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Ryan Reynolds in Talks to Star in Dragon’s Lair Film Adaptation for Netflix

https://variety.com/2020/film/news/ryan-reynolds-dragons-lair-movie-netflix-1203547670/

Ryan Reynolds is in talks to star in and produce a live-action feature adaptation of the ’80s arcade game Dragon’s Lair for Netflix.

Roy Lee will produce through his Vertigo Entertainment with Trevor Engelson of Underground Films. Don Bluth, Gary Goldman and Jon Pomeroy are also producing. Reynolds will produce through his Maximum Effort production company.

Dan and Kevin Hageman, whose credits include The Lego Movie and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, are attached to write the script. Dragon’s Lair put players in the shoes of Dirk the Daring as he attempted to rescue Princess Daphne from the dragon Singe and the wizard Mordroc.

Dragon’s Lair was originally released for arcades in 1983 by Cinematronics. The game used laserdisc technology and offered superior graphics and feature film quality animation from Don Bluth Studios.

Reynolds, best known for starring in the two Deadpool movies, teamed with Netflix on the action movie 6 Underground and has been shooting Netflix’s Red Notice with Gal Gadot and Dwayne Johnson. Reynolds is also starring in Liosngate’s upcoming The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard with Samuel L. Jackson and Salma Hayek.

Dragon’s Lair would mark the third recent video game-related project for Reynolds following last year’s “Pokemon: Detective Pikachu” and this summer’s upcoming “Free Guy.”

Lee founded Vertigo in 2002. His credits include The Ring, The Grudge, the It movies, the Lego franchise and best picture winner The Departed.

Engelson was a producer on Snowfall. The Hagemans are currently the showrunners and exec producers of Nickelodeon’s Star Trek* animated series.

Reynolds is repped by WME and Sloane Offer. Jon Cantor represents the Don Bluth Group.

*In February 2019, it was announced that an animated series developed for young viewers is currently in development. The series is being co-written and created by Dan and Kevin Hageman and will air on Nickelodeon as a joint-venture with CBS. It focuses on a group of teens who embark on an adventure upon an abandoned Starfleet ship. [From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek_films_and_television_series#Untitled_Nickelodeon_animated_series with info on other series in th development.]
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