Going to be honest with you, I love both both Lord of the Rings and Bill and Ted for very different reasons.
I don't think the industry today could pull off Lord of the Rings, we won't see something like that again from mainstream film. WB just about killed the Hobbit films with their nonsense, and they DID kill poor Peter Jackson's desire to make movies, and the local New Zealand film industry (they are still suffering from decisions made during the filming of those movies).
True Bill and Ted will live on beyond this movie, but is the same genre...zany comedy
Lord of the Rings took itself very seriously (with comedy too)...far end of the spectrum in the other direction....and everyone knew Tolkien (which made it work).
This is certainly a safe zone, given past D&D film success. Feels like they are testing the market again. Probably too much to hope for a more serious minded dramatization in the future.
It would be awesome to see a Baldur's Gate TV series (from the Beginning). I would use body actors to totally lip sink with the original voice actors. (at least with distinct voices like Minsk).
Planescape would also be great, and would be best viewed without prior knowledge. That was part of its mechanic: To keep you guessing, and pull you down the rabbit hole.
Prediction: Fun film, albeit forgettable...get your popcorn and just enjoy it.
