Red Notice Director Rawson Marshall Thurber To Helm Dungeons And Dragons Series
Deadline is reporting that Rawson Marshall Thurber, director of Red Notice, will oversee a new Dungeons & Dragons television series. It was announced yesterday that Thurber will have creative control over a new D&D flagship television project by Entertainment One and Hasbro.
A live-action television adaptation of Dungeons & Dragons has been a desire of Entertainment One since the company merged with Hasbro in a 4 billion dollar deal back in 2019. Considering the streaming platform's already established relationship with Thurber and Red Notice, Netflix is expected to court the project when released.
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Thurber, director of Red Notice,Netflix's most-watched film of all time, took to Twitter shortly after the announcement. He expressed his excitement over the project and claimed Dungeons and Dragons sparked his ability «to tell stories» when he played the game as a child. Thurber will have creative control over the pilot, which will include writing, directing, and executive producing.
Thurber's association with the Dungeons & Dragons project could make a Netflix acquisition more likely, as two sequels of Red Notice are already in the works to be released on the streaming platform, and Thurber is expected to return as director of both. Entertainment One’s President of Global Television, Michael Lombardo, hopes that this project will be the start of «a number of scripted shows» showcasing the world of D&D. However, Thurber's association with Netflix and Red Notice comes with a downside.
Despitehaving an impressive number of views, reviews of Red Notice are, at best, mediocre. Many thought the script did not live up to expectations and caused the humor and chemistry among
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