The merry band also featuresMichelle Rodriguez,Justice Smith,Rege-Jean Page,Sophia Lillisand more.
CHRIS PINE: Yeah, for my ego, basically.
Just adoring people clapping when you walk out on the stage is always a good feeling.
Do you enjoy going in front of 5,000 people and talking?
Or are you really nervous as you’re stepping out there?
Hugh doesn’t like it.
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HUGH GRANT: I think I do rather like it.
PINE: Do you?
GRANT: Yeah, I think I do.
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It worries me how much I like it.
PINE: You were kind of a big deal in San Diego.
They’ll bring out the others, they’ll go mad.
And then they’ll say- “Hugh Grant,” and there’ll be dead silence.
PINE: And they fucking love you.
GRANT: But I think they’re on crack or something.
And he followed me wherever I went.
I couldn’t shake him.
Do you remember the hot dog?
I still have nightmares about him.
PINE: I know.
That’s pretty great.
I think the footage for this movie looks fantastic.
It looks [like] so much fun.
I think they’re both such talented filmmakers.
PINE: Yeah, I agree with you.
Can you talk about working with them and what they brought to this movie?
PINE: I mean, first of all, they’re really funny guys.
And they have a history of making really great comedy.
They have good hearts.
There’s an earnest, real heart to it with a really sweet message.
The comedy’s really on point.
The visual practical element was really neat.
And you could feel them wanting to knock it out of the park.
Their last film wasGame Night, which is a third of the size and scope of this.
And you could feel them really wanting to win.
So I like their ambition, too.
GRANT: I think maybe what I responded to most in their script was that it’s about losers.
This little band of comrades, they’re all a bit crap.
You are not great at being a bard.
GRANT: And the magician, played by Justice [Smith], is really bad.
What do they call magicians in Dungeons & Dragons?
COLLIDER: I think it’s sorcerer.
He’s not much good.
And Michelle [Rodriguezs] character has been thrown out of whatever.
And is still in love with her husband, who is in love with someone else.
And I responded to that loser-ish thing about this little band.
Maybe that’s an English predilection.
We love a loser.
The adventure beings whenDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieveshits theaters March 31, 2023.
For more on the film, here’s our cast interview from San Diego Comic-Con.
