Slightly off-topic, but I get the impression the filmmakers really wanted to have the Drow (the "Dark Elves" from Dungeons & Dragons) as their villains... Which leads me to wonder, would any cinematic depiction of the Drow be considered "blackface" (and therefore racist) to mainstream audiences? Sorry to open a can of worms here, but... At Comic-Con this year, I saw an African-American couple do a double-take at a group of Drow cosplayers.