Dungeons & Dragons Movie Trailer: Fun, Goofy Version of Lord of the Rings
The first trailer for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves debuted at Comic-Con 2022. The new adaptation of the fantasy D&D RPG game stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Sophia Lillis, Regé-Jean Page, Hugh Grant, and Justice Smith. Game Night directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein are handling the writing and directing for the film. Initially, the film was being developed at Warner Bros. with D&D uber fan and Deathstroke actor Joe Manganiello, but later changed hands to Paramount Pictures.
Based on the game created by Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax, Dungeons & Dragons has been a popular tabletop RPG since 1974, spawning a vast franchise of related products, from animated series comic books, novels, toys, spinoff games, and more. A live-action Dungeons and Dragons film was released in 2000, starring Jeremy Irons, Justin Whalin, Marlon Wayans, and Thora Birch. The latest adaptation finished filming in the summer of 2021 and was initially slated to be released in July 2021 but was delayed multiple times due to scheduling and the pandemic.
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Now, the first trailer for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves has been released (via Paramount), showing off the style and tone of the new adaptation, which looks to be a fun, goofier version of Lord of the Rings. Numerous fantasy creatures, characters, and settings are shown throughout the trailer, highlighting the vast D&D universe that longtime fans are sure to recognize. In addition to the trailer, the first poster for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves has also debuted, featuring the famed logo front and center with the cast in silhouette. Check out the trailer and poster below:
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