In April 2021, the release date was further delayed to March 3, 2023. The release date was subsequently moved to Novemto accommodate the release of Mission: Impossible 7, before being pushed back further to due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was set to be released on July 23, 2021. Principal photography commenced in Belfast, Northern Ireland later that month.ĭirector John Francis Daley announced that the filming completed on August 19, 2021. Now, Manganiello has introduced an entire new generation of fans to the game, making his response to Friedman extra meaningful. He has his own line of Dungeons & Dragons streetwear, owns a massive dragon model in his home and regularly plays the game with other celebrity fans of the franchise. In May, Jason Wong and Daisy Head joined the cast.įilming began in early April 2021, with a crew of 60-70 people in Iceland. Manganiello, who appeared in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as Deathstroke, is a noted fan of the fantasy game franchise. In April, Chloe Coleman joined the ensemble cast. Though Sofia is not personally interested in D&D herself, she supports her husband in his hobbies, even if she doesnt quite understand them. He has a massive 'dungeon' in the home that he shares with his wife, Sofia Vergara. In March, Hugh Grant and Sophia Lillis would join the next month, with Grant cast as the antagonist. True Blood werewolf and Magic Mike actor, Joe Manganiello is also a huge Dungeons and Dragons nerd. Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, and Justice Smith were added in February 2021. In December 2020, Chris Pine was cast to star in the film.
On June 27, 2016, Ansel Elgort was in talks to star in Letterman's iteration. By January 2020, the filmmaking duo announced that they had co-written a new draft of the script. On July 30, 2019, Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley were in talks to direct. The studio began negotiations with various talent, as the casting process began. In March 2019, it was revealed that Gilio had completed a rewrite of Johnson-McGoldrick's work and studio executives expressed excitement for the film. In February 2018, Paramount was in talks with both Chris McKay and Michael Gilio to direct and write the film, respectively.
In December 2017, after varying degrees of progression, the film was moved by Hasbro to Paramount Pictures and was scheduled for a release date of July 23, 2021. Upon completing the script, Manganiello worked in collaboration with Brad Peyton and Dwayne Johnson, who were both in negotiations to develop the film. In April 2017, actor Joe Manganiello, an avid fan of Dungeons & Dragons, revealed that he had written a script with John Cassel for the project and was "talking to all the right parties" to make the film happen.
On March 31, 2016, Rob Letterman was in negotiations to direct Johnson-McGoldrick‘s script, with his role confirmed on May 13, 2016. District Judge Dolly Gee urged Sweetpea Entertainment and Hasbro to settle the rights case, Warner Bros.' film was set for pre-production with Hasbro. Two days later, Hasbro issued a lawsuit saying that they were co-producing a Dungeons & Dragons film at Universal Pictures with Chris Morgan writing and directing. Pictures and Courtney Solomon's Sweetpea Entertainment announced a film based on Dungeons & Dragons with David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick writing the script and Roy Lee, Alan Zeman, and Solomon producing.
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