I'd like a party of 4; which is classic. Though Horrible bosses was 3 and game night was like 6, so it could go either way. They do write a decent ensemble flick so it should be good on this front.
Party of not the reboot is my choice. But whatever number is fine.
Wizards clarified this morning that yes, the film IS 100% set in the FORGOTTEN REALMS, just not necessarily the synopsis from yesterday (I do wonder if that synopsis is actually of an older draft so the general idea is accurate, if not the fine details).
Additional comments coming out that the TV show they're developing with the JOHN WICK guy may also be a Drizzt show.
I'd prefer they leave Gwyn alone.
can you stay on topic? this is the movies forum not the 5e forum
Maybe not
Two lives in a gaming chair?
Reincarnation is a way bigger story than you finally coming around on Neverwinter.
I guess so, dirtypool. Personally when I die, I prefer to either stay dead, or just go somewhere else.
I think PDK had too much caffeine today.
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1. It's a bloody Forgotten Realms movie... my teenage dreams have come true!
2. Chris Pine is in it. YES! he's a bloody pretty huge A-lister! CAPT KIRK AT THE HELM FOLKS!?
3. HUGH GRANT. See number 2, except that HUGH GRANT has enough XPs to be several levels above the CR of the rest of the cast assembled. HUGH GRANT alone would have made me doubt this was true. But now HIM and all that other swanky, jazzy, awesome cast? what's the catch? who's the director? are the writers crap? if these guys are also decent, then I'm not sure what has happened. Have the planets aligned? has major money been collected by Hasbro and they somehow convinced the entirety of Hollywood to accept the cash at once? some many questions... so little time... good thing we got Werthead! :)
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Its like 90 days ago all of a sudden in here.
I thought the same thing ...
All of this info has been pretty widely reported for quite a while now, it was odd so see it come up again now as if it’s brand new information ...
Except for the second unit filming in Iceland. That hasn't been reported for quite a while now.
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I was just reading this article here and noticed they let drop that it's Drizzt for the live action movie being filmed in a Forgotten Realms location reminiscent of Iceland.
That article says nothing of the kind.
The extent of the articles reporting on D&D is as follows:
Wizards of the Coast has released an animated short introducing viewers to Dungeons & Dragons character Drizzt Do’Urden, with narration by Benedict Cumberbatch (embedded below). R.A. Salvatore, who wrote over thirty novels featuring the character, wrote the short. It’s part of a summer-long celebration of the character, which centers around the release of the Dark Alliance video game (out June 21) and also includes action figures, Magic: The Gathering cards, Funko POP figures, customers, t-shirts, a life-size figure (see "Greet ‘D&D’ Players at the Door") and more. A live-action film is also in development.
So that’s the animated short, “Summer of Drizzt” leading up to the release of Dark Alliance, mention of Drizzt merch and as a throwaway final sentence a statement that a live action film is also in development.
No mention of Drizzt being in the live action movie, no mention of Iceland.
Is it:
A.) that you did not read the article yourself?
B.) that you thought no one would read the article for themselves?
C.) that you read the quoted paragraph and imagined whole paragraphs that weren’t there
Dirtypool,
I'm pretty sure you should choose d, all of the above.
PDK,
Well I understand NOT quite paying attention. Today I side-swiped a neighbor's friend's car that was parked across the road, almost across my driveway and the road itself is fairly narrow. So...yeah.
I'm still not 100% convinced we'll get a Ravenloft movie, but eh.
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Pine is an A-lister, right? So spending big money on this movie means it won't be nearly as terrible as any of its predecessors.
Looks like Hugh Grant will play the bad guy. Is that impossible casting?
If the caffeine theory turns out wrong maybe he knows something we don't?
HG can play a good villain. There's always demand for English actors because American audiences love them doing The Gentleman Villain trope (SW repeatedly, Hannibal Lecter, Alan Rickman in multiple roles I think).
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Little bit from a Variety interview with Rege-Jean Page
After wrapping “The Gray Man” in Los Angeles, Page began production on “Dungeons & Dragons,” the feature adaptation of the beloved role-playing game. Before booking the role, though, the actor admits he wasn’t much of a “D&D” player.
“I’ve listened to a couple of ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ podcasts in my time. I played a ton of JRPGs [Japanese role-playing games] and basically everything that’s come out of it,” he explains. “I played a ton of ‘Diablo’ as a teenager, so I’m used to the fact that I play a paladin — that’s just what I do, and I know what that means, to a degree. I watched my friends play ‘Baldur’s Gate,’ so I’m like a second-generation ‘Dungeons and Dragoner.’”
Page has since recruited some of his friends to give him a crash course and says that learning on the job has been a bit of a treat for the actor. “There is nowhere better or bigger to learn new worlds from than ‘D&D,’” he adds.
Page was immediately drawn to the project based on the film’s script, predicting that it will be a “huge sigh of relief for ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ fans everywhere,” noting that in a post-MCU world, genre storytelling has been elevated and, in his estimation, this film steps up to and continues to raise the bar.
Thats encouraging.
Well I mean it's encouraging to see a nice paladin in the form of Rege Jean Page who is a great actor in my book.
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If I was Chris Pine, I'd post a pic of myself on Twitter wearing this in a mirror, from the set. Just to mess with people.
The reactions would be epic.
I'm glad to see Page will work out his range in this movie. That's cool with me.
Man, at the mention of Page's character and 'show off his comedy chops' I had a flashback to Snails, from the first D&D movie, and now I need therapy.
Please no 'designated funny characters.' No Jar-Jars, no Snails.
I hope we are past the time writers decide on a single character for all the comedic relief. Based on Horrible Bosses and Game Night, I think these writers know how to pace and pass the comedic role around a group. Guess we will see.
I think it's more likely we'll get Page doing SOME comedic stuff but not like doing the whole lift. Also I don't think we have to worry about Snails or Jar Jar for a paladin. At least I HOPE not.
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honestly a Funny Paladin would be kind of nice to see
Grey,
I could go for it.
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So filming in UK now Backstage
I mean I figure he's not SNARKY but kind of Dad joke kind of funny.
Set photos from the movie show that the castle location flies the banner of Neverwinter
Cool, dirtypool. I guess we are having Neverwinter nights after all! :D
Why is it so important to you to nail the win on Iceland doubling for Icewind Dale?
Beyond the word "ice" you've got nothing to indicate that it's headed in that direction. Just an assumption that because they shot in a country that is 11% covered in ice, that it must mean the film is set in the frozen waste of Icewind.
Dirtypool,
I think Quark is obsessed with the White Walkers maybe.
Yet more set photos