'Dungeons and Dragons' Writer-Director Reveals Why the Sequel Hasn't yet Seen the Light of Day, Even After He Was 'Hired to Write It'
Jonathan Goldstein says the script is finished, but Paramount may pass after the fantasy film earned about $208.2 million worldwide on a $150 million budget.
- At San Diego Comic-Con on July 24, Director Jonathan Goldstein confirmed he completed a sequel screenplay for Honor Among Thieves, though the project currently lacks formal greenlight approval.
- Financial hurdles persist because the original film earned about $205 million worldwide against a $150 million budget, making the cost of producing another large-scale fantasy project difficult to justify.
- Despite the fiscal challenges, the 2023 release holds a 92% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and won a Hugo Award, starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, and Hugh Grant.
- Paramount is currently managing a costly, halted attempt to acquire Warner Bros and Discovery, complicating the studio's ability to fund additional expensive franchise installments.
- Beyond the theatrical sequel, the franchise continues development as a series titled The Forgotten Realms at Netflix, following cancellation of a separate live-action project previously ordered by Paramount.
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'Dungeons and Dragons' writer-director reveals why the sequel hasn't yet seen the light of day, even after he was 'hired to write it'
It has been three years since the release of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and we finally have some clarity on why a sequel remains stuck in limbo. Jonathan Goldstein, who co-wrote and directed the film, recently shared that he and his team were actually hired to write a screenplay for a follow-up. Despite that script existing, Goldstein is uncertain if it will ever reach the big screen. During an interview with ScreenRant at San Dieg…
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES Sequel Was Already Written, but It May Never Make It to the Big Screen
Fans hoping to see the adventures of Edgin and the gang continue have some bittersweet news. It turns out a sequel to Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves was actually written, but despite the script being finished, there’s a good chance it may never get made.Co-director and co-writer Jonathan Goldstein recently revealed that he and collaborator John Francis Daley had already completed a follow-up story. Unfortunately, the biggest obstacle is…
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Sequel Is Written, But There's a Financial Snag
⚡ Quick Take Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves wasn’t a box office smash, but it does have overwhelmingly positive ratings from fans and critics.Because of its financial failure, a sequel, which was already written, is in limbo.We don’t know whether or not the movie will ever see the screen. Dungeons & Dragons was just for us dorks, geeks, and nerds for many decades. The beloved game came into the general public consciousness in recen…
"Financial reasons" prevent Dungeons & Dragons sequel from rolling natural 20
We’ve got bad news for actors named Jarnathan. The beloved aarakocra probably won’t get a call for a sequel to 2023’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Please, Friends of Jarnathan (F.O.J.), don’t take this as a slight against Big J’s abilities. Rather, the co-writer and co-director of Honor Among Thieves says a sequel probably won’t happen due to that old Paramount chestnut: “financial reasons.” The studio really treats its Jarnathans li…
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