Published 13:53 IST, February 9th 2021
Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith joins Dungeons & Dragons film cast with Chris Pine
Michelle Rodriguez and Justice Smith will be collaborating for the first time with Chris Pine in the Dungeons & Dragons feature movie. Read to know details.
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The popular game Dungeons & Dragons is being developed as a feature film at Paramount Pictures along with eOne. The project will have Wonder Woman star Chris Pine in a pivotal role. Now, two more actors have joined the cast of the upcoming fantasy movie.
Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith Join Chris Pine in Dungeons & Dragons film
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that The Fast and the Furious fame Michelle Rodriguez and Detective Pikachu star Justice Smith has been added to Dungeons & Dragons movie, joining Chris Pine. Game Night breakout filmmakers Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Delay are set to direct the feature based on the well-known fantasy role-playing game from Wizards on the Coast. The duo also penned down the latest draft of the script based on a previous version by Michael Gilio.
Dungeons & Dragons is popular for its war, camaraderie, treasure hunts, and reversals of fortune. It has a fantasy setting that includes humans, orcs, elves, and hundreds of other creatures. The game uses multi-sided dice in gameplay and is overseen by a host called Dungeon Master. More than 40 million fans have played or interacted with D&D since it was first released around 46 years ago, including via video games and live streaming entertainment on YouTube and Twitch. Plot details about the upcoming adaptation are not known. It could either be a straight-up fantasy or contain the storytelling and game-playing components.
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Michelle Rodriguez is best known for her performance as Letty Ortiz in blockbuster the Fast & Furious franchise. Her successful ventures in action movies include Resident Evil, Battle Los Angeles, S.W.A.T., and Avatar. Rodriguez’s upcoming projects have Crisis starring Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly, Gre Kinnear, Luke Evans, and others. She will also be seen reprising Ortiz in F9: The Fast Saga, featuring Vin Diesel, John Cena, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Helen Mirren, Sung Kang, and Charlize Theron.
Justice Smith earned recognition with his performance as Franklin Webb in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. He was then seen in the superhit film Detective Pikachu and then ventured into the romantic genre with All the Bright Places. Smith will next appear in Jurassic World: Dominion with an ensemble cast having old and new stars of the franchise.
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Updated 13:53 IST, February 9th 2021