Dungeons & Dragons – Honor for Thieves is one of the most anticipated films of the next comic year, as demonstrated by the reactions of fans of the popular fantasy setting to the presentation of the trailer. Based on the famous world created by Wizards of the Coast, the film will see as protagonists a band of adventurers led by a histrionic bard (Chris Pine), who after having stolen a precious and powerful artifact on commission, will have to get it back to prevent their client from destroying the world. A compelling story that will be staged by a cast full of important names in contemporary show biz (Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis) and which will also count on the presence of Hugh Grant. Although it has not yet been specified what the role of the British actor will actually be in this crackling quest, Hugh Grant explained why he joined dungeons & Dragons – The honor of thieves.
During an interview, Hugh Grant reveals why he joined the cast of Dungeons & Dragons – Honor for Thieves
From the trailer of the film, it was evident how this adventure will have a marked comic component, an element that could greatly benefit from the presence of a veteran like Grant. In his career, the actor has proved to be an excellent interpreter of both brilliant comedies and more sarcastic roles, always maintaining his own acting identity that sees irony as an essential component, often playing characters characterized by a not exactly successful life .
A trait dear to the actor, and which according to when revealed during an interview with Collidersmay have been Hugh Grant’s reason for participating in Dungeons & Dragons – Honor for Thievesas he specified referring to what he liked most about the narrative approach of the two creators of the film, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein:
I think the thing that attracted me the most about their script is that it’s based on underdogs. This little bunch of fellows, they’re all quite adrift. One isn’t a particularly good bard, and the wizard, played by Justice, is really bad. What do they call wizards in Dungeons & Dragons? Sorcerer. Well, he’s not really good as such either. And Michelle’s character has been kicked out of everywhere. What is that? A barbarian. Yet, she is still in love with her husband, who loves someone else instead. And I felt drawn to this underdog approach of this little gang, maybe it’s a British affinity, we love underdogs.
This vision of Grant was also confirmed by what was seen in the trailer of the film dedicated to Dungeons & Dragons, an aspect that was also included in the acrobatic fight scenes. How can we fail to appreciate the fact that Holga, the barbarian played by Michelle Rodriguez, in the fights seems not to count only on her own warrior prowess, but also on a not indifferent dose of luck, as in the scene in which a weapon arrives straight in her hand after being dumped by an enemy.
As avid gamers well know Dungeons & Dragonseven if the spirit of the players is to create epic characters for themselves, the quests are often animated by unpredictable and amusing situations, as he metaphorically reminded us Legend of the Vox Machina. Dungeons & Dragons – Honor for Thieves could prove to be a successful crasis between epic intent and living an ironic adventure, trying to definitively eliminate the memory of the first film dedicated to Dungeons & Dragons, considered not only a bad adaptation of the setting of the popular role-playing game, but also an unmemorable film.
