Sophia Lillis & Justice Smith on Dungeons & Dragons Movie and Themberchaud the Dragon

One of this year’s most anticipated adventure features is Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, from writers and directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. While promoting their film before the world premiere, stars Justice Smith and Sophia Lillis, who play Simon the Sorcerer and Doric the Druid respectively, spoke with Collider’s Steve Weintraub about the making of the movie. While chatting about everything from practical effects to D&D Easter eggs, the pair tell us that Daley and Goldstein, “...infused the story with the spirit of the game,“ and compare the practical effects to those in ’80s genre classics like Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal. In Honor Among Thieves, the world of D&D is brought to life, and like many a campaign, the movie centers on a particularly bizarre team of petty thieves who must embark on a hero’s journey. When Edgin the Bard, played by Chris Pine, and his partner and friend, Holga the Barbarian (Michelle Rodriguez), accidentally retrieve