Chris Pine Shares Heartwarming Reason He Joined Dungeons & Dragons Movie
Chris Pine shares the heartwarming reason he joined the Dungeons & Dragons movie. Dungeons & Dragons (shortened to D&D) is a fantasy roleplaying game that was first created in 1974. The game became an incredible cult success, despite the brief satanic panic it inspired during the 1980s (as viewers saw in Stranger Things season 4), and has continued to be popular over the past several decades. The late 2010s saw a rise in D&D popularity due to the release of the game's 5th edition in 2014, and its success has been on a steady climb ever since. A film adaptation has been in development since 2013, getting stuck in limbo for a while before Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves got off the ground.
Pine is no stranger to big-budget tentpole fare, having starred in massive franchises such as the rebooted Star Trek films and the Wonder Woman movies. If it's successful, Dungeons & Dragons could be another blockbuster series for Pine, as Paramount is surely hoping their investment is lucrative enough to warrant sequels. With Pine poised to return as Captain Kirk for the in-development Star Trek 4, some might have thought he'd steer clear of another huge genre picture, but there's a very sweet reason why he decided to join.
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At the Dungeons & Dragons SDCC panel, Pine shared why he decided to join the project. Pine says that his nephew is a huge D&D fan, and has made several campaigns before. During the movie's casting process, Pine played a round with his nephew and his family, and Pine says everyone was so excited to take part in the session. After playing, Pine says that he believes D&D should be played in every school, because it brings people
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