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00:00 I don't know much about D&D, but if I were to see a D&D movie,

00:03 I would want it to be reminiscent of "Game Night."

00:05 And I think that it was.

00:06 I mean, you can see that link there.

00:08 That's the whole point.

00:09 D&D is a game night.

00:10 That's the energy we're bringing to this movie.

00:13 And I've been screaming this from the mountaintop.

00:15 Like, D&D isn't about dragons and swords and magic.

00:19 Like, that's all there.

00:20 That's not what it's about.

00:21 It's about that "Game Night" feeling.

00:22 It's about getting your friends together

00:24 and doing some goofy stuff and seeing

00:26 how creative you can make this and failing at all your plans

00:29 and coming up with something even more magical by mistake.

00:32 And that's what the movie's about.

00:34 We just dress it up in dragons and magic and swords, you know?

00:37 But honestly, now after seeing the film, now I'm like,

00:39 now I do want to see what the tabletop game is about.

00:42 Like, now--

00:42 [LAUGHTER]

00:43 --it's made me want to feel what everyone else has

00:46 been feeling about this game.

00:47 But I loved it so much.

00:49 And the great thing about it is I

00:50 feel like this film is able to capture so many different tones

00:54 at once.

00:55 Like, there's art.

00:56 There's humor.

00:57 There's moments of levity.

00:58 But there's also moments that are very serious as well.

01:01 So how do you think this film is able to accomplish,

01:04 you know, pulling at people's heartstrings at the same time

01:07 but also having, you know, literal dragons?

01:11 I mean, I think that's the secret sauce.

01:14 We've got to give John Daly and John Goldstein,

01:15 our directors, credit for that.

01:17 I think that they have a lot of history in that.

01:19 So they've done "Game Night."

01:20 They've worked in kind of the genre world.

01:22 They wrote "Spider-Man Homecoming."

01:23 So they know how to take all of this lore and all

01:25 of this accoutrement, all of the kind of dressings

01:28 that people think the movie is about.

01:29 It's not about the superpowers or the magic.

01:31 It's always about the people.

01:33 And I think that that's the magic that they've baked in.

01:35 We all got this script.

01:36 We got a "Dungeons and Dragons" script.

01:38 And we're like, oh, OK, it's "Dungeons and Dragons."

01:39 What's it going to be?

01:40 And you read through it.

01:41 And like you said, it was full of heart and humor.

01:43 It was funny.

01:44 There was real pathos.

01:46 There was lots and lots of kind of--

01:48 there were stakes.

01:49 There was heartache.

01:50 And you wanted to hang out in this world.

01:52 And that's just on a human level.

01:54 You dress that up with magic and swords and everything else.

01:57 But the story is about people.

01:59 The story is about found family.

02:01 The story is about how do you become

02:03 the hero you know you could be.

02:04 And that's just human stories.

02:05 That's everyday in the world.

02:06 It's just more fun to do with dragons.

02:08 Yes, yes.

02:09 And I feel like this is a blockbuster film for you.

02:13 I know you were in "The Great Man" last year and now this.

02:16 How do you think being in a "Dungeons and Dragons"

02:19 film kind of exemplifies the stage at which you want

02:22 to be in your career right now?

02:25 I mean, I try to keep things very simple.

02:27 There was a lot of words for a dumb actor like me.

02:29 I just like to turn up and do this.

02:32 I like making films that make me smile.

02:34 I like making films that make other people smile.

02:36 I like making films that bring an entertainment factor

02:39 and expand what you imagine is possible in the world.

02:42 Sometimes that looks like a blockbuster.

02:43 Sometimes it doesn't.

02:44 And beyond that, I don't really think about it that much.

02:47 Yes, sir.

02:48 Yes, sir.

02:49 Well, thank you so, so much for chatting with me.

02:51 I enjoyed the film.

02:52 Like I said, I can't wait for more people to see it.

02:54 Thank you very much.

02:55 Appreciate you.

02:55 Just as I'll start with you first,

02:57 so your character of Simon does a lot

02:59 of spellcasting in this film, some efforts

03:02 more successful than others.

03:05 And I feel like when we often think

03:07 of spellcasting in movies, the first cinematic reference

03:10 I have is "Harry Potter."

03:11 That's immediately the first thing I go to.

03:13 So I wanted to know, how was it like filming those scenes

03:18 and putting those together, and even

03:21 like the movements and gestures that you

03:23 used to create the spellcasting?

03:24 Yeah.

03:25 I worked with a choreographer a bit.

03:28 I also know a bit of sign language.

03:30 So I wanted to root all the spellcasting

03:33 in some form of language.

03:36 Because I feel like if spellcasting was real,

03:38 it would be a communication space around you.

03:43 So I would take a sign that had to do

03:47 with the intended action of the spell,

03:51 and I would modify it in a way that looked more

03:55 like sorcery, spellcastery.

03:59 Because I also-- "Harry Potter" is my first reference

04:02 in terms of spellcasting.

04:04 And they have wands, which is easier, I think.

04:08 But I didn't want to just gesture vaguely

04:14 in a direction, like fingers splayed.

