It has long been established that Dungeons & Dragons – Honor among Thieves will be a decidedly varied transposition compared to the expectations of fans of the Wizards of the Coast role-playing game. Between concessions to an adventurous soul tinged with comedy and licentiousness compared to the lore established by the dozens of Dungeons & Dragons manuals, the trailers of the film have let us understand how the enterprise of this reckless band of adventurers will have a decidedly comic tone. Among the various quotes in this sense, in a recent interview the directors of the film have revealed how the comedy of Dungeons & Dragons – The honor of Thieves is inspired by the Monthy Python.
The directors of Dungeons & Dragons – Honor among thieves reveal that Monthy Python inspired the comedy of their film
To reveal how the comedy of Dungeons & Dragons – The honor of the Thieves springs from Monty Python was one of the two directors, Jonathan Goldstein , who during an interview with IGN , explained how to create the comedy of the adventure of the bard Elgin (Chris Pine) and his companions we tried to creating an identity born of different inspirationsOur favorite thing is to mix genres, and to do it in a way where one moment you're scared and the next you burst out laughing. We never intended to go so far as to make a parody fantasy film, but we also wanted to be able to move from a traditional scary fantasy to a Monthy Python-esque sequence
Famous British comedy group that is particularly active between the 70s and 80s, Monthy Python were characterized by an irreverent comedy that was best expressed in films that became cult, such as Brian of Nazareth, Monthy Python and the Holy Grail or Monthy Python – The meaning of life.
It will be interesting to find out how this particular comedy will find space within the adventure of the bard Elgin and his companions, avoiding being excessively out of place in an adventurous context. A fear that is partly contained by the words of co-director John Francis Daley:
It will be a unique and absolutely natural way of instilling a sense of humor in our characters. Viewers will constantly be on a fun adventure, laughing, but there will be some end of the world elements, that's what we're aiming for
The verdict awaits us in theaters from March 31st.