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Critical successes—they’re not just for players anymore! The Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves movie has an incredible 91 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, an impressive number for a film adaptation of what was once considered the nerdiest of hobbies. But D&D fans and mass audiences alike love Honor Among…Read more... Critical successes—they’re not just for players anymore! The Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves movie has an incredible 91 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, an impressive number…

With the new Dungeons & Dragons movie out, Jim Zub has been revisiting how he came to write the comic books at IDW Publishing.With the new Dungeons & Dragons movie out, Jim Zub has been revisiting how he came to write the comic books at IDW Publishing, which turned around the comic book version of the franchise. He tweeted; "Back in 2014 I begged IDW to try publishing Dungeons & Dragons comics again and the people in charge were skeptical because, even though they had the license as part of their Hasbro deal,…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeA fantasy tabletop game in which a self-proclaimed “Dungeon Master” weaves together stories of derring-do – and enables teams of competitors to roleplay as anything from elves to gnomes to half-orcs – Dungeons & Dragons was once pretty much the nerdiest thing out there. It was niche, though, at least compared to the comic-book movies that later propelled geek culture into the…

Film: `Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves` Cast: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Hugh Grant, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head, Kyle Hixon Director: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein Rating: 2.5/5 Runtime: 134 mins Launched in the 1970s, the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons gained traction only much later… in the 1980s. In fact, the 1980s TV show Freaks and Geeks revolved around playing that game, and the show`s star, John Francis Daley, is…

At first glance, everything about Dungeons And Dragons: Honour Among Thieves suggests it's yet another soulless, hollow, capitalise-on-existing-IP Hollywood B-movie. The kind of forgettable flick we’ve seen a hundred times over. Empty movie calories designed to sell popcorn, led by actors and movie stars driven by contractual obligation rather than creative satisfaction. And yet, just as the various shape-shifting druids and evil sorcerers in this movie will tell you, appearances can be deceiving. Despite all…

Mojang and Wizards Of The Coast have announced the launch of Dungeons & Dragons downloadable content (DLC) for Minecraft, which will introduce a “story-driven” campaign and five classes to choose from. READ MORE: Watched ‘Stranger Things’? Here’s how you can start playing ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ The Dungeons & Dragons DLC is set to launch on the Minecraft Marketplace in spring 2023, and will include a number of enemies, locations and features from Wizards Of The Coast’s 1974 game. In the DLC,…

Minecraft is getting another high-profile crossover, this time with the classic tabletop franchise Dungeons & Dragons. The new D&D DLC will let you pick from among four classes and explore iconic locations within the Forgotten Realms, including Candlekeep and Icewind Dale.The DLC lets you play as a Paladin, Barbarian, Wizard, or Rogue, choosing your class and take on enemies like mindflayers and mimics. True to its tabletop roots, you actually start the story in a Dungeon Master's basement,…

Images via Wizards of the Coast There are just a few days left before Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves hits theaters and Wizards of the Coast is pulling all the stops to ensure that people go watch this movie. Its newest campaign involves transforming the characters from this upcoming fantasy film into playable trading cards. Magic The Gathering‘s newest drop, titled “Secret Lair x Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” is a one-month limited pre-order where players and collectors can order…

Screenshot: ParamountDespite its apparent self-esteem problems, everyone seems to dig Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. But even if it were terrible, I would love it for two reasons: 1) putting an owlbear on the silver screen and 2) this absolutely wonderful mini-reunion of the titular geeks from Freaks & Geeks.Go Behind the Scenes of Fantasy Classic Dragonslayer in This Special Edition Sneak PeekIf you’re too young to remember the 1999 TV series, it’s one of those perfect shows that people still haven’t…

Image via Paramount Pictures All of your Dungeons & Dragons fantasies are coming true in a few days as Paramount gears up to release their hotly anticipated live-action adaptation of the tabletop game. Now, a new trailer for Honor Among Thieves showcased during the D&D Direct 2023 reveals exactly what you can expect from this high-budget blockbuster starring Chris Pine. To a lot of geeks, a bard, a barbarian, a paladin, and a sorcerer entering the fore either indicates the start of a very funny…