The next D&D movie...

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Andostre wrote:

I thought this short video about the D&D movie was amusing.

Bards... Rogues... they're all the same. What're ya gonna do? Keep the Heal-bot handy I guess.

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HASBRO DROPS MULTIPLE MOVIE AND TV SERIES ANNOUNCEMENTS ON INVESTOR DAY

They outline a lot of deets here in that article and it's starting to look almost like a Hasbro Cinematic Universe. And the way the money keeps rolling in they might just get something like that going.

[dirtypool]

The point of the restructure is that money ISN’T rolling in. MTG and D&D are the products that are making money. Toy sales are down, board game sales are down. That’s why WOTC and Digital products are now their own division - to streamline cost structures and maximize profit.

I wonder - is a drastic restructure that changes the way D&D functions as part and parcel of Hasbro something we may have seen indications of? Something like contracts being cancelled or not renewed, sudden settlements?

Licensing products to film and television companies isn’t a case of the profitability of Hasbro proving the value of the franchises but of Hasbro trying to increase the value of those franchises.

Also it isn’t “starting to look” like a Hasbro Cinematic Universe, it HAS looked like a Hasbro Cinematic Universe since Hasbro and Paramount announced their intention to create a Hasbro Cinematic Universe back in 2015.

[Thomas Seitz]

Look all I know is they start crossing G.I Joe with Forgotten Realms, I'm not sure I can go see this movie...

[Tristan d'Ambrosius]

Drizzt vs Snake-Eyes? I mean we know who wins that right? It's...

[Thomas Seitz]

I was worried we'd get dragons versus airplanes...cause that doesn't end well...

[Tristan d'Ambrosius]

Dragons against swords "Haha come at me valiant heroes." Dragons against sidewinders "Ow man that hurt, I think I'm dying here Larry."

[dirtypool]

Optimus Prime objects to the treatment of the Warforged.

[JoelF847]

Tristan d'Ambrosius wrote:

Dragons against swords "Haha come at me valiant heroes." Dragons against sidewinders "Ow man that hurt, I think I'm dying here Larry."

It all depends on what edition rules they use and DR. Non-magical missiles might not hurt a dragon at all if it's old enough to have DR/magic. I admit, I have absolutely no clue on how 5E handles that.

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Off hand I'd guess they handle it by rolling a d20.

[Tristan d'Ambrosius]

JoelF847 wrote:

Tristan d'Ambrosius wrote:

Dragons against swords "Haha come at me valiant heroes." Dragons against sidewinders "Ow man that hurt, I think I'm dying here Larry."

It all depends on what edition rules they use and DR. Non-magical missiles might not hurt a dragon at all if it's old enough to have DR/magic. I admit, I have absolutely no clue on how 5E handles that.

But it's how a movie would handle it, so I'm gonna say CGI

[KahnyaGnorc]

It depends on which side is good and which side is bad, as well as how long into the movie it is. Early in the movie, favors bad guys. Later in the movie, favors good guys.

[Pan]

Hugh Grant to play a villain.

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Pan wrote:

Hugh Grant to play a villain.

Hugh wrote:

I don't particularly like babies. I don't mind them for about four minutes. That's my max. After that I can't quite see what everyone's fussing about.

Yes, he sounds positively a scoundrel.

I say, good casting! Bravo!

[JoelF847]

Pan wrote:

Hugh Grant to play a villain.

Maybe I'm not familiar with all of his work, but from what I do know, he tends to play benignly bland characters, not quite what I'm looking for in a villain.

[Thomas Seitz]

Bland villains aren't ALL bad...I mean Blofed was kind of bland...

[dirtypool]

Thomas Seitz wrote:

Bland villains aren't ALL bad...I mean Blofed was kind of bland...

Which Blofeld? Savales and Pleasance weren't that bland.

[Aberzombie]

Pan wrote:

Hugh Grant to play a villain.

Yeah, I saw that news and immediately wondered what kind of drugs they were doing to make that choice. I just don't see it.

[Andostre]

So, a trained and/or talented actor can portray different types of personalities. Grant is known for non-threatening, charming types, so he's probably been typecast into those roles, but it won't surprise me if he's able to pull off a completely different type of character. And there's lots of different types of villains.

[Orville Redenbacher]

JoelF847 wrote:

Pan wrote:

Hugh Grant to play a villain.

Maybe I'm not familiar with all of his work, but from what I do know, he tends to play benignly bland characters, not quite what I'm looking for in a villain.

Well, I didnt pick him. Though, Grant does play smarmy a-hole characters pretty well. I think he will be fine. I didnt think Ledger would be a good joker. Cant knock it until you rock it.

[Orville Redenbacher]

Aberzombie wrote:

Pan wrote:

Hugh Grant to play a villain.

Yeah, I saw that news and immediately wondered what kind of drugs they were doing to make that choice. I just don't see it.

Well, Grant has an English accent so thats half the requirements right there...

[KahnyaGnorc]

Orville Redenbacher wrote:

JoelF847 wrote:

Pan wrote:

Hugh Grant to play a villain.

Maybe I'm not familiar with all of his work, but from what I do know, he tends to play benignly bland characters, not quite what I'm looking for in a villain.

