‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Sequel Was Written but May Never Be Filmed Due to ‘Financial Reasons’

As it turns out, a sequel to “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” was written. But whether fans will ever get to see it produced for the big screen remains to be seen due to “financial” reasons.

“We actually wrote a sequel to ‘Dungeons & Dragons.’ We were hired to write it,” co-director and writer Jonathan Goldstein told ScreenRant. “I don’t know that it will see the light of day for a number of financial reasons. They’re expensive movies to make, but it’d be great fun to do it. We love that cast, and we think we wrote something that fans would like.”

Directed by frequent collaborators Goldstein and John Francis Daley, the 2023 release “Dungeons & Dragons” was met with enthusiastic praise, currently holding a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 92% audience score. However, the likelihood of any sequels being made became unlikely after the film underwhelmed at the box office, grossing $205.46 worldwide on an estimated $150 million production budget (shared between Paramount and Hasbro’s subsidiary Entertainment One).

The film, starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Hugh Grant, Justice Smith and Sophia Lillis, follows an unlikely band of heroes who must work together to find a lost relic.

Grant, who played the villainous con artist Forge, has previously spoken out about the film’s box office performance. Back in 2024, he told Vanity Fair: “It’s the biggest mystery to me — why didn’t anyone do market research before? I think that’s what went wrong: basically, people just thought, I don’t want to see a film about this game. Why had no one asked the public?”

Goldstein and Daley are known for directing comedies like 2015’s “Vacation” and 2018’s “Game Night.” Next up, they are set to direct “Renegades,” an action thriller based on a short story by Will Simmons. The two are also developing the next “Star Trek” film for Paramount.

Before “Honor Among Thieves,” the first live-action “Dungeons & Dragon” film released back in 2000, but was met with poor reviews, grossing $33 million worldwide on a $45 million budget. The two sequels, including 2005’s “Wrath of the Dragon God” and 2012’s “The Book of Vile Darkness,” premiered on Syfy.