Hugh Grant is seen for the first time on the set of Dungeons & Dragons in Somerset 

He’s been cast as the villain in the 2023 movie adaptation of Dungeons & Dragons.

And Hugh Grant was pictured on the set at Wells Cathedral in Somerset, England, for the first time on Friday.  

The BAFTA award-winning actor, 60, donned a white shirt, a purple and gold period vest and matching neckerchief, as he got to work filming scenes. 

Hugh appeared focused and showed off a serious expression.

An actress in a vibrant pink period dress and gold headpiece was also seen on set.

It was reported by Variety in March that Hugh had been cast as the villain and the main protagonist in the film.

Also starring in the production are Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith and Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page. 

The film will be directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, and produced and financed by Hasbro/eOne and Paramount.   

Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. 

It was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. and has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997. 

This version of Dungeons & Dragons has been in the works for many years with actor Ansel Elgort and director Rob Letterman once attached.  

After a legal battle between Sweetpea Entertainment and Hasbro about ownership rights, the film was moved to Paramount, according to Variety. 

Chris McKay was brought in as a director before he left the project, and in 2019, Goldstein and Daley came in.   

Plot details behind this latest take on the game are being kept under wraps. 

Dungeons & Dragons was first adapted in 2000. That version starred Thora Birch, Kristen Wilson, Justin Whalin, Marlon Wayans and Jeremy Irons. 

The project, which was made by New Line, did not do well at the box office.