Comments on: Courtney Solomon to Direct Split-Screen Forgotten Realms Movie

By: Marnen Laibow-Koser

Marnen Laibow-Koser — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 22:11:31 +0000

I know this was an April Fools’ joke, but I have to say that I don’t see why it would be such a bad idea — in the hands of a director equal to the task, of course. I think that a movie done like this could potentially be really cool.

By: mike

mike — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:49:03 +0000

It’s not as unplausible as it sounds…the concept of the movie is…well, interesting, but the Vin Diesel connection is entirely possible. He *did* write the foreword for the anniversary D&D book, after all, so I guess he’s a D&D fan.

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:09:36 +0000

It was harder than I expected to make this believable, but I had fun with it. I’m glad I fooled at least one reader (sorry, Ian ), and that folks enjoyed it.

The idea was adapted from one that I had back in elementary school: same split-screen concept, but one side of the split is only 1/5 of the screen, and it displays stats and rolls for the action on the other side. Garg the barbarian swings his sword in the movie, and the non-movie bit of screen is showing his character sheet and a die roll. Silly, but I’ve always found it oddly compelling, too.

Sadly, Courtney Solomon is still allowed near a camera — he now runs After Dark Films.

By: drow

drow — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:46:11 +0000

in other news, the role of the popular dark elf drizzt do’urden will be played by ‘bobcat bob’ goldthwait, who kinda needs the work.

By: of Dice and Dragons » April Fools’ Day Jokes

of Dice and Dragons » April Fools’ Day Jokes — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 21:31:31 +0000

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By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:47:36 +0000

Yeah, the sad thing is just how really believeable this is. :/

By: VV_GM

VV_GM — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 18:46:55 +0000

I have to admit that I read the blog and had to take a moment to think “Is it, or isn’t it?”.

1) Because it is a well done April Fool’s joke.

2) Martin might just have let the disaster genie out of the bottle, and some exec is reading this right now thing “Brilliant!”.

By: WeaveWarden

WeaveWarden — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:31:33 +0000

The unfortunate thought is exactly how *believable* this story is. I won’t call it fatalism, but I think that we gamers have come to expect the short end of the stick with any sort of mass-media representation even vaguely reflecting on RPGs.

By: Yunt

Yunt — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:19:21 +0000

Sadly, I knew this was an April Fool’s joke *and* I liked the concept anyway.

I seriously need to get out more often.

By: Carolina aka Troy Taylor

Carolina aka Troy Taylor — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 16:34:30 +0000

Happy April Fools to you too!

By: John Arcadian

John Arcadian — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 16:25:17 +0000

Nice one Martin.

By: Ian

Ian — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 13:58:57 +0000

You know, it just occurred to me that this has to be an April Fools day joke.

Even sadder, it’s like the third I’ve fallen for today and I just woke up an hour ago.

I’m never this gullible. wtf. :/