‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Film Adds ‘Bridgerton’ Star Regé-Jean Page
Bridgerton’s leading man, Regé-Jean Page is leaving Regency London for a lead role in a fantasy adventure film adaptation of Hasbro’s game franchise Dungeons & Dragons.
On February 16, Variety confirmed Page will join a previously announced cast including Chris Pine (Star Trek), Michelle Rodriguez (The Fast and the Furious), and Justice Smith (Pokémon Detective Pikachu).
Spider-Man: Homecoming screenwriting duo, John Francis Daley and Johnathan Goldstein are tapped to direct and write the film. The script will be based on an earlier draft from Michael Gilio.
Regé really is BOOKED and BUSY omg!! Love that for him!! https://t.co/dGnSdo2L1F
— E. 🤍 (@regejeanxphoebe) February 16, 2021
I love this for Regé-Jean Page. I would love any casting for him, obviously.
— Rachael Ellenbogen (@TheRachaelE) February 16, 2021
Dukes & Dungeons & Dragons, oh my! https://t.co/v4Vr2ygr0M
Page’s role in the film comes on the heels of Saturday Night Live’s announcement of his debut hosting gig for the February 20 show.
His break-out role as Simon Bassett, the Duke of Hastings on Bridgeton scored Page a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. The show recently made headlines for breaking Netflix’s record for household views with 82 million accounts streaming the series.
Page’s casting excited fans of his who were not originally interested in seeing the Dungeons & Dragons-based film.
The way I would never in my life be interested in a dungeons and dragons movie… but they’ve somehow found a way to convince me 😂
— T✨ (@scaryposhspice) February 16, 2021
Moreover, the previously announced cast also generated love from fans.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN JUSTICE SMITH IS IN A D&D MOVIE!!!! HUH🗣‼ AYO✅✅✅
— me and my bf karl (real) (@technorivals) February 17, 2021
Dungeons & Dragons began in 1974 as a fantasy tabletop-role playing game (RPG). Over 50 years later, and the game has become the most popular RPG in the U.S. with numerous films, books, and video games.
The film with be jointly and produced by Hasbro/eOne and Paramount. Dungeons & Dragons will be distributed in the U.K. and Canada by eOne with Paramount distributing around the world.
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