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Hi everyone!
Hope you're all well. As we've been working on the cut and seeing storylines we love but that don't really fit in the film. Here's one from Bruce... Read more
May 24, 2015
Dear all:
Thank you for taking the time to read our updates. We're disappointed that these updates need to include notes about legal strife. We get it: it's a bore. ... Read more
May 21, 2015
Hi everyone,
An update on all fronts --
After nine months of seeking to negotiate a settlement outside of court, we learned on Monday that the other parties -- Fantasy... Read more
May 8, 2015
April 30, 2015
December 18, 2014
August 11, 2014
Dear friends,
On July 30, 2014, the Supreme Court of New York ruled in our favor, and ordered an injunction against Fantasy Films, Andrew Pascal and James Sprattley. In brief,... Read more
August 7, 2014
If you're into roleplaying or tabletop gaming then you've maybe, just maybe, heard about a game called Dungeons & Dragons. (And we know you've heard about the film, Dungeons &... Read more
August 3, 2014
Hello everyone!
We've been busy yet again this weekend shooting at a Metropolitan Wargamers in Brooklyn. Peter, James, Kimber and the rest of them were really fantastic in their help... Read more
July 27, 2014
Hi everyone, Happy Gary Gygax day. Here's a quick update on the film.
We've been busy prepping for an increasingly inaccurately dubbed 10-minute sneak-peek screening at Gen Con! The segment... Read more
June 27, 2014
June 6, 2014
Hey everyone, For those of you that ordered the Diesel LaForce posters, I'm happy to say they will begin shipping this weekend. There were a problem with the shipping of... Read more
May 22, 2014
Hi Everyone,
This is just a short update with some good news! I’m excited to say that I have just finished signing the Certificates of Authenticity for the posters and... Read more
April 18, 2014
This is Anthony, the director of D&D:A Doc.
In January of this year it became clear that a competing film is being made by a production company owned... Read more
January 26, 2014
November 24, 2013
Hi All -
Apologies for not sending any updates for the last two months. Production on the film is moving, albeit slowly, but progressing forward. The mountain of footage to... Read more
September 25, 2013
David literally just sent us this pic of the boxes of books from his publisher. These are the copies we will be sending out to you lucky people who pledged... Read more
August 13, 2013
Sounds like a new cop drama, doesn't it?
Sadly, it's not. What is good news is that we have some Rewards Updates.
David Ewalt's book has a publish date: August... Read more
June 15, 2013
Hi Everyone -
We've been remiss about our updates as of late and for that we apologize. We have been gearing up for the start of the initial editing process... Read more
May 2, 2013
Now that we've had a little down time, we were able to pick up copies of Jon Peterson's book "Playing at the World" (signed by Jon Peterson) and are in... Read more
April 17, 2013
Information Adventures
A documentary project on a topic such as this can benefit from a little extra research services staff. Many of those who helped forge the beginnings of D&D... Read more
April 3, 2013
Calling them "Sphere of Doom" and "35 Years Later and There Are Still Lizard Men". These prints by Diesel Laforce are incredible.
We were on hand to witness the unveiling... Read more
March 28, 2013
The day before Gary Con officially got started, Luke Gygax was able to break away from his duties and gave us an early interview and a glimpse of what it... Read more
Big snow awaited us in the Great Lakes area as Anthony made the last flight into Chicago Midway and myself trying to connect out of Cleveland into Indianapolis, to start... Read more
March 3, 2013
First mission as soon as we landed in Austin was to find us some killer BBQ. Just by chance, Anthony saw Johnny T's BBQ at the North Austin Trailer Yard... Read more
February 22, 2013
...loaded up and truckin'. We're gonna do what they say can't be done."
Hi everyone -
We have some amazing things to update you all on today. Our trip to Austin... Read more
January 21, 2013
Congratulations to Walter Larson and everyone else who pledged for James Lowder's classic Forgotten Realms novel, "Prince of Lies" (2003 WotC edition) and "Beyond the Wall: Exploring George R. R.... Read more
January 20, 2013
Our first day at Wizards of the Coast in Renton, WA, we were greeted by Laura Tommervik and Shelly Mazzanoble who welcomed us with a tour of the facility. Our... Read more
January 2, 2013
Hoping that all of you had an awesome and amazing New Year. We are gearing up and ready to continue with filming. Our first stop in the... Read more
December 18, 2012
James here. We’re back from our brief hiatus after completing some physical therapy on my back, and boy did we have our work cut out for us.... Read more
November 20, 2012
Erika Dahl has been kind of enough to give us a helping hand with coordinating the Kickstarter rewards and making sure everyone gets what they pledged for.... Read more
November 11, 2012
Tomorrow continues production of the D&D documentary (imagine a very enthusiastic, Kermit-the-Frog style "Yayyyyyy"). This is our first foray back since Gen-Con 2012 when we interviewed Peter Adkison.
