D&D Honor Among Thieves Sequel Written, Blocked by Budget
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- Jonathan Goldstein revealed at Comic-Con that he and co-director John Francis Daley were hired to write and have completed a sequel script to 2023's Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
- Goldstein told ScreenRant the sequel likely won't be made 'for a number of financial reasons,' calling the films 'expensive movies to make' while expressing enthusiasm for the cast and script
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves earned strong reviews — 91% from critics and 92% from fans on Rotten Tomatoes — but grossed only $205M worldwide against a $150M production budget
- Paramount+ ordered a live-action Dungeons & Dragons series from Rawson Marshall Thurber in 2023 but opted not to move forward with it the following year
- Hasbro subsequently shopped the project, with Netflix picking it up as a new iteration titled The Forgotten Realms, featuring Shawn Levy and writer-showrunner Drew Crevello
Why it matters: Despite a 91% Rotten Tomatoes score, the original D&D film's $205M gross against a $150M budget fell short of breaking even, and Goldstein explicitly cites 'financial reasons' for the sequel's stall — meaning a well-reviewed franchise property is sitting scripted because the math didn't work theatrically, while Hasbro pivots the brand toward streaming via Netflix.
