971 game which predates Dungeons and Dragons. Now that Warner Bros. have bagged the rights to a more profitable franchise, he’s rewriting it as a Dungeons film. He’ll not be out of his genre element either, as he’s previously delivered screenplays for Red Riding Hood, The Walking Dead and Orphan.
With the success of fantasy having risen in...
- 5/8/2013
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
Well, this is a no brainer. But maybe 40 years too late? We'll find out soon enough if a name alone can make a hit. News has broke via Deadline that Warner Bros and producer Roy Lee (The Departed, Quarantine, Abduction, The Lego Movie) have obtained the rights to make a Dungeons & Dragons movie, based on the seminal fantasy role-playing game first invented by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson in 1974. However, the interesting thing is that the project is actually developing by way of another "free-standing" script merged into this project to become the Dungeons & Dragons movie. But it has all the right people involved so far. According to the news, the original screenplay was called Chainmail, written by a "Frank Darabont protege" David Leslie Johnson. That project was developed originally based on an "obscure game that was also hatched by D&D designer Gary Gygax before he and Dave Arneson launched D&D,...
- 5/8/2013
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to the epic role playing fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons! Apparently, the studio is already far along in the development process. According to the report, they will be using a script written by David Leslie Johnson. That script is called Chainmail, and was acquired last year "as a free-standing project, based on an obscure game that was also hatched by D&D designer Gary Gygax before he and Dave Arneson launched D&D." That script will be "retro-fitted to fit the much bigger game creation."
There's no word on if Johnson will be developing the film any further, but I hope not. The fact that they are using one of his scripts is a little concerning though because he's the guy that wrote the films Wrath of the Titans and Red Hiding Hood -- both of which had terrible scripts. So it's hard to think...
There's no word on if Johnson will be developing the film any further, but I hope not. The fact that they are using one of his scripts is a little concerning though because he's the guy that wrote the films Wrath of the Titans and Red Hiding Hood -- both of which had terrible scripts. So it's hard to think...
- 5/8/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Exclusive: This ought to reverberate through the geek realm. Warner Bros has acquired rights to make a movie based on Dungeons & Dragons, the perennially popular role-playing game fantasy game. The studio is actually quite far along in the development of the project, as it will use a script by Wrath Of The Titans and Red Riding Hood scribe and Frank Darabont protege David Leslie Johnson. That script, Chainmail, was acquired last year as a free-standing project, based on an obscure game that was also hatched by D&D designer Gary Gygax before he and Dave Arneson launched D&D. It is being retro-fitted to fit the much bigger game creation. The film will be produced by The Lego Movie producer Roy Lee and Courtney Solomon. The latter actually directed a 2000 Dungeons & Dragons feature, a film that starred Jeremy Irons and did not do well. Given the heightened interest in sword,...
- 5/7/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Warner Bros. Pictures has successfully rolled the saving throw necessary to reboot a film franchise based on Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson's iconic role playing game Dungeons & Dragons . Deadline reports that David Leslie Johnson ( Wrath of the Titans ) will be providing the screenplay. First adapted for the small screen as an animated television series in 1983, Dungeons & Dragon hit theaters with a 2000 live-action version directed by Courtney Solomon. The film was neither a critical nor financial success, but it did lead to a telefilm sequel with 2005's Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God and a direct-to-dvd followup with Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness in 2012. Johnson's screenplay is said to have started its existence as an...
- 5/7/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Dungeons and Dragons A Documentary Trailer. Anthony Savini‘s Dungeons & Dragons: A Documentary (2014) movie trailer stars Gary Gygax, Gail Gygax, and Dave Arneson. Dungeons & Dragons: A Documentary‘s plot synopsis: “The history of Dungeons & Dragons stretches back to 1974 when a part time cobbler from Wisconsin and a college student from Minnesota got together to create [...]
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- 8/18/2012
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
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