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<b>Merry Christmas D&D fans, from NewLine Cinema</b><br><font face=Arial,Helvetica size=2> Contributed by <a href="user.php3?op=userinfo&uname=azool">azool</a> on Sunday, August 20 @ 16:31:17 CDT</font>
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<font face=Arial,Helvetica size=3> From <a href=redirect.php3?op=redir&sid=14&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdailynews.yahoo.com%2Fh%2Feo%2F20000820%2Fen%2Fnew_line_snags_quot_dungeons_dragons_quot__3.html>Yahoo</a>:<br>
<a href=http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,6723,00.html?yhnws>Dungeons & Dragons: The Movie</a> is coming to your local gigantaplex in December.
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In a move to placate fantasy buffs who can't wait for the similar-themed <a href=http://www.eonline.com/Features/Specials/Lordrings/?yhnws>Lord of the Rings</a> trilogy, New Line Cinema this week announced it has secured domestic distribution rights to Courtney Solomon's D&D flick.
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Based on the classic fantasy-adventure role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons stars <a href=http://us.imdb.com/Name?Birch,+Thora>Thora Birch</a>, <a href=http://us.imdb.com/Name?Wayans,+Marlon>Marlon Wayans</a>, <a href=http://us.imdb.com/Name?Whalin,+Justin>Justin Whalin</a> and <a href=http://us.imdb.com/Name?O%27Brien,+Richard+(I)>Richard O'Brien</a> (of Rocky Horror Picture Show fame) as an unlikely group of heroes who team up to defeat an evil wizard (<a href=http://us.imdb.com/Name?Irons,+Jeremy>Jeremy Irons</a>). It's executive produced by Hollywood heavyweight <a href=http://us.imdb.com/Name?Silver,+Joel>Joel Silver</a> (The Matrix.) <br><B>(Mixlpliq:</B><i>Check out the <a href=redirect.php3?op=redir&sid=14&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dndmovie.com>website</a>.</i><B>)</B><br><br><br><br>
"For millions of people worldwide, Dungeons and Dragons has been the ultimate fantasy game for than 25 years, and this film will deliver for die-hard fans as well as those who have never been exposed to this epic world of magic, sorcery and adventure," adds Mark Ordesky, New Line's chief of acquisitions.
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Of course, die-hard fans have been hoping for a Hollywood version of the venerable sword-and-sorcery game for years. Sure, there was the Saturday morning cartoon version, but until Solomon came along, D&D'ers had to suffer through a string of weak movies--Ridley Scott's Legend (with Tom Cruise as an elf), Ron Howard's Willow and the recent Sean Connery-voiced Dragonheart, among them--that were pale imitations of the hugely successful fantasy franchise. (This, despite the fact that D&D is a billion-dollar industry, with more than 400 novels in 18 different languages, a line of toys, fantasy art and scads of thriving fan conventions.)
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But New Line has single-handedly resuscitated the long dormant genre by bankrolling Lord of the Rings and now has snapped up rights to the $35 million Dungeons & Dragons.
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"With New Line's great track record releasing genre films, and their experience with The Lord of the Rings, I think they are the perfect match for Dungeons & Dragons," says Solomon, who's also producing the project.
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Financial figures were not disclosed, but Daily Variety reports the deal was worth upwards of $5 million. The film is scheduled for release in December, a full year before the first Rings installment is due.
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New Line has optioned the rights for a prequel and a sequel in hopes of creating a franchise. The studio also nabbed cable, pay and network broadcasting rights, and struck a deal with Hasbro for a 25th anniversary line of toys.
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The fact that the film was ever made is a bit magical. Dungeons and Dragons owes a large debt to the persistence of the Toronto-born Solomon. Having first outlined the idea for a D&D movie in high school, he took out an option at the age of 21, but it wasn't until he secured independent financing from a backer in Hong Kong, that the dream finally became a reality.
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"This is the first film I've done," says Solomon, now 29, who's busy finishing up post-production on the movie. "I did a three-minute scene to get Joel [Silver] interested, then we came out, did the script, and got investors."
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While the film promises its share of amazing special effects--including a spectacular dragon duel in the skies--Solomon says the real focus will be on telling a great story and making the characters "likeable," and not like the hollow blockbusters you see today.
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"If the audience likes the movie, then that's the payoff," Solomon adds. "We try to give you lovable characters and a story but do it better and different than most Hollywood movies."
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