Famous nerd Joe Manganiello to co-direct Dungeons & Dragons documentary
In other words, Joe Manganiello will DM this doc about D&D
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A new Dungeons & Dragons movie (called Honor Among Thieves and starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, and Regé-Jean Page) is coming next year, but it’s not the only way that Hasbro’s eOne studio is planning to celebrate the iconic role-playing brand. The company has also signed off on a documentary about the history of the game from Joe Manganiello (who is not only a famous fan but an “official ambassador”) and Kyle Newman (director of gamer comedy 1UP) in honor of Dungeons & Dragons’ 50th anniversary… which is in two years. So there’ll be a bit of a wait.
But hopefully the wait will be worth it, because Deadline says the two filmmakers have spent years getting the exclusive rights to “over 400 hours of archived, never-before-seen footage going back to the game’s creation in the early 1970s.” They’ll also have the cooperation of current rights holder Wizards Of The Coast, which has given them “access to highly confidential developments concerning the game and brand.” Highly confidential! Ooh la la.
There will also be interviews with other famous fans, which we assume at least means all of the celebrity nerds in Manganiello’s famous Hollywood D&D group (like Vince Vaughn, Tom Morello, and Game Of Thrones’ D.B. Weiss). Beyond the appearances from people like that, it will be interesting to see how much of the eventual documentary focuses on the actual creation of the game by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson and how much will be about Wizards of The Coast’s (and now Hasbro’s) expansion and stewardship of the brand.
Again, there’s plenty of time before anyone needs to figure it out, with the documentary not scheduled to come out until 2024. It’ll also be kind of awkward if the scripted D&D movie is a flop and this documentary is all about how wonderful and iconic the brand is, so let’s cross our fingers that it doesn’t work out like that.
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HAIL SATAN!
I really want a bumper sticker that says “Jesus Saves, Satan gets the rebound and SCORES!”
I had a t-shirt for a while that said “Jesus Saves, the rest of the party takes 10 damage”
Playing at the World by Jon Peterson is a really in depth look at the start of D&D, worth checking out if you’re interested in the subject.
Peterson’s awfully dry, but he certainly knows his stuff! I haven’t picked up The Elusive Shift yet, but it’s on the vast to-read list.
“There will also be interviews with other famous fans”Literally when has that ever been insightful or added any kind of value?___ was a genius, _____ was great, let me talk about ___ but really I’m praising myself!“Famous fans” always means you cut down on primary sources and interviews with people that matter in exchange for a few names that won’t even bring more viewers to your doc.
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He likes shitting on things.
My guess is an unhappy childhood.
“There will also be interviews with other famous fans”“PUT. THE. DICE. AWAY. BEFORE. I. TAKE. THEM. AWAY.”
Do you like sandwiches?
But who’s playing the gelatinous cube?
Brendan Fraser in 600lb Gelatinous Cube suit, to chagrin and ire of people who want to see more real 600lb Gelatinous Cubes represented on screen.
Heh, Gelatinous Cube, eats village…I think that’s terrific.
Whoopi Goldberg
I’ve always liked Manganiello since that absolutely FUCKED moment at the end of Critical Role’s first campaign. “I’m sorry, it was just business”
A documentary? AN EXCELLENT IDEA!!!