Who here would be interested in seeing a Dragonlance D&D movie?...
Joe Manganelio is writing with Rob Letterman directing...
http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?4012-Joe-Manganiello-is-Writing-the-D-D-Movie#.WkLNKDdOmUl
Quote from: GameDaddy;1016204Who here would be interested in seeing a Dragonlance D&D movie?...
Joe Manganelio is writing with Rob Letterman directing...
http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?4012-Joe-Manganiello-is-Writing-the-D-D-Movie#.WkLNKDdOmUl
It would be good if the script is an adaptation of an existing novel, as the quality of a straight-to-movie script is usually dubious. I've not read that novel, so I don't know if it is any good though. My preference would be a Forgotten Realms setting, as I think Dragonlance is a bit different to classic D&D, with Kender and so on. Not a biggie though - the general hope is just for a fun movie, like Guardians of the Galaxy.
That may be the weakest of the early DL novels but often a mediocre novel makes for a good film.
The director isn't untalented but the co-screenwriters work is a bit mixed, Wrath of the Titans was terrible but The Orphan was a pretty good slow burn horror film.
I like Vin Diesel but outside of F&F as a lead he is restricted to B-films these days, so if he did get the lead that would suggest a more modest budget and plan for the film in general.
Vin Desiel would be a flop. Gaurdians tone would be a flop, just another example of hollywood chasing the new hotness. Gaurdians tone in Autum Twilight is going to be a terrible fit.
(Vin can play Flint)
Yeah a light jokey tone and DL seems like an odd fit. Only a Bryan Fuller could pull that off!
Mercifully this will likely die long before anyone gets too far. These announcements are all too common. Some arent even real.
Dragonlance as a comedy... um... no. Sure there were humorous moments in the series. But 75% of that humour involved the one sore point of the series. The kender.
And this is weird...
There is a Dragonlance Musical? In Russia? The Last Trial.
One of the songs from it. Takisis and Raistlin. Lord of Nothing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEXYeb4pSG8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEXYeb4pSG8)
I have zero interest in any D&D branded movie, and even less in the Dragonlance subset. I kinda wish they'd stop this desperate desire to make a D&D movie that people take seriously. It gives RPGs a bad name. At least Mazes & Monsters made RPGs look kind of dangerous and bad ass. :D
More importantly who will be the cast in the xxx parody?
The XXX parody will be Dragonlanced and star Gary Dickaxe!
Quote from: Dumarest;1018975I have zero interest in any D&D branded movie, and even less in the Dragonlance subset. I kinda wish they'd stop this desperate desire to make a D&D movie that people take seriously. It gives RPGs a bad name. At least Mazes & Monsters made RPGs look kind of dangerous and bad ass. :D
D&D as a game doesn't make enough money to sustain itself in the long term. Its doing OK now - largely thanks to a well received new edition and cutting back on the saturation levels of supplements and OGL support from previous editions. However, its still small fry compared to other parts of the gaming hobby industry. It is entirely possible for some exec in the future to can the game if sales figures drop.
A single, big, well received movie would actually sell the
brand of D&D in such a way that will effectively bank-roll and protect it for generations to come, whilst also promoting the game itself to new audiences. Regardless of whether you like it or not.
Good point. Obvious perhaps but it probably needed to be said. A hit movie, however unlikely that may appear, would be a big boost to the entire RPG 'industry.'
Quote from: TrippyHippy;1019269D&D as a game doesn't make enough money to sustain itself in the long term. Its doing OK now - largely thanks to a well received new edition and cutting back on the saturation levels of supplements and OGL support from previous editions. However, its still small fry compared to other parts of the gaming hobby industry. It is entirely possible for some exec in the future to can the game if sales figures drop.
A single, big, well received movie would actually sell the brand of D&D in such a way that will effectively bank-roll and protect it for generations to come, whilst also promoting the game itself to new audiences. Regardless of whether you like it or not.
That's what you guys have been tricking yourselves into believing for 35 years. Never gonna happen. Whether you like it ot not.
Quote from: Voros;1019284Good point. Obvious perhaps but it probably needed to be said. A hit movie, however unlikely that may appear, would be a big boost to the entire RPG 'industry.'
You mean like how the Marvel movies have brought comic book sales back into the millions? How many times do you guys need to be proven wrong about this stuff?
Quote from: Dumarest;1019321That's what you guys have been tricking yourselves into believing for 35 years. Never gonna happen. Whether you like it ot not.
It
is happening.
https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/19/16795148/dungeons-and-dragons-movie-release-date (https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/19/16795148/dungeons-and-dragons-movie-release-date)
Quote from: Dumarest;1019322You mean like how the Marvel movies have brought comic book sales back into the millions? How many times do you guys need to be proven wrong about this stuff?
Pundit's counter-factual claims aside comic sales have been on the rise since 2011/2012 (http://www.comichron.com/index.php). One relatively mediocre year in sales (still far better than sales during the recession) is not proof of anything. 'Graphic novels' continue to be a bigger and bigger part of the market as Direct Sales, which was always a niche that catered to adults instead of kids, is where there is a lack of growth. Since Marvel and DC are too busy catering to this shrinking market kids are reading comics (like Amulet or Bone) just not superhero comics. That's all been proven in the other thread, we can continue to discuss it there if anyone has actual evidence beyond their 'gut' to refute them.
We've seen an influx of new and returning players thanks to 5e, the popularity of board games and actual play streaming but a successful mainstream film would have no impact? Streaming has to be a niche of a niche yet it is having a significant impact, I can't see how a successful film wouldn't have more of an impact.
Of course the film would have to be successful, whether they can pull that off is the real question. Whether it will be good or not is another question, shitty movies are successful all the time.