Photos from the Dungeons & Dragons set highlight several of the movie's cast members, including Michelle Rodriguez and her massive axe.These are the latest Dungeons & Dragons images to make they way online while the movie shoots in Northern Ireland. In addition to revealing Rodriguez in what appears to be her full barbarian outfit for the film, the photos offer a sneak peek at her costars Chris Pine, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis and Chloe Coleman. As Forgotten Realms Wiki noted, Lillis' character has horns while Smith, who can be seen playfully twirling an umbrella between takes, is the only cast member wearing a cloak in these images.
The Dungeons & Dragons actors appear to be shooting a scene set aboard the "dragon boat" spotted in previous photos from the movie's set. Those images also provided an early look at Hugh Grant as the villain, who is reportedly named Forge Fletcher.
Judging by these set leaks, it seems the film's cast members are playing characters who span the full range of Dungeons & Dragons classes. This supports an early synopsis for the fantasy adventure, which described its plot as revolving around a typical motley D&D crew of heroes, including a "barbarian warrior woman," a thief, a wizard and a druid. Moreover, the set photos more or less confirm the movie will take place in the Forgotten Realms -- the alternate world that has served as the setting for multiple iterations of the original tabletop role-playing game, including the current fifth edition.
Dungeons & Dragons writer/directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Game Night) indicated their intention is to deliver a film adaptation that's playful without being a full-blown comedy. "D&D is such a unique look at the fantasy genre where it is contemporary in terms of the people playing it and the way they speak to each other," explained Daley, when interviewed in May 2020. "So we never wanted to spoof the genre of fantasy or take the piss out of it. But we did want to find another way into it that we hadn't necessarily seen before."
Written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, Dungeons & Dragons stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith, Regé-Jean Page, Hugh Grant, Sophia Lillis and Chloe Coleman. The film arrives in theaters March 3, 2023.
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