'Dungeons and Dragons' Movie is Finally Moving Forward
The film adaptation of the popular fantasy game "Dungeons & Dragons" is finally moving forward. This is after a legal battle between Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast LLC's and Sweetpea Entertainment, Inc. has finally ended. Hasbro's Allspark Pictures and Sweetpea Entertainment are now ready to work together to bring the feature film to life. Warner Bros. is teaming up with the two groups and wants to start production immediately.
"Dungeons & Dragons" the movie already has a script which was penned by David Leslie Johnson, who is known for his work with "The Conjuring 2" and "Wrath of the Titans." The movie, however, does not have a director attached to it, and it has yet to cast any actors to be part of the movie.
According to the report, Warner Bros. is eager to develop the movie, possibly eyeing it as its next big franchise. In the studio's history, its fantasy franchises namely "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" were its highest earning franchises, so it's not surprising how much they are pushing "Dungeons & Dragons."
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Greg Silverman who is WB President for Creative Development and Worldwide Production talked about the film.
"We are so excited about bringing the world of 'Dungeons & Dragons' to life on the big screen. This is far and away the most well-known brand in fantasy, which is the genre that drives the most passionate film followings," he told The Wrap.
"Dungeons & Dragons" is a fantasy role-playing game that was released in 1974, even before the time of video and computer games. The game has millions of players and fans worldwide and it has also influenced many writers, directors and even game developers in its four decades of existence.
The legal battle started in 2013 when Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast filed a complaint against Sweetpea Entertainment, with Sweetpea filing a counterclaim against Hasbro about issues related to the brand. The resolution has brought back all rights for all future D&D productions to Wizards of the Coast, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hasbro. Among the film's producers are Hasbro's Brian Goldner, Stephen Davis, Courtney Solomon and Allan Zeman of Sweetpea Entertainment and Roy Lee.
Both Solomon and Zeman of Sweetpea will be producing for all Warner Bros.-produced films or television projects now and in the future, according to the report.
