Chris Pine is in negotiations to star in Dungeons & Dragons, Paramount and eOne's upcoming film adaptation of the popular fantasy role-playing game.
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, the duo best known for Game Night starring Rachel McAdams and Jason Bateman, are directing the movie and writing the screenplay, which is based on a draft by Michael Gilio.
Paramount is co-producing and co-financing the Dungeons & Dragons movie with Hasbro and eOne.
The release date was recently pushed back from November of 2021 to May 27,2022.
Dungeons & Dragons was first adapted into a movie for New Line Cinema in 2000.
The film, which starred Justin Whalin, Marlon Wayans and Jeremy Irons, was a critical and commercial flop.
The upcoming iteration has been in the works for years. It was originally set up at Warner Bros. with Ansel Elgort being considered for the lead role.
At the time, Goosebumps filmmaker Rob Letterman was set to direct.
After a legal battle between Sweetpea Entertainment and Hasbro about ownership rights, the film was moved to Paramount.
Chris McKay was brought on to helm the film before he was replaced by Goldstein and Daley in 2019.
Pine will be seen next alongside Gal Gadot in the superhero adventure Wonder Woman 1984, reprising his role as Wonder Woman's love interest, Steve Trevor.
The sequel to 2017's smash hit Wonder Woman sneaks at cinemas in certain states in Malaysia on Dec 16. – Reuters
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