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The California native, 40, is also well known to fans for his role as Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman (2017) and the upcoming sequel Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).
The filmmaking tandem of Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley co-wrote the new Dungeons And Dragon screenplay, based on a draft by Michael Gilion, and will also serve as the directors.
Massively popular: The upcoming movie is based on the popular fantasy role-playing game from Wizards Of The Coast, which is a subsidiary of Hasbro
They re best known for helming the action comedy film Game Night (2018), starring Rachel McAdams and Jason Bateman.
The first film adaption of Dungeons And Dragons, for New Line Cinemas, came in 2000 and starred Justin Whalin, Thora Birch, Marlon Wayans, Jeremy Irons and Bruce Payne. It ended up being both a critical and commercial flop, earning $33.8 million on a $45 million budget.
15 December 2020
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Chris Pine is in talks to star in a new movie inspired by cult role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons.
The Wonder Woman star is in negotiations to lead the ensemble cast in the live-action project, which Game Night filmmakers Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley signed on to write and direct last year.
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the tabletop classic is known for featuring war games, treasure hunts, campaigns, and reversals of fortune. The game involves various characters such as humans, elves, and orcs, uses multisided dice, and play is overseen by a host known as the Dungeon Master.
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Pine is best known for Star Trek, and Wonder Woman
Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley are writing and directing
Chris Pine might do a Dungeons & Dragons movie. The Star Trek and Wonder Woman 1984 star is reportedly in talks to be a part of a big-budget adaptation of the fantasy role-playing game. Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, who directed the 2018 action-comedy film Game Night starring Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams, are writing and directing
Goosebumps director Rob Lettermen would helm the
Dungeons & Dragons movie way back in 2016, but that film never materialized and the project has gone through various iterations including one with
Lego Batman director Chris McKay. The new film is being re-written and directed by Goldstein and Daley, the duo behind the Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams-led hit
Game Night, on an original draft from Michael Gilion.
Role-playing game
Dungeons & Dragons first became popular in 1974, and since then has amassed millions of players and fans worldwide. The hugely popular property has also influenced numerous writers, directors, game designers and other creative professionals throughout its four decades. The feature was first announced in 2013 wherein a rights-dispute began between the studio and Hasbro (parent company of publisher Wizards of the Coast), but the issues were resolved last year and the film remains in-development.