israeliag said:
I really hope that doesn't happen. You don't see real people reading the comics that Captain America, Iron Man, Black Panther exist in in the MCU movies.
The only way it might be OK is more like Lego Movie where it only happens toward the end and actually takes the story one more level up. But that's incredibly difficult to pull off and if the players get sucked into that world it will just end up as some rehash of the stupid trope of a Stranger in a strange land/A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. It just dumbs down and sorta doesn't treat that world with respect. Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance (like Middle Earth) are rich deep worlds that a proper movie should take as seriously as The MCUniverse.
Negative on almost all of that. The movie will almost certainly be a sort of action comedy. It won't be something that takes itself too seriously, but will reflect the tone of most actual RPG sessions, which is a pretty good mix of lighthearted comedic and action-oriented storytelling. That's what I'm hearing from the D&D circles as to what people in the industry expect it to be. Obviously the studio could go a different direction ultimately, but the stakeholders want something VERY different from the previous attempt and more like the various streaming game sessions that are all the rage right now.
Sticking with the MCU comparison, I'd expect something much closer to Guardians than more serious entries like Winter Soldier or Black Panther.
Using real players has worked to varying degrees in television. Futurama used that structure in their D&D episodes. Hell, Community did it with JUST the players sitting at the table without ever cutting to the fantasy world. Not saying the D&D movie will do THAT but the table portion can be good entertainment.
