Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves will attempt to finally give the iconic role-playing adventure the big screen adaptation it deserves. It’s been a long journey from tabletop to big budget blockbuster. And that road strangely enough went straight through the set of Freaks and Geeks. That’s where the film’s co-director John Francis Daley first fell in love with the game. So it’s only fitting Daley got together with his old Freaks and Geeks cast members for a crossover promo that will have fans of both D&D and the TV series feeling like they posses the Orb of Constant Pleasant Vibration.
Turns out (a still-waiting-to-hit-puberty) Sam Weir has been DM’ing a session of D&D for 23 years. He’s been joined at the table by his fellow Freaks and Geeks Bill Haverchuck (Martin Starr) and Neal Schweiber (Samm Levine). They’ve clearly been having a good time. You have to be having fun not to notice if your family is still alive or not. But it’s for the best that their long-standing game has finally come to an end. That means they’ll be able to go see Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Of course, like other fans of the RPG, they’re a little skeptical it can work as a movie.
At least they know the film is in good hands. Daley has previously talked about how his long love affair with D&D began on the set of their show. He started playing because his character was really into Dungeons & Dragons. In a case of life imitating art, that turned into a genuine and lasting affection for the adventure game. From there you can draw a long, straight, unexpected line to him actually co-directing a film based on it. That’s a monumental win for geeks everywhere.
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Just imagine how different Hollywood might be if Sam had really loved Monopoly instead. Actually, don’t. We’re much more excited for Honor Among Thieves than we would be a Monopoly movie.
We also need to know if this promo is canon for Freaks and Geeks. Maybe to find out we should honor both Sam and John Francis’s admiration for D&D by rolling for the answer.