Writing and directing duo Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley explain why the Dungeons & Dragons movie isn't copying Jumanji's story formula.
Though carrying similar aesthetics, Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley have good reason for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves not copying Jumanji's story formula. The duo are co-writing and directing the latest take on the beloved tabletop game, now focused on a ragtag group of thieves out to stop an ancient evil from being unleashed after inadvertently helping it happen.
Goldstein: We wanted to create a movie that could stand on its own, even if you stripped away all the fantastical elements; a movie that could work in another genre. Like how Homecoming was a John Hughes high-school film with superpowers, this started off as a heist movie gone wrong. That felt like a great campaign for a troupe of less-than-perfect characters to engage in. And then we just added all the accoutrements of the world of D&D.
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