After being heavily featured in the hit Netflix series "Stranger Things," Dungeons & Dragons is heading to the big screen. On day one of the highly anticipated San Diego Comic-Con 2022, Paramount Pictures and Hasbro's Entertainment One presented the first "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" trailer.
Based on the widely popular role-playing game, the upcoming fantasy action-adventure film will follow a "charming thief" and his "band of unlikely adventurers" as they go on an "epic heist" to retrieve a powerful lost relic that had fallen into the hands of evil forces, The Verge reported.
The "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" trailer gave a first look at its main cast, which includes "Wonder Woman" franchise's Chris Pine, "Fast & Furious" series' Michelle Rodriguez, Netflix breakout star Regé-Jean Page of "Bridgerton" fame, "It" actress Sophia Ellis, and multi-award winning actor Hugh Grant.
'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' Trailer Showcases Fantastical Adventures
On day one of San Diego Comic-Con 2022, the first panel at the massive Hall H not only offered a first look at the "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" trailer, but also featured the film's stars in the flesh. Variety reported that Pine, Rodriguez, Page, Grant, and Lillis took to the stage to present the trailer and two clips from the yet unfinished movie.
In the D&D film, Pine plays a bard named Elgin, while Rodriguez plays Holga, a barbarian. Page brings to life Paladin, a Xenk, while Lillis plays a druid. Joining them in the film is Justice Smith of "All the Bright Places," who plays the sorcerer Simon. Grant is featured as Forge Fletcher, a rogue.
Pine described "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" as having "a Spielbergian energy to it." Hugh said that the film, which was written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, has a "Monty Python vibe."
Paramount Presents Two Film Clips at SDCC 2022
Aside from the exciting new "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" trailer, which is now on YouTube, attendees at the first day of San Diego Comic-Con 2022 were also treated to two lengthy clips of the upcoming film. One clip that was shown only at Hall H saw the characters navigating a maze as other teams made their way through it.
Daley promised viewers that they'll see a slew of monsters and creatures and dozens of spells, sharing that the filmmakers had worked with game publisher Wizards of the Coast to ensure the film remained faithful to D&D lore. Parts of the film were shot in Northern Ireland during the COVID lockdown in the UK.
Goldstein shared that he and Daley "have a long history" with D&D, sharing to audiences that he used to play the first edition with his brother, who would always slay him in the game. Meanwhile, Daley learned about the game after playing the role of Sam Weir on the NBC comedy-drama "Freaks and Geeks," as the fictional Sam was a big fan of the game in the cult series.
"Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" will debut in theaters on March 3, 2023.
