Hugh Grant cracks racy Dungeons & Dragons joke on Comic Con panel that has co-stars clutching pearls

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Hugh Grant has a memorable history when it comes to saying what’s on his mind, but his recent appearance at Comic Con proved he can still shock us.He was attending the famous convention in San Diego, giving fans an exclusive look at his new movie that’s based on the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop game.

Set to be titled Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Hugh, 61, will play the role of Forge Fletcher, a Rogue – the main antagonist in the movie.And during the middle of the film’s Comic Con panel for the movie on Thursday afternoon, Hugh cracked a joke that had the audience laughing and co-star Michelle Rodriguez shocked.‘Well, I was a Dungeon Master’, he began. ‘But it was more S&M and less D&D.

It’s the English version.’Michelle, 44, responded in shock, via Entertainment Weekly: ‘I wasn’t expecting that!’The joke then carried on throughout the day, as Hugh and Michelle attended several of the convention’s panels and spoke to more and more fans.The moderator at a panel they attended in the afternoon brought the subject up again, telling Hugh that he’d heard the actor had once been a lifelong D&D fan.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoMichelle cut in to jokingly remind them both that they were ‘mixing it up with S&M’, and Hugh took that as an opportunity to keep audiences chuckling.‘She’s not wrong,’ he continued. ‘I’ve been an enthusiastic Dungeon Master for some years now.