Dungeons and Dragons, the most popular tabletop fantasy role-playing game in the world, is returning to the big screen and it appears that the WonderWoman 1984 star Chris Pine will be the one rolling the dices.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Pine is currently in talks to star in the D&D live-action movie with Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley being on board as directors. The duo reportedly already has a script in place that they have based on Michael Gilio’s draft. The plot of the movie is still under wraps, but based on the nature of the game, we should expect an epic fantasy that is filled with adventures, treasure hunts, magic, and much more.
If everything goes smoothly, the filming should commence in the first part of 2021 in Belfast, Ireland, while the release date is set for a late 2022 premiers, per Deadline.
The project was originally conceived in 2015, with Ansel Elgort (Baby Driver) starring and Rob Letterman (Detective Pikachu) directing. However, due to various issues and legal battles over film rights, the production was on hold until now.
This will be the fourth movie adaptation of Dungeons and Dragons. The first film, starring Justin Whalin, Marlon Wayans, and Jeremy Irons, was released back in 2000 and was met with negative reviews and poor box office performance. Two low-budget sequels, 2005’s Wrath of the Dragon God and 2011’s The Book of Vile Darkness, followed.