James and... Read more
October 25, 2012
Kickstarter is aptly named. I think Andrew, James and I had a true desire to make this film before, but since kickstarter my desire has turned into a strong drive... Read more
October 4, 2012
We know what you're all thinking, "it's been almost 3 weeks since you've been funded, why isn't the movie finished?" A fair question.
You'll be happy to know that we... Read more
September 20, 2012
We have provided a Paypal account to those wishing to have add-ons to their original pledges or for any who might have missed out on the KS... Read more
Apologies for the confusion that the last update seems to have garnered. Some folks have expressed their dissatisfaction with the implication that we are abandoning KS a... Read more
September 19, 2012
Yes, we have our PayPal account up and running. This was set-up as many people have requested to back the project after the Kickstarter campaign finished or... Read more
September 17, 2012
...this is pretty much how we feel right now:
The success of our Kickstarter truly would not have been possible without the help of some amazing people.
A million thanks to Lisa Stevens at Paizo, Gail Gygax, Michael Tresca,... Read more
Thank you all for supporting us and giving us your hard-earned money to help make this film possible. We are beyond ecstatic and admittedly a little emotional right now. The... Read more
September 16, 2012
That's right more upgrade options. Here's one from one of our backers:
At $251, you get: Your Name in the Thank You Section of the End Credits of the Documentary.... Read more
- At $125, you can get both David Ewalt's book, "Of Dice and Men" and Jon Peterson's "Playing at the World" and the 2 Disc Limited Edition DVD/Blu-Ray.
- At... Read more
A long shot, we know. But how about we throw a little incentive. We did some quick calculations and decided to offer the Dungeons & Dragons: A Documentary Companion Book... Read more
September 15, 2012
We have 36 hours left on our Kickstarter. Though we have amazingly achieved our fundraising goal, every dollar we raise past it helps in a myriad of ways: archival footage,... Read more
September 14, 2012
With only 48 hours left, the countdown starts to the finish. We're thankful that pledges are still coming in. As we explained with last night's update, every... Read more
September 13, 2012
Well yes. But it's not so we can drive around in gold cars and drink expensive caviars while we wear our genuine, designer tyrannosaurus-rex-skin jeans (although, admittedly those would be... Read more
September 12, 2012
25 Days, 11 hours and 11 minutes was how long it took to get this film funded. Your film is now going to be funded.
No sweeter words have we... Read more
September 11, 2012
Hello Everyone -
Wow, what an incredible day. We are humbled by the overwhelming amount of support and pledges today. Let's go over it with a few numbers.
In the... Read more
And what a day it has been. It seems everyone's efforts to spread the word is working. And with posts in the Id DM, the Laughing Squid and even a... Read more
September 9, 2012
We are winding down with our Kickstarter fundraising with only a week left. By this point next week, we'll know if we can continue to make a... Read more
September 6, 2012
We continue to move forward despite the slow uptake on pledges. We have been told many times that the "kickstarter plateau" is to be expected and is normal.... Read more
August 29, 2012
We are very excited about these new rewards. They will be made available tonight but we wanted to give you all the heads-up first.
Diesel LaForce, famed illustrator who has... Read more
August 23, 2012
And here's the second clip for today.
Here is Alexis Ohanian (co-founder of Reddit, Hipmunk & Breadpig) talking about surviving the "dangers" of Dungeons & Dragons.
Cheers, all.
Anthony, James... Read more
The campaign is going strong, but perhaps we are experiencing the infamous Kickstarter "plateau effect" where-in pledges come slower. Most of you are already on it for... Read more
August 21, 2012
2nd of 2.
This one shows Stefan Pokorny of Dwarven Forge talking about a D&D Renaissance.
Day 4 of our Kickstarter and we are so grateful to those who have pledged to the project. So, as a small thank you, we will be... Read more
August 19, 2012
Launch Day came with a bang. We couldn't be happier with the response. James stayed up half the night refreshing the page to see who had pledged.... Read more