How Westeros Became Neverwinter in ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’

What do Game of Thrones, stoner comedy Your Highness, and the Titanic—the ship, not the movie—have in common? They all took advantage of Tollymore Forest Park’s resources and natural beauty, stretching across 1,600 acres of luscious land at the foot of the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland. Now, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves joins the growing list of projects utilizing this breathtaking spot.

“The Mourne Mountains [and] Tollymore Forest Park are a great playground for us as filmmakers,” says Honor Among Thieves location manager Naomi Liston. “Any production that requires landscapes of scale and scope, this is where we come,” she adds, as we approach the stunning setting on a recent visit to Northern Ireland. Oak trees in Tollymore Forest were sourced to build the interiors of the White Star Line steamships, including the RMS Titanic. Nature, history, myths, folklore, and pop culture intersect to create an impressive tapestry for visitors to explore in the area surrounding Belfast.

The Daily Beast’s Obsessed spent two days with Liston touring the locations directors Jonathan Goldsten and John Francis Daley feature in Honor Among Thieves, the dynamite adaptation of the fantasy tabletop game that’s now in theaters.

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