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New Dungeons and Dragons movie coming [sigh]

Started by Akrasia, August 03, 2015, 05:13:03 PM

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Akrasia

August 03, 2015, 05:13:03 PM
I'm not sure how anyone could possibly top the supreme achievement that is the 2000 film starring Jeremy Irons and Blue Lips, but there is a new D&D film coming...

QuoteThe upcoming Warner Bros motion picture will be based on a script by David Leslie Johnson (Wrath of the Titans) and produced by Roy Lee (The Lego Movie, How To Train Your Dragon) with the involvement of Hasbro chief executive Brian Goldner and chief content officer Stephen Davis. It will take place in the popular D&D campaign setting of the Forgotten Realms.

Well at least it will not be based on Dragonlance.

More info here.

(Apologies if this is posted in the wrong forum.  Feel free to move if necessary.)
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Christopher Brady

#1
August 03, 2015, 05:30:19 PM
Is it live action, or animated?  It doesn't say.
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Akrasia

#2
August 03, 2015, 05:36:27 PM
I had assumed that it was live action.  But you're right, the article doesn't say whether it is or not.
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Christopher Brady

#3
August 03, 2015, 05:47:44 PM
If it's animated, I think it could be well done.  Live action, I dunno.  Warner Bros. record for live action stuff has been hit or miss, mostly miss in my opinion.

Still, the FR setting is pretty generic as Fantasy goes, so the most important question is:  Which characters will they be using?
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danskmacabre

#4
August 03, 2015, 06:18:17 PM
Meh, I've always had a laugh with the DnD movies.
They're really cheesy and pretty awful, but it's nice to see the DnD references in the movies.

Simlasa

#5
August 03, 2015, 06:22:20 PM
Quote from: Christopher Brady;846324Is it live action, or animated?
Most action/fantasy movies these days are a hybid... often leaning toward animation with a few actors tossed in to avoid Uncanny Valley.

I've never seen the previous ones, not even tempted. Did I miss much?

Akrasia

#6
August 03, 2015, 06:27:12 PM
Quote from: Simlasa;846332I've never seen the previous ones, not even tempted. Did I miss much?

If you have a few drinks beforehand the first one can be hilarious.  (You'll need to keep drinking throughout it, however.)

I haven't seen the two 'sequels'.  In fact, I didn't know they even existed until now.
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Akrasia

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August 03, 2015, 06:29:23 PM
Quote from: Christopher Brady;846329Still, the FR setting is pretty generic as Fantasy goes, so the most important question is:  Which characters will they be using?

I predict Drizzt.  Salvatore's novels sell very well, so there'll be something of a built-in audience for it.

It's really too bad.  A film based on Erevis Cale would be pretty cool.  (But he's too 'dark' for standard FR.)
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Christopher Brady

#8
August 03, 2015, 06:44:16 PM
Quote from: Akrasia;846333If you have a few drinks beforehand the first one can be hilarious.  (You'll need to keep drinking throughout it, however.)

I haven't seen the two 'sequels'.  In fact, I didn't know they even existed until now.

I heard that the second film was actually pretty good, in a Made For Video kind of way.
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cranebump

#9
August 03, 2015, 06:59:09 PM
Another vote for Drizz't, especially if they plan a series of adventures. Would be nice to see the appearance of Artemis Entreri eventually.
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#10
August 03, 2015, 07:26:35 PM
Well, I hope the dungeon crawl is in the forefront.  I want to see listening at doors and spiking doors and breaking doors down and some crazy irrational monsters that couldn't possibly living in that little hole.
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Baulderstone

#11
August 03, 2015, 07:31:30 PM
Quote from: Akrasia;846334I predict Drizzt.  Salvatore's novels sell very well, so there'll be something of a built-in audience for it.

The hard part part will be to find a way to say his name out loud in a way that doesn't sound stupid.

RunningLaser

#12
August 03, 2015, 07:51:03 PM
Quote from: Baulderstone;846349The hard part part will be to find a way to say his name out loud in a way that doesn't sound stupid.

My friends and I were pronouncing it incorrectly for years.

GreyICE

#13
August 03, 2015, 08:40:36 PM
I honestly feel like Drizzt will go over like a lead brick in today's market.  

I actually predict brand new characters, focusing on either Waterdeep or some new location.

Saplatt

#14
August 03, 2015, 08:48:30 PM
I hope they cast Ed Greenwood as Elminster and write in several sex scenes, but then switch him out for a body double.
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