Swords and Wizardry do battle in the WORLD OF WARCRAFT

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From screenrant.com:
It’s been a long time coming, but the movie based on the popular World of Warcraft video game series is going full steam ahead. Directed by Duncan Jones (Source Code), Warcraft has a script by Charles Leavitt (next year’s Seventh Son), and will begin filming in January 2014 for a release in December 2015.

We’ve had a casting shortlist for a while now, with two of the lead roles reportedly offered to Colin Farrell and Paula Patton. Additionally, Paul Dano (Prisoners), Anton Yelchin (Star Trek) and Anson Mount (Hell on Wheels) are under consideration for unspecified supporting roles.

Now, one actor who was on this shortlist has been cast. Variety reports that Travis Fimmel, star of History Channel’s Vikings, will play one of the film’s four lead roles.

The components for Warcraft have been coming together steadily and relatively under the radar, and – rather surprising for a blockbuster project – we know quite a bit about it, with conceptual footage teased at SDCC this past summer. Jones and Leavitt are crafting the story with an emphasis on the high-fantasy elements of the game, and are starting from the very beginning. The plot will be based on the first two installments, Orcs & Humans and Tides of Darkness, which are in the mode of Real Time Strategy (RTS) rather than the looser and open-ended sandbox MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) versions of the game.

As far as which characters will be included, and who Fimmel might be playing, there are no hard reports beyond a rumored plot summary which stated that the main characters will be the powerful wizard Khadgar, his mentor Medivh, and the warrior Anduin Lothar, who might be the main hero (if the filmmakers hew anywhere near the storylines from the games). Also, expect loads of invading orcs to factor in, with an orc warchief (Orgrim Doomhammer, perhaps) to presumably be one of the other main roles.

Of these, Lothar seems to be the best fit for Fimmel, who brings a rough charm, appropriately chiseled good looks and experience in this type of role. If the casting continues along the expected path, it’s conceivable that we might have an official roster of talent locked sooner rather than later – especially if Jones is to begin production by January. Reportedly, Paula Patton (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol) was in “advanced negotiations” and Colin Farrell was “50/50” on whether he’d take a role. It’s likely that the other names on the shortlist – Dano, Mount and Yeltin – could be officially confirmed, with news on the rest of the leads to follow.

It remains to be seen whether or not Hollywood can nail a video game adaptation – although we here at Screen Rant believe it could be the next breakout genre after comic book movies – but with the Assassin’s Creed movie adaptation locking down quality talent in the form of producer/star Michael Fassbender and The Wolverine‘s Oscar-nominated screenwriter Scott Frank, the chances for Warcraft to help set the tone for quality video game films is looking better and better.



I am very dissapointed with just the intended storyline.. i mean.. anduin lothar?? Orgrim doomhammer? Puhhleaasse..

I want to see more TYRANDE MALFURION arthas jaina sylvannas..

Where are all the big shots??? Priestess of the moon always has a kickass image since 2003 and arthas was a badass since frozen throne.. very dissapointed cos i was hoping to see more night elves and human lore as compared to orcs....


Hopefully they don't screw the alliance side of the story in the movie or else id be pissed...

Blizzard Entertainment is known for showing more favouritism to the horde characters over the alliance ones..
 

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warcraft movie will probably be like another Lord of the Rings i think, unless they come up with new stuffs, such as potraying the realism of an undead army led by arthas, making it look real than fantasy
i like warcraft universe but im waiting for Starcraft movie which i know will be better


Well if u play world of warcraft they do have some awesome cinematics so lets pray the producer /story writter wont fk it up too badly:s22:
 

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how to get actors in movie to react to Bloodlust, Slow and Cursed spell? LOL

imagine scene and u see an actress saying 'CURSE U ALL' and u see soldiers missing the swords on enemies...and den another actor saying 'BLOODLUST' and the solders become bigger in size?

LOLLLL. Bloodlust easy la. Just have an overdosage of viagra and steroids only
 

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No.

The lore of Warcraft couldn't be concluded even in over 10 full length 3-hour movies.

Dota is only a very very small footnote in the story of Warcraft, and it is only partially based on Warcraft. Majority of heroes like Lina Inverse, PL, Zeus and so on were just created for the sake of Dota gameplay, and have no lore whatsoever.

So in short, a Warcraft movie would have elements of Dota in it, but not the dota story, because dota is a small part of Warcraft only.


^This

I dont even think 10 full movies will be enough to cover the lore.

For example the night elves, got past, present, future lore, and got the lore in the pass with AZASHARA and all? How tyrande become potm and how furion become druid etc..

The lich king... who was he before? How the frozen throne came about...

Dont forget abt the dragon flights and alternate time ways..


The list just goes on and on....:s12:
 

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[GVGT] REAL LEAKED Trailer of the upcoming Warcraft Movie

THIS IS NOT A RICKROLL, THIS IS THE REAL LEAKED VIDEO.
Watch it before it gets taken down.

The highly elusive leaked upcoming Warcraft Movie Trailer from San Diego ComicCon 2015.

You're welcome.

 

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Here's the first official trailer to the movie adaptation of the popular video game. What do you think?

 
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