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Excitement for Paramount Pictures\u2019s upcoming D&D film reboot, <\/span>Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves<\/a>, is high f<\/span>ollowing a first-look at San Diego Comic-Con earlier this year.<\/span><\/p>\n The film features a star-studded cast including Chris Pine as bard Edgin, Michelle Rodriguez as Holga the barbarian, Reg\u00e9-Jean Page as paladin Xenk, Justice Smith as Simon the Sorcerer, Sophie Lillis as tiefling druid Doric and Hugh Grant as the rogue villain Forge Fletcher.<\/span><\/p>\n It is also set to feature an equally epic score by Grammy Award-winning composer Lorne Balfe (<\/span>Black Widow<\/span>, <\/span>Mission: Impossible \u2013 Fallout<\/span>, <\/span>Top Gun: Maverick<\/span><\/a>). <\/span>RadioTimes.com<\/a> recently spoke to Balfe about his latest project, DC\u2019s <\/span>Black Adam<\/a>, and the composer also <\/span>opened up about working on the <\/span>Dungeons & Dragons<\/span> score. <\/span><\/p>\n Which, as it turns out, will go beyond the film itself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> \u201cIt\u2019s the type of movie that I would have wanted to watch when I was young, dreaming of movies like <\/span>The Goonies<\/span> and that genre, and it\u2019s great that it\u2019s kind of come back,\u201d Balfe explained excitedly. \u201cAnd I think that there\u2019s so many trends from the past coming back and being embraced \u2013 it\u2019s magical.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAnd the most important thing is that the film is made by fans, for fans. The directors [<\/span>Game Night<\/span> filmmakers Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley] love the game and have played it and do play it and that brings a passion to it and a loyalty to the fanbase and the audience.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Speaking about the previous film trilogy, the composer reinforced that this reboot is made particularly with the fans in mind.\u00a0 \u201cI know people get nervous sometimes because I think they did a reboot like, what, 20 years ago? But no, this is for the fans and it\u2019s been great. One of the fun things has been writing tavern songs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Anyone who\u2019s familiar with the beloved role-playing game will know the main attributes of the often comedic Bard class, a popular character type which is most known for using their charisma and musical abilities to persuade and charm.<\/span><\/p>\n