Hugh Grant and Sophia Lillis are set to join the cast of Paramount's untitled film adaptation of the popular tabletop and video game 'Dungeons & Dragons'.
Hugh Grant has been cast as a villain in the adaptation directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis, reports Variety. The film also stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith and Bridgerton star Rege-Jean Page.
Based on Hasbro's wildly popular game franchise developed by Wizards of the Coast, the 'Dungeons & Dragons' adaptation will dive into the game's magical world of elves, humans, bards, orcs — and of course, dragons.
However, it remains to be seen if the film's storyline will take place entirely in the game's fantasy world or involve the game-playing aspect.
More than 40 million fans have interacted with or played D&D since it was first published 46 years ago, including video games and livestream entertainment on Twitch and YouTube. —Variety