Dungeons & Dragons live action movie adds Michelle Rodriguez and Justice Smith… after Wonder Woman vet Chris Pine signed on
Dungeons & Dragons is being made into a live action movie.
And on Monday it was announced the upcoming film has gained two Hollywood movie stars to join the cast – Michelle Rodriguez and Justice Smith – according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Chris Pine of Wonder Woman: 1984 fame has already signed on for the adventure film with the announcement being made in December.
New team: Dungeons & Dragons is being made into a live action movie. And on Monday it was announced the nascent film has gained two Hollywood movie stars to join the cast – Michelle Rodriguez and Justice Smith – according to The Hollywood Reporter
It is not yet known who 42-year-old Michelle and 25-year-old Justice will be playing.
She will be in the latest Fast & Furious movie, titled F9. Smith recently wrapped shooting Jurassic World: Dominion and was last in All the Bright Places.
The film will be directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, and produced and financed by Hasbro/eOne and Paramount.
The film must go on! A look at the 2000 film starring Thora Birch that faltered at the box office
The cast: Birch in a gold headdress in a scene with extras from Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.
It was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. and has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997.
This version of Dungeons & Dragons has been in the works for many years with Ansel Elgort once attached and Rob Letterman set to direct.
After a legal battle between Sweetpea Entertainment and Hasbro about ownership rights, the film was moved to Paramount, according to Variety.
Chris McKay was brought in as a directed before he left the project.
In 2019, Goldstein and Daley came in.
Top dog: Chris Pine has already signed on for the adventure film with the announcement being made in December. Seen in 2016
He made a ton on this role: Chris with Gal Gadot for the 2017 Wonder Woman film
His big hit franchise: Pine is seen here with Gadot for Wonder Woman: 1984
Dungeons and Dragons was first adapted in 2000. That version starred Thora Birch, Kristen Wilson, Justin Whalin, Marlon Wayans and Jeremy Irons.
The project, which was made by New Line, did not do well at the box office.
The synopsis read: In the Kingdom of Izmer, wizards use their magic to rule the land. The young Empress Savina (Birch) desires to use magic for good, but the evil Profion (Irons) plans to utilize his powers to usurp the throne from Savina and subject the kingdom to totalitarian rule.
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