Ansel Elgort is in early negotiations to star in Warner Bros.’ long-gestating* “Dungeons & Dragons” movie.

    “The Fault in Our Stars” actor would star in the film based on the classic role-playing game, which will be directed by “Goosebumps” helmer Rob Letterman from a script written by “Wrath of the Titans” scribe* David Leslie Johnson.

    Hasbro’s Brian Goldner and Stephen Davis will produce, along with Courtney Solomon and Allan Zeman of Sweetpea Entertainment, as well as Roy Lee.

    The project endured* some major hit points when the film rights were caught up in a legal battle*. Hasbro, which now owns the company that first published “Dungeons & Dragons” in 1974, and Sweetpea Entertainment, which exercised an option on film rights in the 1990s and later sold those rights to Warner Bros., eventually reached a settlement last August, after which Warner Bros. began to move forward with the project.

    Elgort has been working his way up to leading-man status, after breaking through in YA adaptations such as John Green’s teen cancer drama “Fault” and the post-apocalyptic* “Divergent” series.

    He was one of several young Hollywood stars in consideration for the coveted* role of young Han Solo in the upcoming “Star Wars” stand-alone. (The part ultimately* went to “Hail Caesar!” actor Alden Ehrenreich.) Next up, Elgort will be co-headlining the remake of “Billionaire Boys Club” with fellow up-and-comer Taron Egerton, after which he will be reaching action-star standing in Edgar Wright’s “Baby Driver,” which is due out in 2017.

    (SD-Agencies)