Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves actors Justice Smith and Sophia Lillis reveal Chris Pine's favorite D&D spell and why their film is a different kind of action movie
On the surface, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves may seem like standard fare – it follows a ragtag bunch of outcasts brought together to complete a mission with the help and hindrance of magic, mysterious villains, and mythical creatures. However, this movie has an extra layer to it: it's bringing a beloved table-top roleplaying game to life.
Co-directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, the movie follows Edgin the bard (Chris Pine) and Holga the barbarian (Michelle Rodriguez) as they attempt to reunite with Edgin's daughter Kira (Chloe Coleman) and rescue her from her nefarious guardian Forge Fitzwilliam (Hugh Grant). Along the way, the pair recruit Simon, a self-deprecating sorcerer (Justice Smith) and Doric, a revenge-driven tiefling (Sophia Lillis)
Total Film sat down with Smith and Lillis to talk stunts, Chris Pine's favorite D&D spell, and why they hope the film starts a "new age" of action movies. The following exchange has been edited for length and clarity.
Total Film: What was it like doing the stunts and learning the fight scene choreography in this movie? Is this something that's quite new to both of you, at least with something of this scale?
Justice Smith: I didn't get to do a lot of hand-to-hand combat because my character is a sorcerer and so he's more of a projectile offender, a long-distance fighter. However, the stunts were a lot of fun for me because I got to do a lot of harness work, because I was flying through the air and getting thrown around, and my character is terrified of that, but I very much enjoyed it. I really liked being weightless – I love roller coasters, so that's fitting. In between takes, I would do lots of flips in the air and I gave myself a headache before I
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