Dungeons & Dragons (2023 film)

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Dungeons & Dragons
Directed by
Screenplay by
  • Jonathan Goldstein
  • John Francis Daley
Story by
Based onDungeons & Dragons
by Wizards of the Coast
Produced by
  • Stephen Davis
  • Jeremy Latcham
Starring
CinematographyBarry Peterson
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dungeons & Dragons is an upcoming American fantasy adventure film directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley. Based on the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, it serves as a reboot of the film series of the same name. The film stars Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez and will be released theatrically in the United States on March 3, 2023, by Paramount Pictures.

Cast[]

Production[]

Development[]

On May 7, 2013, Warner Bros. Pictures and Courtney Solomon's Sweetpea Entertainment announced a film based on Dungeons & Dragons with David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick writing the script and Roy Lee, Alan Zeman, and Solomon producing.[1] Two days later, Hasbro issued a lawsuit saying that they were co-producing a Dungeons & Dragons film at Universal Pictures with Chris Morgan writing and directing.[2][3][4][5][6] On August 3, 2015, after U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee urged Sweetpea Entertainment and Hasbro to settle the rights case, Warner Bros.' film was set for pre-production with Hasbro.[7] On March 31, 2016, Rob Letterman was in negotiations to direct Johnson-McGoldrick‘s script,[8] with his role confirmed on May 13, 2016.[9] In April 2017, actor Joe Manganiello, an avid fan of Dungeons & Dragons, revealed that he had written a script with John Cassel for the project and was "talking to all the right parties" to make the film happen.[10] Upon completing the script, Manganiello worked in collaboration with Brad Peyton and Dwayne Johnson, who were both in negotiations to develop the film.[11]

In December 2017, after varying degrees of progression, the film was moved by Hasbro to Paramount Pictures and was scheduled for a release date of July 23, 2021.[12] In February 2018, Paramount was in talks with both Chris McKay and Michael Gilio to direct and write the film, respectively.[13] In March 2019, it was revealed that Gilio had completed a rewrite of Johnson-McGoldrick's work and studio executives expressed excitement for the film. The studio began negotiations with various talent, as the casting process began.[14] On July 30, 2019, Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley were in talks to direct.[15] By January 2020, the filmmaking duo announced that they had co-written a new draft of the script.[16][17]

Casting[]

On June 27, 2016, Ansel Elgort was in talks to star in Letterman's iteration.[18] In December 2020, Chris Pine was cast to star in the film.[19] Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, and Justice Smith were added in February 2021.[20][21] In March, Hugh Grant and Sophia Lillis would join the next month, with Grant cast as the antagonist.[22] In April, Chloe Coleman joined the ensemble cast.[23] In May, Jason Wong and Daisy Head joined the cast.[24][25]

Filming[]

Filming began in early April 2021, with a crew of 60-70 people in Iceland.[26] Principal photography commenced in Belfast, Northern Ireland later that month.[27][28]

Director John Francis Daley announced that the filming completed on August 19, 2021.[29]

Release[]

The film was set to be released on July 23, 2021.[12] The release date was subsequently moved to November 19, 2021 to accommodate the release of Mission: Impossible 7,[30] before being pushed back further to May 27, 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31] In April 2021, the release date was further delayed to March 3, 2023.[32]

References[]

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