Certain to be the nerdiest, most enjoyable horror film that you will find out there, Knights of Badassdom will bring out the nerd in all of us.
For those unfamiliar with the fantasy action role-play game, L.A.R.P was introduced to much of the world in the 2008 comedy Role Models. It is essentially a live action Dungeons and Dragons where nerds get to battle it out in costumes rather than sitting around a table. It’s much more hilarious than it sounds, if you don’t believe me, you’ll have to watch Role Models, pronto.
In Knights of Badassdom, a group of friends join together to take part in a LARPing battle (don’t hesistate to correct me if I misuse the term), and in a desperate attempt to gain the upper hand in battle, they accidentally summon a demon from the underworld. The horror comedy film will star many familiar faces including Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), the beautiful Summer Glau (Serenity), Community favourite Danny Pudi and of course, the great Peter Dinklage who many will recognize as Tyrion Lannister in HBO’s Game of Thrones.
This film is essentially a nerd’s version of Braveheart with badass fake armour and foam swords. There is actually a real LARPing community which I didn’t know existed but director Joe Lynch wanted to make sure this film accurately represented the LARPers of the world. He said this past weekend in an interview at Comic-Con that “if one person grabs a foam sword at the end of the movie, we’ve done our jobs.” I think it’s a very attainable goal considering how much fun these guys make it look but let me assure all of you…that it will not likely be me who picks up that foam Claymore.
But you never know, maybe Knights of Badassdom will change my mind! It is set to be released late 2011, so aspiring LARPers of the world, you have a few months to get your armour, shields and swords ready for the screening. Hizzah!