Warcraft Live Action Movie Details

[Atomicfog]

Sounds epic.

http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200708/N07.0804.1531.11771.htm

[suzumebachi]

The film will be told principally from the Alliance’s perspective.
BOOOOO
VERY, VERY disappointing.

[Nec5]

starring Heath Ledger, George Clooney, and Adam Sandler.

[Atomicfog]

BOOOOO
VERY, VERY disappointing.


Yeah, I agree with you and the audience in that regard. Hopefully we'll see the alliance's perspective of hammer time.

[Blake]

They better lead in to a follow-up movie where the horde become less antagonized. (I sorta wish it was CG too. Lots of talent thar.)

[Moseph]

Dang it.

Where's my Warcraft Broadway musical?

[Soma]

starring Heath Ledger, George Clooney, and Adam Sandler.

With Marlon Wayans and Cameron Diaz!

[supremespleen]

I am kind of disappointed that it isn't CGI, but I'm sure Hollywood can make a live action Warcraft look good.

I sure hope it does, too, cos it is as close as I'm going to get to having a Warhammer Fantasy movie.

[GeckoYamori]

A horde perspective would have been the one thing to set it apart from the plethora of uninspired high fantasy crap that's been saturating the industry. Not looking forward to this.

[Fishy]

Dang it.

Where's my Warcraft Broadway musical?

I'm sure you could go and see Avenue Q and just close your eyes.

[Triad Orion]

Screw the Alliance. :P

From a literary perspective, the Horde would be so much more interesting to tell a story from. The WarCraft lore puts the Horde in a complex, ever-changing situation and struggle; something that's ultimately very humanizing. If there's one thing viewers can relate with, it's watching characters deal with a struggle on a massive scale.

And going by the WarCraft lore, the humans really aren't all that interesting unless you figure in all the stuff about the Stonemasons and Edwin VanCleef, and the occasional story about Uther's Paladins of the Silver Hand. The rest of it's rather dull, in my opinion. And the rest of the Alliance don't really have compelling stories to tell either, as far as I'm concerned, save for the Dwarves regarding the tales of their creation and perhaps the Draenei (which I doubt the latter will be in the movie at all).

I'm going to reserve further judgment until the movie gets more details, but I was sincerely hoping that Blizzard would either make the movie Horde centric or at least have both sides share the spotlight for a roughly equal amount of time.

[cobaltstarfire]

I'm still wondering how they'll even get some of the races to work without cg, I guess there will be some uncomfortable costumes for some people. I kind of want to see trolls, but I have a feeling they won't be there much.

I'll put some faith into them though and see if I get disapointed.

[Malaki-LEGEND.sys]

Well remember folks, if it doesn't have a large enough amount of humans and plenty of Dawson's Creekesque moments littered throughout the movie, with uninspired and hectic action sequences where the REAL leads do nothing but product placement, then it's worthless as far as financial gain goes according to Hollywood.

Hey, hopefully it won't be as bad as Transformers.

Also:

I'm still wondering how they'll even get some of the races to work without cg, I guess there will be some uncomfortable costumes for some people. I kind of want to see trolls, but I have a feeling they won't be there much.

I'll put some faith into them though and see if I get disapointed.

Muppets.

[Gollgagh]

I'm still wondering how they'll even get some of the races to work without cg, I guess there will be some uncomfortable costumes for some people. I kind of want to see trolls, but I have a feeling they won't be there much.

I'll put some faith into them though and see if I get disapointed.

Wait, I missed the part where "live-action" meant "no CGI whatsoever"

[cobaltstarfire]

Would you like a cookie?

[Dyne]

With Marlon Wayans and Cameron Diaz!

I hope you realize that they aren't shooting for big-name actors for this movie, they even said so in that article. In fact, I would wager they might aim for new talent. It would be very cool, in fact, if they reached out into the WoW community to fish for some fresh voice actor talent.

