warcraft movie!

[MapMaker]

Blizzard has partnered up with Legendary Pictures to produce a Warcraft movie, it is a Warcraft movie, not a WoW movie.

The plot is not out yet, to early to know about it.

http://www.blizzard.com/press/060509.shtml

 

[Asehujiko]

IRVINE, Calif. -- May 9, 2006

Enough said.

 

[eG_Vibe]

im def. gonna see that but in a theatre far away from my house don't want friend to see me hehe

 

[SantaBla]

Rofl that's so old news. Everyone knew that.

 

[esb]

well, copy and paste from Wikipedia...

In May 2006, production company Legendary Pictures acquired film rights to adapt Warcraft for the big screen with the game's publisher, Blizzard Entertainment. Blizzard had originally considered hiring a scribe for the film adaptation before teaming up with Legendary Pictures. The companies plan to create a film that would not follow any of the Warcraft games' storylines but still take place in the fantasy universe. According to Blizzard's Chief Operating Officer Paul Sams, the film's budget would be over $100 million.

In June 2007, Legendary Pictures chairman Thomas Tull said that the studio was working closely with Blizzard's designers and writers to adapt World of Warcraft. Tull explained the desire to have a good story for the film adaptation, "I think some of the stuff that makes a game translate well... if there's a lore, if there's a road and story and a world that's been created, and characters that are interesting in a way that's more than just point and shoot." World of Warcraft's lead designer Rob Pardo expressed interest in being able to adapt the intellectual property of World of Warcraft to the appropriate medium of the film. He also added that the designers were collaborating with Legendary Pictures on story and script development.

 

[MapMaker]

Rofl that's so old news. Everyone knew that.

I know it is old news. but I wanted people that didn't know about it, know. lol

http://youtube.com/watch?v=uB_wm5BXtNA

An interview with blizzard about the movie, If any of you didn't already see it.

 

[SantaBla]

Now that's something new.

 

[elmstfreddie]

Sad.
I am definately NOT going to see this.

 

[SantaBla]

And why is that?

 

[SFilip]

> not a WoW movie
Impossible to know considering...
> The plot is not out yet

Looking forward to it though

 

[Miz]

You know what after a WoW Movie lets make a roller coaster Tycoon Movie....

I'm jking but
I don't like the idea that much... But I most likely see it it

 

[esb]

Well, i really would NOT like to see the campaign in a movie, or WoW's mixed up lore, they should pass what happens with illidan and arthas, like After TFT, but then again, that would mix up the lord even more....

 

[elmstfreddie]

And why is that?

It would be lame, Warcraft the game for me is just mindless battling! Bunch of orcs smacking humans with axes. The movie might have a plot, which for me, would be disappointing (that was NOT sarcastic).
Normally I like plots, but Warcraft plots... Naw. Lame.

 

[ArmedCitizen]

You guys are crazy. I love Warcraft's lore and a movie of it would be terrific. The lore made the game for me. Not the mindless battling. (That helped though.) It would need Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children graphics to pull it off as one of the great movies though. (I had to say though twice even though it sounds awful. )

 

[MapMaker]

It would need Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children graphics to pull it off as one of the great movies though. (I had to say though twice even though it sounds awful. )

It's going to be a live action movie, not CGI.

 

[ArmedCitizen]

I wonder how Illidian would look...

 

[Azylaminaz]

They also have the rights to Diablo, and Diablo II: SOMETHING.
Which is gay, because it is illegal to make a movie titled "Diablo" now, because it is trademarked.

There is also "World of WarCraft the Movie" This is old news, they have trademarks on all of their products accept StarCraft(from what I know). But from what I know, Diablo and WarCraft will be the best(I think Diablo will be better) considering all of the books about them.

 

[esb]

Illidan will probably look like this:

or this

There's always other names for Diablo; Theres Devil, Satan, Satanas, Beelzebub, and many others

Hhmm... Diablo or WoW.... WoW has more variety, but Diablo has a more stable lore...

 

[MapMaker]

Here is another interview with blizzard, It's pretty interesting.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2006/05/16/news_6151334.html?part=rss&tag=gs_&subj=6151334

We should discuss what the plot/seeting/cast will be in this thread.



Keep your eyes open for news of the plot, if i find anything else. Then I will surely post it.

 

[esb]

Chris Metzen and I, however, for the last five years, have met with every studio and practically every production company on the planet and everybody of note, trying to find the right people. And we finally did.

GS: Five years? So for five years you knew that this was movie material. World of Warcraft has been out for how many years?

Wow, i guess they do want to release something good, since 2001. I have high expectations for the film, if they are to take this long.

But then again, Legendary are the guys that made Superman Returns and Batman Begins, so i have my doubts...