The DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Movie Will Reportedly Focus on the Eye of Vecna and Include a Forgotten Realms Character
As you know, Paramount Pictures is currently developing a live-action Dungeons & Dragons movie with directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley. They previously directed Game Night and Vacation, and they wrote the script for Spider-Man: Homecoming.
The script for the D&D movie comes from Michael Gillio, and apparently it had “studio execs absolutely buzzing.” Until now, we haven’t really had any information to share regarding the story, but thanks to ComicBook, we have an update for you.
According to the report, the story will focus on “a group of adventurers looking for the Eye of Vecna, a powerful artifact that dates back to the earliest days of the game. Vecna is a powerful lich turned god whose hand and eye (remnants from when Vecna was a mortal) grant unspeakable power. Both the Hand and Eye of Vecna come with a terrible cost - in order to use either artifact, the user must remove their existing eye or hand and then replace it with the artifact.”
They also report that the studio is looking for a male actor to voice the dragon Palarandusk, “a dragon that lives in the Forgotten Realms. Palarandusk hasn't played any major roles in any D&D adventures, but the dragon was named in several Dungeons & Dragons sourcebooks as a protector of the village Ieirithymbul who concealed his true identity as a gold dragon.”
It’s explained that the involvement of Palarndusk in the story makes it seem like the film will take place in the Forgotten Realms; their source indicates that “the dragon will act as an ancient leader of a group of Triadic Knights. In D&D lore, Triadic Knights are followers of the gods Ilmater, Torm and Tyr.”
The group of adventurers that the story will focus on is said to be led by Raven Hightower, “a warrior with a magic flamesword that's haunted by his sister's death. Other characters include the "half-dragon" Hack Karroway, the gnome thief Olivan Trickfoot, and a masked warrior named Alyssa Steelsong who is set to take over Palarandusk's role when the dragon dies.”
As far as the villain of the story goes, the main villain of the movie is “a male drow named Razer Horlbar who once kept Raven and his sister as slaves, along with a female tiefling named Damala and a brutish warrior known only as ‘The Beast.’”
The studio is looking at casting a big A-list star in the lead role. Some of the names previously mentioned who are wanted for the film include Will Smith, Josh Brolin, Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Matthew McConaughey, Jamie Foxx, Joel Edgerton, Dave Bautista, Jeremy Renner, and Johnny Depp.
So, that’s all the updated information that we have so far on Dungeons & Dragons. This is all rumored information for now. None of this has been confirmed, but this movie has the potential to give us an incredibly epic adventure! What are your thoughts on the story details that have been revealed here?