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Fantasy movies are hot properties right now, what with the success of "Lord of the Rings." Naturally, this has had the roleplaying industry quietly frothing since they're some of the experts at developing fantasy worlds. The grandfather of all RPGs, Dungeons and Dragons, has had two movies made of their property. The first one was a so-bad-it's-good-but-please-poke-my-eyes-out-anyway stinker, and the second one (which was actually a bit better than the first one) was a direct-to-SciFi-Channel flop.
There's a new fantasy movie on the horizon that offers some hope. Which is ironic, because the setting is all about the death of hope. It's called Midnight, based on the setting developed by Fantasy Flight Games. Midnight's fun because it essentially asks the question "What if Sauron won the War of the Ring and dominated the world with evil?" It's an extremely grim setting, about as dark as a setting can get, which (to me, at least) is what makes it appealing.
It's an indie film, and the producers aren't disguising the fact that they expect it to go direct-to-video-or-SciFi-Channel after which it will hopefully get picked up as a TV series. They've been producing the film in Minnesota, where they've apparently hired just about every actor in the state. The trailer isn't half bad -- the elves don't even have Minnesota accents! I wish 'em luck.
There's a new fantasy movie on the horizon that offers some hope. Which is ironic, because the setting is all about the death of hope. It's called Midnight, based on the setting developed by Fantasy Flight Games. Midnight's fun because it essentially asks the question "What if Sauron won the War of the Ring and dominated the world with evil?" It's an extremely grim setting, about as dark as a setting can get, which (to me, at least) is what makes it appealing.
It's an indie film, and the producers aren't disguising the fact that they expect it to go direct-to-video-or-SciFi-Channel after which it will hopefully get picked up as a TV series. They've been producing the film in Minnesota, where they've apparently hired just about every actor in the state. The trailer isn't half bad -- the elves don't even have Minnesota accents! I wish 'em luck.
