A finished screenplay for a sequel to “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” exists, but its path to production remains uncertain, according to co-writer and co-director Jonathan Goldstein. Speaking at San Diego Comic-Con, Goldstein confirmed that he and longtime collaborator John Francis Daley were hired to write a follow-up to their 2023 fantasy adventure, though money troubles now stand between the script and a camera.
“We actually wrote a sequel to ‘Dungeons & Dragons.’ We were hired to write it,” Goldstein said. “I don’t know that it will see the light of day for a number of financial reasons. They’re expensive movies to make, but it’d be great fun to do it. We love that cast, and we think we wrote something that fans would like.”
“Honor Among Thieves” earned roughly $205 million worldwide against a $150 million production budget, a result studios viewed as disappointing given marketing costs and a crowded release window that squeezed the film between “John Wick: Chapter 4” and “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” Critics responded far more warmly than audiences’ wallets suggested: the film holds a 91% score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 92% audience rating, and it earned a Saturn Award nomination for Best Fantasy Film.
Corporate upheaval has complicated any revival. Skydance Media absorbed Paramount in August 2025, while Lionsgate acquired eOne, the Hasbro-owned studio that helped finance the original picture, back in December 2023. Former Paramount chief Brian Robbins had floated interest in a second installment, provided it came with a trimmed budget, but he no longer runs the studio. Goldstein and Daley, meanwhile, have shifted focus to a Star Trek reboot for Paramount.
A parallel “Dungeons & Dragons” television series, once set up at Paramount+, was shelved in May 2024 and reportedly resurfaced at Netflix the following year. The franchise’s history includes a poorly reviewed 2000 theatrical release and two low-budget follow-ups that premiered on Syfy, making “Honor Among Thieves” the property’s strongest critical showing to date, even as its commercial fate keeps a true sequel in limbo.