04:17 I feel like that's so lazy when actors do that in a movie.

04:20 They're like, this is magic.

04:21 I'm like, no, I wanted to do something really cool

04:23 and interesting with my hands.

04:26 So yeah, that's what I did.

04:29 Gotcha, gotcha.

04:30 And Sophia, for you, I love how this film kind of mixes

04:36 so many different tones.

04:38 Like there's humor, there's heart,

04:42 even there's some heartwarming moments as well.

04:45 So your character is one that she's very kind of like,

04:49 not as wanting to work with the group,

04:52 but eventually warms up to them.

04:54 So how would you describe her journey throughout this movie,

04:58 and learning actually to get their trust and to trust them?

05:02 I think she had some sort of prejudice against humans

05:08 because of her past, of her human parents

05:11 banning her and whatever.

05:13 So she ended up being kind of like a very closed off person,

05:18 who's very like one track mind is to help my family,

05:23 help these elves, and get back the enclave

05:27 and find protection.

05:30 And that was just like her one main goal.

05:32 Like whatever she has to do, she'll do it, that type of thing.

05:35 And then she surrounds herself with this group

05:41 of kind of losers.

05:45 And then she ends up realizing that what she actually really

05:49 needs is a family.

05:51 And she never really had a family,

05:53 even with the enclave, she was never quite at home.

05:57 With these groups, she ended up a little slightly opening up

06:00 towards the end.

06:01 And what I really find fascinating

06:03 is not only what has happened in her journey through that,

06:08 or I actually think about what's next for her.

06:12 Now she's like done what she wanted to do.

06:15 And now she has this group of people,

06:18 how she could have changed, her personality could change

06:21 a little bit.

06:23 So it's really interesting to think about.

06:25 But--

06:27 Yeah.

06:28 Yeah.

06:31 Well, thank you both so, so much for chatting with me.

06:33 I enjoyed the film and I can't wait for more people to see it.

06:35 And I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

06:37 Thank you.

06:38 So Chris, I'll start with you first.

06:40 When we meet Egan at the beginning of the movie,

06:43 I feel like he's the type of person that

06:46 kind of looks at intent versus impact

06:49 when it comes to things in his life and what he's done,

06:52 especially when it comes to his daughter.

06:54 As far as what's happened and how he's kind of missing,

06:57 he's like, well, I didn't intend to be missing,

06:59 but it kind of left her in this predicament over the years.

07:02 So how would you describe his journey

07:05 and what he comes to realize about himself

07:09 throughout the course of this movie?

07:11 You know, it's like the time old tale

07:14 that the hero journeys talk about,

07:18 which is replacing selfishness with selflessness.

07:21 And that is the story of his life,

07:25 is that he's been a selfish kind of dude.

07:28 And he can wrap it up in thinking

07:30 that he's been selfless and a good guy.

07:33 But really he's motivated by the pursuit

07:37 of pleasing his own needs.

07:41 And a decision that he makes in the end of the film

07:44 is the thing that flips the script

07:46 and involves his dear friend and involves his daughter.

07:50 And without, you know, you always like,

07:54 for me, one of the kernels of good storytelling

07:57 is why does this story have to happen

08:00 to this character right now?

08:02 'Cause if you can't answer that question,

08:04 then there's really no reason for the journey.

08:06 And there is a reason why all these dragons

08:08 and all this crazy shit happens to this guy Edmund,

08:10 'cause he has to learn this story about being selfless.

08:14 - Yes, yes.

08:15 And Michelle, for you, first of all,

08:18 Hoga is kind of the heart of the film for me,

08:21 but not only she's the heart,

08:22 she's also stern when needed to be.

08:24 She's also brings the humor when needed.

08:27 And I think that's the perfect, you know,

08:28 mix of tone that I would think would be needed

08:31 in a D&D film.

08:32 So it was like playing a character that kind of,

08:33 you know, serves a lot of things at once in this movie.

08:37 - Oh, I didn't really think of it that way,

08:39 but that's sweet of you, thank you.

08:41 You know what?

08:43 I just really like how down to earth she is.

08:46 She's pretty just matter of fact, you know?

08:48 It's like, you know, what's going on is pretty much

08:53 in her mind, I think is very simple.

08:55 She's like a pure kind of character where,

08:58 like, here's the loyalty.

09:00 This knucklehead needs my help.

09:01 Let me stick around.

09:03 I really, I really love this little girl.

09:06 Let me take care of her and treat her like my own daughter.

09:10 And I think that that's pretty much Hoga's mentality

09:12 is just like, I'm gonna stick around with this,

09:14 with these people who accept me for who I am

09:17 because they're the right thing to do.

09:21 And she just follows her heart that way.

09:23 And she's very loyal, you know?

09:25 - Well, thank you both so, so much for chatting with me.

09:28 I really enjoyed this.

09:29 And I can't wait for everyone to see the film.

09:31 - I hope you guys like it. - Thank you very much.

09:33 - Cheers. - Thank you.

Regé-jean Page, Chris Pine And More On 'Dungeons & Dragons Honor Among Thieves'

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