DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
HONOUR AMONG THIVES
The adventuring party encounter, appropriately enough, a tabletop.
PREPARE YOURSELF FOR SOME NOT-SO-SERIOUS ROLE-PLAYING
JOHN FRANCIS DALEY and Jonathan Goldstein would like to share a secret about their upcoming movie, Dungeons & Dragons. “We have no dragons or dungeons,” reveals Goldstein. “Yeah,” adds Daley. “We’re just trolling our audience!”
They’re joking, of course. And, as the writer-director duo behind Vacation and Game Night, this is hardly the first time. Which begs the question: how have two comedy guys wound up doing an epic fantasy adventure featuring more magic and monsters than you can wave a wand at? “It all starts with character,” replies Goldstein. “It doesn’t matter what genre it is. What makes the audience care is, ‘Who are we following and why should we invest in them?’ That’s always been our approach, regardless of the size and scale.”