Read the official prequels before you watch the movie.
Calling all Dungeons & Dragons fans, Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves is just a few weeks away!
If you simply can’t contain your excitement, we don’t blame you. With its star cast list, hyped-up trailer (featuring Aunty Donna, naturally), and high early rating on Rotten Tomatoes, it’s safe to say that D&D fans across Australia are on the edge of their seats waiting for March 30th to roll around.
If you’re one of the many people eagerly anticipating the movie’s premiere date, we’ve got some good news for you: there are two prequel books out, and yes, Chris Pine's and Sophia's Lillis faces are on the cover.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Druid's Call, the official young adult prequel, introduces readers to Dungeons and Dragons’ newest heroes. With a focus on Doric, the book lays out her powerful druid origins that echo through the book and film.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Road to Neverwinter, the official adult prequel, uncovers the origin stories of the bard Edgin, the barbarian Holga, and their whole adventuring party.
Following Edgin through his realisation that his life is a mess, his chance encounter with Holga, and his road to redemption, the book lays out what happens before the story that we’ll soon see on the silver screen.
After watching the movie, readers can also get a behind-the-scenes look in The Art and Making of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, coming 25 April 2023. As the official companion to the film, the book features cast and crew interviews, photos and insights into the filmmaking process.
The books:
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Druid's Call by E.K. Johnston
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Road to Neverwinter by Jaleigh Johnson
The Art and Making of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves by Eleni Roussos
About the film
AU release date: 30 March 2023
Synopsis:
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.
Directed by:
Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley
Screenplay by:
Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley and Michael Gilio
Story by:
Chris McKay & Michael Gilio
Based on HASBRO’S DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
Produced by:
Jeremy Latcham, p.g.a., Brian Goldner, Nick Meyer
Executive Producers:
Denis L. Stewart, Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Chris Pine, Zev Foreman, Greg Mooradian
Cast:
Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head and Hugh Grant
Discover the thrilling origin stories of the bard Edgin, the barbarian Holga, and their whole adventuring party in this official prequel to Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
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