Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves


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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves – Editor Dan Lebental ACE

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES editor, Dan Lebental ACE makes his fourth appearance on The Rough Cut.  Dan was on previously to discuss SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (2019), ELF (2003) and BAD BOYS FOR LIFE (2020).

Based on Hasbro’s beloved role playing game, Dan’s new film is about a charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers who embark on an epic quest to retrieve a long lost relic, but their charming adventure goes dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.  The film is written and directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, with an additional writing credit to Michael Gilio.

Editing Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

In our discussion with editor Dan Lebental ACE, we talk about:

  • Discovering the best script in decades
  • Working with writer/director teams
  • Bringing sound mixing and editing closer to editorial
  • Balancing character development against pacing
  • Magic in the editing room

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