The Dungeons & Dragons live action movie adds Michelle Rodriguez and Justice Smith … after Wonder Woman vet Chris Pine signed
Dungeons & Dragons is being transformed into a live action movie.
And on Monday it was announced that the next film won two Hollywood stars to join the cast – Michelle Rodriguez and Justice Smith – according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Chris Pine from 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 transformed into a live action movie. And on Monday it was announced that the nascent film won two Hollywood movie stars to join the cast – Michelle Rodriguez and Justice Smith – according to The Hollywood Reporter
It is not yet known who will play Michelle, 42, and Justice, 25.
She will be in the last film Fast and Furious, entitled F9. Smith recently finished filming Jurassic World: Dominion and was the last on 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 continue! A look at the 2000 film starring Thora Birch that faltered at the box office
The cast: Birch with a golden headdress in a scene with extras from Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy table RPG 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 development for many years with Ansel Elgort once attached and Rob Letterman started to drive.
After a legal battle between Sweetpea Entertainment and Hasbro over ownership rights, the film was transferred to Paramount, according to Variety.
Chris McKay was brought in as directed before leaving the project.
In 2019, Goldstein and Daley joined.
Top dog: Chris Pine has already signed on for the adventure film with the announcement being made in December. Seen in 2016
He did a ton in this role: Chris with Gal Gadot for the 2017 Wonder Woman movie
Your blockbuster franchise: Pine is seen here with Gadot for Wonder Woman: 1984
Dungeons and Dragons was first adapted in 2000. This version starred Thora Birch, Kristen Wilson, Justin Whalin, Marlon Wayans and Jeremy Irons.
The project, which belonged to New Line, did not go 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) wishes to use magic for good, but the evil Profion (Irons) plans to use her powers to usurp Savina’s throne and subject the kingdom to totalitarian rule.