‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Deleted Scene: Michelle Rodriguez Vs The Barbarians

Looks like you rolled a perfect 20, because you’re in luck: not only does Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves hit digital platforms tomorrow, May 2; but we’ve got an exclusive deleted scene from the fantasy action comedy for you to watch, right now.

If you missed the laugh-out-loud funny reboot based on the classic role-playing game, here’s the gist. After escaping from prison, a bard named Edgin (Chris Pine) and a barbarian names Holga (Michelle Rodriguez) are trying to track down the whereabouts of Edgin’s daughter, Kira (Chloe Coleman). Their first clue comes when they’re drinking in a tavern and discover their old “buddy” Forge (Hugh Grant) has become the Lord of Neverwinter, aka a hugely influential ruler instead of a down-on-his-luck con man.

They decide to head to see Forge in order to find out where Kira has ended up, not knowing that Forge has — mild spoilers past this point — adopted Kira as his own daughter, and tricked her into thinking Edgin and Holga betrayed and lied to her. Oh, what a scamp!

In any case, that’s where we cut in on this deleted scene, which finds Edgin and Holga exiting the tavern, bantering about the quality of Edgin’s lips and eyebrows… And a little note, a lot of people like Chris Pine’s general face and look, but that’s neither here nor there. Once outside, they get harassed by three other barbarians who know that Holga was exiled from her people, the Uthgardt Elk tribe, for marrying a “Southlander.” And surprisingly for the quick-to-anger Holga, she takes the harassment in stride and tells Edgin, “They’re not wrong.”

You can see why this scene didn’t make the final cut, since part of the joke is that Holga will nearly beat someone to death with a potato at the smallest provocation. But it is a nice acting moment for Rodriguez and illuminates a little more of how she feels about her former tribe, in contrast to later scenes that introduce the surprising Southlander she left them for. No spoilers here, you’ll just have to watch the movie yourself when it hits digital to check out that out-of-left-field cameo.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves also stars Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Daisy Head, and Jason Wong. It was directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, from a screenplay by Goldstein, Daley, and Michael Gilio. From Paramount Home Entertainment, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves will be available to purchase on Digital 5/2. All bonus features will be available with a digital purchase.