LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 12, 2022– Entertainment One (eOne), Hasbro, Inc’s (NASDAQ: HAS) leisure studio, introduced in the present day that it’s going to produce the definitive documentary characteristic in regards to the world’s biggest roleplaying recreation™. The Dungeons & Dragons® documentary will coincide with the sport’s 50thanniversary in 2024. Dungeons & Dragons author and official ambassador Joe Manganiello will co-direct with Kyle Newman and producing alongside his brother Nick Manganiello, Anthony Savini, and Cecily Tyler. Tara Long and Geno McDermott are government producing for eOne alongside main Dungeons & Dragons scholar Jon Peterson, Adam F. Goldberg, and Kyle Newman.

“I have had the pleasure of working in the past with Joe on True Blood among other projects and cannot think of a better more passionate person to dive headfirst into the world of Dungeons & Dragons from both a player and fan perspective,” stated Michael Lombardo, eOne’s Head of Global Television. “The addition of Kyle Newman, Nick Manganiello, and Jon Peterson also bring unique and multiple dimensions to the history we plan to document. As we approach 50 years of this incredible gaming universe, the time is right for an officially authorized telling of the game’s origins and current state of play to its passionate fan based from all walks of life and its global cultural impact.”

“I couldn’t be more proud and excited to get back behind the camera for another documentary, this time with the D&D dream team of Jon, Kyle, and my brother and producing partner Nick. I lived through the rise and fall and rise again of this legacy brand that has not only meant so much to me but has served as the fountainhead of creativity for an entire generation of writers, artists, and creative minds, influencing so much of our culture,” stated Joe Manganiello. “None of this would have been possible without Nathan Stewart at Wizards of the Coast and my eternally supportive boss from the HBO/True Blood days, Michael Lombardo and the fantastic team at eOne.”

“Dungeons & Dragons has sparked the imagination of fans all over the world for nearly 50 years and we continue to bring exciting and engaging experiences to new generations,” stated Cynthia Williams, Hasbro President of Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming, “As we approach this milestone celebration, I am excited to have a creative team with authentic passion for the brand producing what we hope will become a defining look at the World’s Greatest Roleplaying Game’s storied history.”

The movie will draw from over 400 hours of archived, never-before-seen Dungeons & Dragons footage going again to the sport’s creation within the early Nineteen Seventies, to which the Manganiellos, Newman, and Goldberg have spent the final years buying unique rights. It can even embody unique interviews filmed throughout manufacturing with a wide range of movie star followers of the sport. This footage, together with Wizards of the Coast’s settlement to offer the manufacturing crew inside entry to extremely confidential developments regarding the recreation and model — the corporate’s first time authorizing such entry — place this mission to be the definitive documentary on the sport’s quickly to be half-century historical past.

Dungeons & Dragons, one among Hasbro’s key franchise manufacturers, is a number one fantasy leisure franchise, fueled by the creativeness of storytellers around the globe. More than 50 million followers have interacted with or performed D&D because it was first printed 48 years in the past, together with videogames and livestream leisure on Twitch and YouTube.

This new Dungeons & Dragons enlargement throughout leisure is one other instance Hasbro’s Blueprint in motion, delivering multichannel leisure to followers on a number of the world’s most beloved manufacturers. The Company is actively collaborating on numerous upcoming scripted movie and TV initiatives based mostly on Hasbro’s storied IP.

Joe Manganiello’s leisure profession spans over twenty years and consists of roles within the SPIDER-MAN and MAGIC MIKE franchises, in addition to such tv sequence as True Blood, How I Met Your Mother, and Love, Death & Robots. An avid Dungeons & Dragons fan and participant, he’s well-known for internet hosting campaigns with a big rotation of movie star visitors, together with a number of the greatest names in Hollywood’s fantasy and superhero house.

In 2012, Joe and brother Nick Manganiello launched 3:59 Inc., which has since characteristic titles together with BOTTOM OF THE 9TH, starring Joe reverse Sofia Vergara, and the documentary LA BARE, Joe’s well-received directorial debut.

Newman is an award-winning filmmaker and New York Times Bestselling creator. His directorial credit embody FANBOYS, the Star Wars-centered comedy starring Seth Rogen and Kristen Bell, and BARELY LETHAL, A24’s action-comedy starring Academy Award nominees Hailee Steinfeld and Samuel L. Jackson, and this summer season’s esports comedy 1UP for Lionsgate/Prime Video. Newman earned essential popularity of his documentary RAIDERS: THE STORY OF THE GREATEST FAN FILM EVER MADE, in addition to the e-book “Dungeons & Dragons: Art & Arcana,” the Hugo Award finalist he wrote alongside Peterson.

Peterson, a video games historian and New York Times bestselling creator, is the world’s foremost Dungeons & Dragons scholar. His e-book “Playing at the World” is broadly thought-about an authoritative and exhaustive exploration of the sport’s roots and legacy. On prime of this title and “Dungeons & Dragons: Art & Arcana,” he wrote the New York Times bestselling “Heroes’ Feast: The Official D&D Cookbook,” additionally alongside Newman, and the MIT-published “The Elusive Shift: How Role-Playing Games Forged Their Identity” and most lately “Game Wizards.”