Bridgerton’s Duke of Hastings himself, also known as Simon Basset, also known as actor Rege-Jean Page, officially joined the cast of Paramount’s upcoming film Dungeons & Dragons, reports THR.
LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 22: Regé-Jean Page attends the Vanity Fair EE Rising Star BAFTAs pre-party at The Standard on January 22, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland / WireImage)
Page joins Chris Pine (Star Trek, Wonder Woman), Michelle Rodriguez (Fast and Furious) and Justice Smith (Detective Pikachu) in the film, which is being directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley of Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Page, who previously starred in ABC’s Mortal Engines and For the People, achieved stardom as a result of his role in Bridgerton, Netflix’s debut drama of the Regency era. In IGN’s analysis, we gave Bridgerton a nine out of ten, calling the chemistry between Page’s mysterious and conflicting Basset and Phoebe Dynevor’s Daphne Bridgerton “flawless”. The series was watched by 82 million viewers in its first month, according to Netflix.
The details of the Dungeons & Dragons storyline are under wraps, so it remains to be seen who Page will be playing, and whether the storyline will keep things strictly fanciful or combine with the real world table game.
Dungeons & Dragons is scheduled to launch on May 27, 2022 due to delays resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Joseph Knoop is a writer / producer / Lady Whistledown at IGN.