Well, I didnt pick him. Though, Grant does play smarmy a-hole characters pretty well. I think he will be fine. I didnt think Ledger would be a good joker. Cant knock it until you rock it.

A lot of bad guys in tabletop campaigns I've played in were smarmy a-holes. An evil vizier type role requires a great deal of smarm (also, the appearance of being benignly bland)

[Werthead]

JoelF847 wrote:

Maybe I'm not familiar with all of his work, but from what I do know, he tends to play benignly bland characters, not quite what I'm looking for in a villain.

He can play sinister, dark and evil as well as the humourous fops he's best-known for. He was a bad guy (kind of) in THE GENTLEMEN and he played a very conflicted, corrupt character in A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL, as well as hyper-insane version of Simon Cowell in AMERICAN DREAMZ. He also plays the villain in PADDINGTON 2.

[Thomas Seitz]

Anyways, I still don't care until SOMEONE gives me a freaking PLOT to work with.

[Rysky]

Werthead wrote:

JoelF847 wrote:

Maybe I'm not familiar with all of his work, but from what I do know, he tends to play benignly bland characters, not quite what I'm looking for in a villain.

He can play sinister, dark and evil as well as the humourous fops he's best-known for.

So Cyric.

[Thomas Seitz]

Mmm. Interesting choice, Rysky.

[Set]

JoelF847 wrote:

Pan wrote:

Hugh Grant to play a villain.

Maybe I'm not familiar with all of his work, but from what I do know, he tends to play benignly bland characters, not quite what I'm looking for in a villain.

Maybe after DaFoe in that other D&D movie, they were afraid to hire someone who would eat the rest of their scenery...

Ooh, what if the scenery was all CGI? Would he have imploded after all the scenery-chewing? My brain...

[TomParker]

I don't think Dafoe has been in a D&D movie. Maybe you're thinking of Jeremy Irons? He was waaaaay over the top.

[Thomas Seitz]

Jeremy Irons was in the D&D movie. DaFoe was the Green Goblin...

[Set]

TomParker wrote:

I don't think Dafoe has been in a D&D movie. Maybe you're thinking of Jeremy Irons? He was waaaaay over the top.

My bad, yeah, I, uh, get them confused. :)

(I can never tell DeNiro from Pacino, too. I'm hopeless with faces.)

[CapeCodRPGer]

dirtypool wrote:

Thomas Seitz wrote:

Bland villains aren't ALL bad...I mean Blofed was kind of bland...

Which Blofeld? Savales and Pleasance weren't that bland.

Mike Myers.

[Thomas Seitz]

Cape,

Not quite...but yes.

[Pan]

Chloe Coleman has joined the cast. This young actor is 12 and recently starred in My Spy for Amazon and will be in the upcoming Avatar 2.

[Thomas Seitz]

I still like to know what plot this has...if any...

[Pan]

You'll have to wait even longer on the plot because they just delayed the release.

[Marc Radle]

Thomas Seitz wrote:

I still like to know what plot this has...if any...

‘If any’?

Are you seriously suggesting they might release a movie with no plot?

[Thomas Seitz]

I mean it might SEEM like it has one...but you know. Hollywood...

Pan,

Well crap!

[Quark Blast]

IMDB has given it the working title of, "Dungeons & Dragons (2023)", and slated for release 3 March, 2023.

I'll believe it when I see it at this point!
:D

Any ideas on what the film might be about given that the landscape of Iceland appears to be a big part of the setting?

[Thomas Seitz]

Quark,

There's a posting on Facebook where they're supposedly starting production already.

[dirtypool]

There is this tweet from the director where he displays the production slate.

[Quark Blast]

Thomas Seitz wrote:

Quark,

There's a posting on Facebook where they're supposedly starting production already.

Yes, but why Iceland?

Is this story set in Icewind Dale perhaps?

[TomParker]

Iceland is beautiful and has passed some good film incentives in the last few years. There's some lush green terrain, some striking terrain features, volcanic activity. There are a lot of settings that could fit in Iceland.

[Thomas Seitz]

Yeah plus I'd love to live in Iceland myself...

[thejeff]

TomParker wrote:

Iceland is beautiful and has passed some good film incentives in the last few years. There's some lush green terrain, some striking terrain features, volcanic activity. There are a lot of settings that could fit in Iceland.

Maybe they decided to film an active volcano scene live.

That would be pretty awesome, even if they had to CGI in around it.

[Quark Blast]

Seems unlikely that they had a script and pre-production ready to go around an active volcano and so started shooting in Iceland because Fagradalsfjall decided to cooperate.

The article I linked indicated that a (the?) major setting for the movie is represented in the overall landscape there. And overall that would work for Icewind Dale would it not?

Is there any published setting that would work just as well?

[dirtypool]

The entire film isn’t being shot in Iceland though, just a small number of scenes that were able to be accomplished without the principle cast. Second Unit stuff.

The location may also have nothing to do with ice, or minimal usage of ice. The primordial rockscapes in Prometheus were shot in Iceland, the craggy alien vistas in Interstellar, as well as the mountain ensconced seaside village where Aquaman was helping the fishermen in Justice League were shot in Iceland.