‘Dungeons & Dragons’ TV Series In The Works With ‘John Wick’ Writer Derek Kolstad
Hollywood has been trying to get a newDungeons & Dragonsmovie off the ground for a few years now, and now they’re throwing a TV show into the mix as well. A new report states that plans are in motion for aDungeons & DragonsTV show withJohn Wickfranchise writerDerek Kolstadtackling some of the scripts. This news comes on the heels of the announcement thatChris Pinewas in talks to star in theDungeons & Dragonsmovie.
WhenGame of Throneswas on the air and areallybig deal, there was lots of talk about what show could be “the nextGame of Thrones.” That’s part of the reason why Amazon shelled out approximately ten zillion dollars for aLord of the RingsTV series. Now,Game of Thronesmay be gone (until those spinoffs arrive), but producers are still chasing that high. Which brings us to this latest bit of news courtesy ofThe Hollywood Reporter: Hasbro and eOne are working on aDungeons & DragonsTV show.
The show is being developed alongside a newDungeons & Dragonsmovie, which will star Chris Pine and be written and directed byJonathan GoldsteinandJohn Francis Daley(GameNight). It’s not clear yet how interconnected the TV show will be to the movie, but it seems obvious the powers-that-be want to turn this into a full-blown franchise across multiple platforms. Derek Kolstad is writing some of theDungeons & DragonsTV series scripts, and THR adds that the producers are “working with and looking for multiple writers to develop various projects set in the fantasy universe.”
Dungeons & Dragonsis an ever-popular fantasy role-playing game designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. It was adapted into a terrible movie in 2000, and ever since then, there have been various plans to reboot the concept into a new film. In 2015, Warner Bros. Pictures was working on a new film with Rob Letterman attached to direct. But in 2017, the movie had moved to Paramount. Later,LEGO Batman Moviedirector Chris McKay was in negotiations to direct that film at Paramount. But by 2019, Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, writers ofSpider-Man: Homecoming, and directors ofGame Night, were brought into the adaptation. Earlier this year, Goldstein and Daley announced they had also finished a script for the film, and now they’re on board to helm as well.
