Chris Pine is in talks to sign a contract to star Dungeons & Dragons, A live action film based on Hasbro’s hugely popular role-playing game from Wizards of the Coast. Hasbro / Eon and Paramount jointly manufacture and finance, distribute Eon in the UK and Canada, and Paramount in other parts of the world.
Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daly will direct a script written by them based on a draft by Michael Cleo.
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Goldstein & Daly was set in 2019 to direct a film that would have a group cast and take a bad approach to the game. Landing Pine, the lynchpin of the Star Trek movie series for Paramount, is a strong start to believe studios are starting a new franchise. Filming is scheduled for the first quarter of next year in Belfast. Goldstein & Daly were hired from Dark Comedy Game Night, And after scripting Spider-Man: Returning home.
Jeremy Latsom is producing Studio Eon, Hasbro’s entertainment division, through his contract with Hasbro’s Brian Goldner.
Like the game, loading the screen version of Dungeons & Dragons is a battle that has been on the courts for years over ownership disputes. Warner Bros. and New Line tried several incarnations, including one of them Lego Batman Helmer Chris McKay. The game has been played over 40 million times since its inception 46 years ago and has Twitch and video games and livestream entertainment on YouTube.
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