Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves director John Frances Daley revealed a VFX trick in the film that snuck by everyone watching. The fantasy heist film sees outlaw Edgin Darvis (Chris Pine) gather a ragtag group of heroes to rescue his daughter from Forge Fitzwilliam (Hugh Grant), the Lord of Neverwinter. The film ends with a climactic battle sequence in the city, involves characters like Sophia Lillis’ Doric, a halfling druid.
Now, Daley has revealed that Lillis’ appearance in a battle shot near Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves‘ ending used a bluescreen to edit her in.
The director explained she wasn’t available to shoot some scenes because of her commitment to Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City. During reshoots, she was added alongside the other characters in post-production, making it look like she was really there the whole time.
Will There Ever Be A Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 2?
Other impressive VFX appear throughout the film, such as a scene where Doric escapes Neverwinter by transforming into various animals throughout a single-take scene. With a budget of $150 million, the movie made the most of it to bring the Dungeons & Dragons world to the big screen. As Daley’s post suggests, there are still some secrets the movie holds almost a year after its release.
Despite how impressive the film’s visuals were, though, the chances of Honor Among Thieves 2 are slim due to the movie’s poor box office performance. The movie only earned $208.2 million worldwide, unable to break even despite its critical success. However, Chris Pine said in November 2023 that he’d “heard some rumors” about a sequel being developed, although nothing has been confirmed as of writing.
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves takes place in the Forgotten Realms, leaving a wide array of pre-existing villains to draw on for a sequel.
It’s possible that, depending on the movie sales and on-demand performance after release, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves could earn a follow-up. If it does, then there will no doubt continue to be impressive technical elements laced throughout. For now, though, the original film can be revered for its capabilities, which may influence other VFX-heavy movies in the future.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is a fantasy action-comedy film based on the popular tabletop game and set in the Forgotten Realms campaign by the original creators. Chris Pine stars as a song-slinging thief named Edgin Darvis, who is hired to find a lost relic but manages to anger the wrong people along the way. With his mismatched crew, each inspired by a race and class from D&D lore, Edgin will lead his team to complete their task – and many innocent lives depend on it.
- Release Date
- March 31, 2023
- Director
- Jonathan Goldstein , John Francis Daley
- Cast
- Hugh Grant , Rege-Jean Page , Chris Pine , Justice Smith , Chloe Coleman , Michelle Rodriguez , Sophia Lillis
- Runtime
- 134 Minutes
- Writers
- Michael Gillio , Jonathan Goldstein , John Francis Daley
- Budget
- $150 Million
- Studio(s)
- Paramount Pictures , Hasbro , Entertainment One
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- prequel(s)
- Dungeons and Dragons: Honor among Thieves , Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God
- Franchise(s)
- Dungeons & Dragons