Still, a WoW movie? It doesn't surprise me that they're attempting to do this. What will be VERY surprising is its reception at its release. We'll see what happens I suppose.

[Imagist]

I hope you realize that they aren't shooting for big-name actors for this movie, they even said so in that article. In fact, I would wager they might aim for new talent. It would be very cool, in fact, if they reached out into the WoW community to fish for some fresh voice actor talent.

Still, a WoW movie? It doesn't surprise me that they're attempting to do this. What will be VERY surprising is its reception at its release. We'll see what happens I suppose.

That might be cool if they were, you know, looking for voice actors in the first place.

[Bigfoot]

Bleh, I wish it was CGI. Look at all of the trailers that Blizzard does. Those are amazing.

[Conan The Politician]

I'm still wondering how they'll even get some of the races to work without cg, I guess there will be some uncomfortable costumes for some people. I kind of want to see trolls, but I have a feeling they won't be there much.

I'll put some faith into them though and see if I get disapointed.

If you've seen some of the prosthetics they've used in Pan's Labrynth, I wouldn't be surprised at all by what they *might* be able to pull. Then again, that was an incredible movie to compare to..

[friendlyHunter]

Hmm, not that I was ever looking forward to this, but I'm dissapointed that the story is about the events around Warcraft 3 (possibly minus the undead, which was probably the most interesting part), rather than the great backstories of Warcraft 1 and 2. The whole Warcraft universe seemed so dark and interesting until a bunch of purple elves and talking bulls showed up :cry:

I sincerely hope the movie will focus heavily on the Orcs and demons, and their past and present struggles against each other. The story of, for instance, the dark portal, or how the Lich King came to be, have a huge amount of potential to give the movie a dark/serious tone. If they choose to bring in all the Night Elf lore, and all the Human lore, and the High Elf lore, then the movie will just be a twisted mess of confusion. I'd much rather watch a "Curse of the Black Pearl"-eque backstab-fest between all the big orc and demon players - though it'd be played out more through war/battles than anything else. Hmm, since the Alliance is in the spotlight, they'd be wise to focus somewhat on that guy who opened the dark portal in the first place.

Though I'll admit, the whole story of Illidan vs Arthas vs those demon guys in WC3 would make good movie materal. But they said they probably won't include the undead, so that's pretty much out the window. They'd better include WC2 death knights though, or at least some form of frighteningly powerful magic wielded by the "bad guys". The orcs just aren't a compelling race without all the evil powers, or at least the rich history of said powers. Non-demonic orcs and Taurens would make pitiful antagonists.

Most likely what will be happening is Warcraft 1 and 2 will be summed up in 10 minutes at the start and then referred to several times afterwards, much like the defeat of Sauron in "Fellowship of the Ring". I'm more concerned about the movie's story than anything else - if it's an entertaining story, I don't really care what's in it. But if they just take the Night Elf and Human stories from WC3.... it won't be a good story.

Oh yes, this post is coming from one of those people who won't touch WoW with a 10 foot pole. I did play through WC3's campaign, but it seems all the events from WC1 up until the start of WC3 (i.e. including the backstory in the WC3 manual) was so much more interesting than the stuff that actually happened during WC3's campaign. What I'm REALLY hoping is that they don't expect the audience to know all about WoW's backstory, and that they don't leave out WC1 and 2 because they happened too long ago in the past.

[The Pezman]

I will not play WoW, but I've gots'ta bone up on the rest of the Warcraft legacy. I beat III and should start on Frozen Throne, and then I have to find a way to make myself suffer through I and II (but especially I). I may even read the books.

[Gamelore]

That's a good thing. WoW generally makes a mockery of the Warcraft lore. Warcraft III does, too, but that's another story.

I'm one of the few who abandoned Warcraft due to continuity-bending. I also can't stand instancing.

[supremespleen]

That's a good thing. WoW generally makes a mockery of the Warcraft lore. Warcraft III does, too, but that's another story.

