My respect for him when I found this out some years ago rose to an almost god-like status. I enjoy the films, the fact he is a self-confessed DnD player and doesn't care who knows is awesome.
He really seems like a genuinely stand up guy. I'm not a big fan of the Fast and Furious movies, but I'm a fan of Vin Diesel in general. I also really like the Riddick movies.
Now that I think of it, why has he never starred in a fantasy film? (Or has he?)
Well, he is in a new film called the "The Last Witchhunter" which is being called "supernatural", and not fantasy. I spotted a flaming hand and a half sword (aka Bastard sword in RPG-ese) in the trailer for it.
This was from a 2004 interview he gave for "The Chronicles of Riddick":
Q: Is it true you're really into Dungeons and Dragons?
VIN: No. I never play D&D. For some reason, they thought that I played D&D for 20 years. They thought that I spent years playing Barbarians, Witchunters, The Arcanum. They thought I played D&D back in the '70s when it's just the basic D&D set. They thought I continued to play D&D when it became Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. They thought I played D&D when there were only three books - the "Player's Handbook," the "Monster's Manual" and the "Dungeon Master's Guide." They thought I played D&D as it continued onto the Unearthed Arcanum, Oriental Adventures, Sea Adventures, Wilderness Adventures. THEY thought I played D&D at the time when "Deities and Demigods" was the brand new book. THEY thought I played D&D when I used to get up to a place called The Complete Strategist in New York.
Now that I think of it, why has he never starred in a fantasy film? (Or has he?)
Well, he is in a new film called the "The Last Witchhunter" which is being called "supernatural", and not fantasy. I spotted a flaming hand and a half sword (aka Bastard sword in RPG-ese) in the trailer for it.
*sees Ygritte cast as a female lead*
*sees a giant tree in the middle of a frozen wasteland*
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interview 1:
http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/vin-diesel-is-really-obsessed-with-dungeons-dragons/2802073
interview 2:
interview 3:
I'd read years ago that he played. And I bet that helped him want to be an actor. That's cool that he openly admits it.
Most of the people that I know think of this when they think of Dungeons and Dragons
Q: Is it true you're really into Dungeons and Dragons?
VIN: No. I never play D&D. For some reason, they thought that I played D&D for 20 years. They thought that I spent years playing Barbarians, Witchunters, The Arcanum. They thought I played D&D back in the '70s when it's just the basic D&D set. They thought I continued to play D&D when it became Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. They thought I played D&D when there were only three books - the "Player's Handbook," the "Monster's Manual" and the "Dungeon Master's Guide." They thought I played D&D as it continued onto the Unearthed Arcanum, Oriental Adventures, Sea Adventures, Wilderness Adventures. THEY thought I played D&D at the time when "Deities and Demigods" was the brand new book. THEY thought I played D&D when I used to get up to a place called The Complete Strategist in New York.
[Mouths: "I'm into D&D a lot."]
*sees a giant tree in the middle of a frozen wasteland*
Obvious Game of Thrones shout-out is obvious. XD