Chris Pine is returning as another charismatic lead inDungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. This character is a little more upbeat than the roles he’s been known to play, which wasn’t originally the case.
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieveswill be the first theatrical release in over twenty years to adapt aspects of the popular role-playing game. The movie follows a group of adventurers as they attempt to recover a long-lost relic - unfortunately, their journey is not without incident. Enemies both old and new stand in the party’s way, and they must use every skill they possess to triumph.
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Pine’s character leads the group on their adventure. Between his tragic backstory and the trials and tribulations the group faces along the way, Pine’s Edgin could be forgiven for harboring bitterness. And, in the original script, he did. Pine toldSlash Filmthat when he first read the script, hisDungeons and Dragonscharacter was very differentfrom how Pine ended up playing him. “I think originally he may have skewed a bit more roguish,” Pine said, “not in terms of the character, roguish in terms of kind of gruff and easily frustrated, let’s say. I guess what I found in reading it was I found Edgin to be really bright and kind of buoyant.” Concerning what he saw in the character, Pine said, “He’s the guy that always sees the silver lining…There’s always something positive to find in the thing. Once I found that entry point into the character, it really made a lot of sense to me. I don’t think I’d seen a character like that in a while.”
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thievesisn’t the only piece of media utilizing the tabletop role-playing game to tell stories. Earlier this year, the second season ofThe Legend of Vox Machinawas released on Amazon Prime. Based on the first campaign ofthe popular web seriesCritical Role,The Legend of Vox Machinatakes a similar approach to adapt the dynamics of aDungeons and Dragonsgame to the screen. In both, a group of rag-tag, morally ambiguous adventurers band together to fight something larger than themselves. Both include quick quips, magical malfunctions, and adventurers from all backgrounds just trying their best in the face of mortal danger.
WhileDungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thievescertainly isn’t the onlypopularDungeons and Dragonscontent, it is undoubtedly the biggest. The film’s success could not only mean future movies set in the same world or with the same cast of characters, but also greater confidence inDungeons and Dragonsmovies. The appeal ofDungeons and Dragonshas always been the dynamics between friends having fun and finding meaning in a world of imagination - something that is difficult to capture in a movie. However, early reviews ofDungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thievessuggest that the movie has done just that. Fantasy fans and role-playing fans can hope the movie’s success will only lead to more magical content.
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thievespremieres in theaters on March 31st, 2023.
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