D&D Movie Sequel Canned

So, it's being reported that Hasbro is backing out of making a sequel
to the 2023 D&D movie, "Honor Amongst Thieves".*

[meme]Oh no! Anyway...[/meme]

It's really no surprise, though. Not only was the movie something of a
financial flop, but the adventures of Brad the bard and his friends**
also didn't capture any of the public's imagination. It was an utterly
forgettable movie that depended almost entirely on people's nostalgia
for D&D... and --as much as I love the game-- D&D itself isn't all
that exciting.

It's the story and characters (and the interactions amongst the
players) that make the game so memorable. It's Drizzt Du'orden, or
memories of that time Billy rolled a 1 when trying to pickpocket the
lich. It's NOT the fact that the game has a beholder in it or that
people are inexplicably divided into classes of thief, mage and
warrior. And yet, it's the _system_ that the movie relied upon as its
primary hook. It's no wonder it failed.

In fairness, Hasbro is backing away from film projects in general;
they also canned the Transformer One movies and sold off their film
and TV business. Canny C-levels aren't expecting a rosy future for
world economies for the next few years*** and big expensive movies
made in Hollywood aren't likely to see good returns. But I think even
had economic prospects looked better, the D&D movie almost certainly
would have gotten the axe. Even just seen as a marketing vehicle to
get the D&D brand back into the public consciousness, it wasn't that
effective. As a movie, it was a $200 million failure.

So say goodbye to Brad and his friends. Maybe we'll one day get a
reference to them in some future module (I mean, we still get
occasional references to Strongheart and Warduke, based on toys
released in the early 80s) but it's unlikely they'll ever grace the
silver screen again.


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* read article here:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-20/hasbro-s-gamer-ceo-refocuses-on-play-after-selling-film-business?

** so much so that you probably didn't even notice that Brad is not
the name of the main character. It's Aldor.****

*** I can't imagine why, America


















**** Nope. It's Edgin.... /or is it/? You don't know!*****
























***** To be fair, neither did I until I looked it up on Wikipedia. And
yes, the main character's name really is Edgin. Trust me.