At the end of this month, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves will bring the legendary RPG franchise back to the big screen for the first time in 23 years (not counting the two direct-to-video). D&D movies, of course). Fortunately, it seems honor among thieves The right tone between fantastic action and a touch of comedy is attracting attention. And in a new preview scene for the movie, the unlikely heroes are thrust into a shifting maze while being chased by a displacing beast. Plus, there’s an unexpected nod to the franchise’s past.
The scene takes place in an arena within the kingdom of Neverwinter, when the malevolent Forge Fitzwilliam (Hugh Grant) puts his former friend, Edgin Darvis (Chris Pine), in an obvious death trap along with Edgin’s team, Holga Kilgore (Michelle Rodriguez). , Doric (Sophia Lillis) and Simon Aumar (Justice Smith). As for the displacer beast, it has the unique ability to confuse its prey by projecting images of itself into their minds as it sneaks up for the kill.
For lifelong fans D&Dthis sequence presents a special callback to the Dungeons and Dragons Animated series from the 80s. It seems that Edgin’s team is not the only victim of Forge’s trap. Apparently one of the rival adventuring groups are the adult versions of Sheila the thief, Diana the acrobat, Bobby the barbarian, and Hank the ranger. Only those four get a close-up in this clip, but their teammates Presto the wizard and Eric the knight are seen briefly from a distance.
Although not seen in this preview, Regé-Jean Page’s Xenk Yendar is the final member of Edgin’s rogue party. The rest of the cast includes Daisy Head as the Red Wizard, Sofina, Jason Wong as Dralas, and Chloe Coleman as Kira Darvis, Edgin’s estranged daughter.
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley directed the film from a script they co-wrote with Michael Gilio. Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves It will hit theaters on Friday, March 31.
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