Dungeons & Dragons directors are ready for a sequel

The arrival of an all-frills and all-furs Dungeons & Dragons movie in cinemas has been a long time coming. Although it's worth admitting that without the influence of Stranger Things we'd never be in this position, we're happy to be here regardless.

The tabletop role-playing game has had a core hand in revolutionising both interactive gaming and the fantasy genre, and now, it looks like Dungeon & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves could have a hand in making it more popular than ever.

Even if the Chris Pine-led movie isn't exactly shattering box office records, the directors of the new film have an idea of where they'd like to take a sequel.

Dungeons & Dragons' directors know where to take the sequel

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Speaking with Polygon, Honor Among Thieves directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein have revealed where they'd like to see a sequel take the core crew of characters next.

"I think if we were lucky enough to do another one of these, we would want to see our characters level up," says Daley. He goes on to add that (spoilers!) Pine's character doesn't actually use any magic in the film, but how he'd like to see him finally offer his hand to some spells. "That would be kind of exciting to see."

It's not just existing characters that could get some attention in a sequel, either, as the directors go on to address the call for the many existing monsters and characters that already exist in the world of D&D.

D&D's directors want new characters and monsters in the sequel

"The good thing about a sequel is, you don't have to spend much screen time introducing [the party]," adds Goldstein. "The audience knows them, and you can jump into the plot more quickly.

"And obviously, we have great affection for both the actors and these roles that they play. But we'd want to introduce some new figures along the way, and certainly a lot of new monsters [...]

"We did the Forgotten Realms for this one, partly because it's kind of a recognizable medieval setting, but there are so many worlds within D&D that we could explore."

There's a lot left to dig up should the film lead to some kind of franchise - and a sequel could be absolutely massive. Thank goodness high-concept fantasy is back in cinemas.