Chris Pine to Star in ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ Movie for Paramount

Chris Pine is in negotiations to star in “Dungeons and 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 Gilion.Paramount is co-producing and co-financing the “Dungeons and Dragons” movie with Hasbro and eOne.

eOne is distributing the movie in the U.K.

and Canada, while Paramount is handling the rollout in the rest of the world.

The release date was recently pushed back from November of 2021 to May 27, 2022.Jeremy Latcham is producing the movie for eOne, which Hasbro acquired last year.“Dungeons and 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.

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