Netflix is making a Dragon's Lair live-action movie

Netflix has picked up the rights to a live-action movie based on Dragon's Lair, according to a new report.

The Hollywood Reporter said Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds is in talks to star in and produce the film.

Dragon's Lair began life as a popular '80s arcade game that caught the eye for its animation-style graphics, by ex-Disney animator Don Bluth, and laserdisc tech. In the game, protagonist Dirk the Daring is a knight who attempts to rescue Princess Daphne from the evil dragon Singe, who has locked the princess in the evil wizard Mordroc's castle. Gameplay wise, it's a rock hard interactive cartoon quicktime event fest, and looks like this:

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