The forthcoming fantasy movie Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves has recruited D&D fan and comedy superstar Sue Perkins to record the audio description for the movie. Audio description is a vital feature for those with partial or full visual impairment, as it provides key visual information.

Perkins was part of the Comic Relief Plays D&D event in 2020 alongside Nish Kumar, Ed Gamble, Sara Pasco and Ted Lasso actor Paul Foxcroft. Perkins said about the audio description gig, ‘I got very lucky with this dice-roll – not only is the film itself a joyous romp, but I got to play a part in making sure that experiencing it in the cinema is as inclusive a ride as possible.’

Kezia Williams, Managing Director at eOne Film, UK, commented: “We’re so grateful to Sue (Perkins) for recording this terrific Audio Description for the film. Dungeons & Dragons celebrates the magic that happens when a group of diverse adventures come together to overcome a whole host of challenges; in the same spirit, we are passionate about ensuring the film is available to all audiences in the most exciting and evocative formats possible”

Hasbro subsidiary, eOne Film, is the company behind Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves. They’ve also teamed up with Picturehouse Cinemas and The Light to provide caption format versions of the movie across the UK from Wednesday, March 29th, two days ahead of the film’s official release.

Picturehouse Cinemas and The Light will continue to offer captioned performances across the film’s opening weekend and throughout its run in cinemas.  Front-of-house staff across both cinema chains will be given the opportunity to participate in basic BSL training before the film is released, enabling them to give d/Deaf cinemagoers a warm welcome to the screenings.  Lessons have been organized by a qualified BSL teacher through British Charity Chloe and Sophie’s Special Ears Fund [CSSEF].

Karen Jackson from Chloe and Sophie’s Special Ears Fund [CSSEF] said, “It’s 2023, we need to wake up and realise that with over 11 million d/Deaf people in the UK, cinema just hasn’t been accessible.  Change needs to happen, and eOne have taken a bold step by previewing exclusively in caption format at 37 cinemas across the UK for the release of ‘Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves’.  Changing the cinema experience for Deaf people is a huge passion of ours at CSSEF – with half of our charity team having previously worked for 30 years in the cinema industry – we are very excited for this change to be happening now.  At long last, our worlds are merging together.”

And finally, special charity screenings of the movie will take place on Saturday, March 25th, to raise money for the charity Medicinema. On the same day, patients in hospital will also be treated to a special preview at the in-hospital cinemas run by MediCinema: at the Serennu Children’s Centre in Newport, the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, Guy’s and the Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals in London.