The latest trailer for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves introduces audiences to the evil leader of the Red Wizards of Thay: Szass Tam.
The trailer, which begins with Edgin the Bard (Chris Pine) and Holga the Barbarian (Michelle Rodriguez) dispatching a group of city guards, quickly ups the stakes with Szass Tam's reveal. The villain sports an appearance that fans of the tabletop role-playing game will no doubt recognize as the video explains his plan for world control with an undead army. Having accidentally stolen the one item the powerful lich needs to summon his minions, Honor Among Thieves' party of misguided heroes must work together to ensure he ultimately fails.
While specific plot details on Honor Among Thieves remains largely under wraps, the story will follow an unlikely party that consists of archetypes and classes based on Wizards of the Coast's seminal role-playing game. Beyond the aforemention Bard and Barbarian, the movie will also include Justice Smith as Simon the Sorceror, Regé-Jean Page as Xenk the Paladin, Sophia Lillis as Doric the Druid and Hugh Grant as Forge Fitzwilliam the Rogue.
The Challenge of DnD
While the characters are united by their focus on pulling off a major heist (and then helping stop the end of The Forgotten Realms), Honor Among Thieves' cast as reassured audience that the party aren't the best heroes. "I think maybe what I responded to most in their script was that it's about losers. This little band of comrades, they're all a bit crap," explained Grant. "I responded to that loser-ish thing about this little band. Maybe that's an English predilection. We love a loser."
While many fans are growing excited for Honor Among Thieves as its release date looms, recent controversies surrounding Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro may impact the film's box office performance. After the companies announced significant changes to Dungeons & Dragons' Open Gaming License, many fans have protested the amendments as anti-consumer. This prompted many enthusiasts to call for a boycott of all Wizards of the Coast products, including the movie. Despite apologizing for the OGL changes and back-pedaling on some of the more notorious tweaks, fans are still altogether not satisfied with the updated rules.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves hits theaters on March 31.
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