Dungeons & Dragons (2000) was a passion project turned cinematic disaster

Dungeons & Dragons is an independent movie, born from the unrelenting passion of one man, Courtney Solomon, an avid fan of the game who became a producer and a director just to create this film. Solomon obtained the rights for a D&D movie from then-owner TSR in 1991, but it took almost 10 years for the production to start. TSR is still infamous for its poor business practices, and it was only when Wizards of the Coast obtained the IP that the movie could be shot. Meanwhile, the budget went from $100 million to $35 million. Along the way, Dungeons & Dragons also lost the interest of big studios and important directors.