Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is a fantasy movie that relies heavily on CGI and special effects, but the cast and crew traveled to many different European countries to film numerous portions of the project. The film stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Regé-Jean Page, Hugh Grant, Daisy Head, and Chloe Coleman and is adapted from the popular role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons. For viewers who are also Dungeon & Dragons (game) fans, Honor Among Thieves is based on the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.
Although some of the action sequences and other moments in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves were filmed in front of a green screen, the directors, Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, and cinematographer, Barry Peterson, took advantage of gorgeous and historic locations in Europe to shoot their movie. Production began in April 2021 and had ended by August of the same year. Overall, they filmed in four countries — Iceland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and England.
Fagradalsfjall — Southern Iceland
There is a beautiful shot in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves of Edgin Darvis and Holga Kilgore riding their horses along the edge of a volcano overflowing with lava. Some might reasonably believe that CGI made this magnificent scene possible; however, that's not the case. According to 5 Dungeons & Dragons Rules Honor Among Thieves Broke (& 5 It Honored)
Dún Briste Sea Stack — County Mayo, Ireland
One of the most recognizable locations in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is the Dún Briste Sea Stack, which is just off the coast of Ballycastle, County Mayo, Ireland. The breathtaking rock formation was once attached to the mainland before breaking off and now stands on its own in the water. In the film, the Dún Briste Sea Stack is the setting for Korinn's Keep, a Harper stronghold where Edgin and Holga were arrested at the beginning of the movie. Of course, the interiors for the scene at the stronghold were filmed at a studio elsewhere, but the exterior shots are of the famous sea stack.
Glenarm Castle — Glenarm, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland served as the backdrop for many sequences in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, including one of the flashbacks near the start of the movie. Viewers got their first look at Forge Fitzwilliam and Simon Aumar when they, Edgin, Holga, and Kira robbed the occupants of a castle. The actors shot this quick scene at the Glenarm Castle in Glenarm, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The Glenarm Castle was built in the 17th century and was also used as a location in the 2009 Irish film, Five Minutes of Heaven.
Carrickfergus Castle — Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
Jumping ahead to the end of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, the scene where the heist crew stole Forge's boat, got Kira back after hitting Forge in the head with a potato, and tried to escape Neverwinter was filmed at the Carrickfergus Castle in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The castle served as the setting for the harbor of Neverwinter and was where Forge tried to kill Kira. Carrickfergus Castle was built more than 900 years ago, and visitors can get tours of the historic monument today.
Castle Ward shores — County Down, Northern Ireland
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves used an iconic Game of Thrones location to introduce Regé-Jean Page's Xenk Yendar toward the middle of the movie — Castle Ward in Strangford, County Down, Northern Ireland. Castle Ward is an 18th-century mansion that is open to the public, but Honor Among Thieves only contained exterior shots of its shores. However, Game of Thrones fans might recognize the mansion as the setting for Winterfell.
Hidden Village of Galboly — Carnlough, Northern Ireland
To the surprise of audiences, Bradley Cooper had a small cameo in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. The group encountered his character, a halfling named Marlamin, when they traveled to his village to obtain a teleportation staff. The exterior shots of his small cottage were filmed in the Hidden Village of Galboly, a historical landmark in Carnlough, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The Hidden Village was the perfect setting because it feels like a moment trapped in time, and similar to Castle Ward, Game of Thrones also shot some scenes in the Hidden Village.
Foley's Bridge — County Down, Northern Ireland
Just as Edgin begins his story at the start of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, fans can spot Foley's Bridge, which is located in the Tollymore Forest in County Down, Northern Ireland. This is where the cast and crew shot the scene where Edgin officially became a member of the Harpers faction. It's a brief moment in the movie, but a beautiful one that, nonetheless, didn't utilize any special effects.
Titanic Studios — Belfast, Northern Ireland
As mentioned above, the Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves cast and crew couldn't only use real locations to film the movie. That wouldn't be practical or efficient. So, the crew built a large set for the majority of the exterior Neverwinter scenes at Titanic Studios in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Wells Cathedral — Wells, England
Numerous Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves scenes were shot at Wells Cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England. The sequences include the moment when Edgin and Holga saw Kira for the first time after their two-year-long imprisonment, the shots of Lord Neverember's chamber, and more. The crew took full advantage of the beautiful medieval building, which was built around 1175 and is famous for its Gothic architecture.
Alnwick Castle — Alnwick, England
A few Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves scenes were filmed at or around Alnwick Castle in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. Viewers will recognize the castle during the High Sun Games in Neverwinter and when Simon used magic to cast a hilarious projection of Edgin singing to distract the guards. But Honor Among Thieves wasn't the only movie to utilize Alnwick Castle as a backdrop — the first two Harry Potter films used the castle while shooting scenes at Hogwarts.
Bourne Wood — Surrey, England
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves used Bourne Wood in Farnham, Surrey, England multiple times as a location in the fantasy movie. The cast and crew filmed several scenes there, including the moment that the audience met Doric. Doric first appeared when she stopped an execution by turning into an owlbear in the woods while Edgin, Holga, and Simon watched. Bourne Wood is a popular destination for plenty of film and television show productions. Along with Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, The Witcher, Band of Brothers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Wonder Woman, Gladiator, multiple Harry Potter movies, and more have been filmed in the woodland area.
Source: Cinemablend
