We are still more than two months away from the release of the new “Dungeons & Dragons” film, ‘Honor Among Thieves,’ but apparently, eOne and Paramount are so amped on the upcoming film (or just the franchise, in general), they’ve decided to go ahead and give a full season order to a new live-action “Dungeons & Dragons” TV series for Paramount+.

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The fantasy genre fans couldn’t be in a better place. There’s an upcoming return to Middle-Earth coming thanks to Amazon’s expensive “Lord of The Rings” series, and HBO’s mature “Game of Thrones” prequel series “House of The Dragon” finally arrives this summer. And even “Stranger Things” also has a role in this as they helped reintroduce and popularize the pen-and-paper game “Dungeons & Dragons” to a brand new generation of kids and has led to an interest in a brand new feature film.

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In the wake of the juggernaut success of “Game of Thrones,” the public’s hunger for fantasy on the small screen seemingly hasn’t been bigger, Netflix has put a lot of energy into fleshing out the “The Witcher” universe and we’ve seen Amazon pour a mountain’s worth of cash into their “Lord of The Rings” prequel series alongside a show based on Robert Jordan‘s beloved “Wheel of Time” novels.

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Paramount Pictures‘ new “Dungeons & Dragons” movie has added two more cast members, according to Deadline.  Hugh Grant is set to play the fantasy film’s villain, and young actress Sophia Lillis (“IT,” “Sharp Objects“) has also nabbed an undisclosed supporting part. 

Grant most recently worked on Guy Ritchie‘s “The Gentlemen” and Ritchie’s untitled Jason Statham spy flick formerly known as “Five Eyes.” He also appeared alongside Nicole Kidman in the HBO drama “The Undoing.

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While everyone was busy arguing what the next “Game of Thrones” might be, the answer seems to have been under our noses all along — “Dungeons & Dragons.” We already knew that a feature film based on the insanely popular fantasy tabletop role-playing game was in the works, but now “John Wick” creator and writer Derek Kolstad has been tapped to write a potential series based on the “Dungeons & Dragons” franchise.

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Paramount Pictures and Hasbro/eOne are on a great quest for an actor to play a fantasy hero and they may have just found them. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that “Star Trek” franchise actor Chris Pine is now in talks with the studio to take the heroic lead in their upcoming “Dungeons & Dragons” remake.

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“Dungeons & Dragons” is based on the famous table-top game from Gary Gygax, which is directly inspired by the various fantasy worlds created by authors Robert E.

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When the book is written about this COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on Hollywood and the film industry, “Mission: Impossible 7” will hold a special place amongst the films mentioned. Why? Well, the Tom Cruise action flick was the first major production to find itself suspended due to the pandemic, as the film was hoping to begin work in Italy when the virus had its first massive outbreak in February.

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If you need any further indication that something like Alex Garland‘s brainy “Annihilation” isn’t the right fit for Paramount (they recently sold off the international rights to the movie to Netflix), just take a look at the next three movies they’ve throw on the calendar.

The “long-awaited” (lol, Deadline) third “G.I. Joe” movie will drop in cinemas on March 27, 2020.

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Variety reports that Gore Verbinski (‘The Pirates Of The Caribbean’ Extra Nacho Cheese franchise)will direct and co-produce an adaptation of a 2007 Wall Street Journal article on the subject.

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