I'm one of the few who abandoned Warcraft due to continuity-bending. I also can't stand instancing.I am interested in elaboration on this.

[Imagist]

Hmm, not that I was ever looking forward to this, but I'm dissapointed that the story is about the events around Warcraft 3 (possibly minus the undead, which was probably the most interesting part), rather than the great backstories of Warcraft 1 and 2.

uhhh :?:

Metzen said that the team originally thought about encapsulating the events of the first Warcraft game into the film, but eventually moved away from that idea. One reason is that he realized that most people are familiar with the world of Warcraft through, well, World of Warcraft.
With that in mind, Metzer says the film will take place a year before the events in World of Warcraft began. He said the story will use main plotpoints of those events, wrapped up into a two-hour film.

[I-n-j-i-n]

I actually want to play WoW, but I know I'll lose myself in it very quickly. I even get addicted to 3D pinball in Windows...

Also, the movie sounds intriguing. I don't think it'll be good via default, but if it actually turns out good, then it'd be a pleasant surprise. I hope for a Pirates of the Caribbean style surprise. Though hopefully the possible Warcraft movie sequels won't be as nearly as bad as the PotC sequels.

[Airwalker]

I don't mind an Alliance movie, so long as they have plenty of Night Elf ladies.

[Bigfoot]

I don't mind an Alliance movie, so long as they have plenty of Night Elf ladies.

Yeah, you and every other Alliance player.

[Atomicfog]

That's a good thing. WoW generally makes a mockery of the Warcraft lore. Warcraft III does, too, but that's another story.

I'm one of the few who abandoned Warcraft due to continuity-bending. I also can't stand instancing.


I never played WOW, but there is hardly any continuity bending I've ever encountered throughout the rest of the awesome series.

[cobaltstarfire]

If you've seen some of the prosthetics they've used in Pan's Labrynth, I wouldn't be surprised at all by what they *might* be able to pull. Then again, that was an incredible movie to compare to..

Oh yeah I've seen those, but they were also very very HOT and uncomfortable and *heavy*. They used similar stuff with the giant guys in Fragle Rock too.

It would be kind of cool if they did something like that and completely ignored CGI.

[supremespleen]

Oh yeah I've seen those, but they were also very very HOT and uncomfortable and *heavy*. They used similar stuff with the giant guys in Fragle Rock too.

It would be kind of cool if they did something like that and completely ignored CGI.There is a large group of people that prefer costumes and puppets over CGI.

[cobaltstarfire]

Allow me to quote myself, cause you seem to think I don't like the idea of using puppety type things?



It would be kind of cool if they did something like that and completely ignored CGI.

[Moseph]

My observation on CGI vs puppets/costumes is that CGI often looks more realistic in its own right, but puppets/costumes often look more organic with the rest of the scene.

[supremespleen]

Allow me to quote myself, cause you seem to think I don't like the idea of using puppety type things?No, I was just saying. There's a huge group of people that say CGI is a fad, puppets ftw, etc.

I like both, but puppets and miniatures do have a nice tangible quality to them. CGI is getting pretty damn good though, so it will soon be a pointless argument.

[OA]

No, I was just saying. There's a huge group of people that say CGI is a fad, puppets ftw, etc.


I'm not disputing you, but this is the first i've heard of any of this. Could you please cite a source? I'm interested in this.

[supremespleen]

I'm not disputing you, but this is the first i've heard of any of this. Could you please cite a source? I'm interested in this.No. Heh.

Uhhh, I saw it in some documentary about movies and editing and special effects.

[friendlyHunter]

uhhh :?:

Quick google search reveals this:
Span of Years

-10,000 (Novel) War of the Ancients Trilogy:
- War of the Ancients Trilogy: The Well of Eternity (Richard A. Knaak)

- War of the Ancients Trilogy: The Demon Soul (Richard A. Knaak)

- War of the Ancients Trilogy: The Sundering (Richard A. Knaak)

-1 (Novel) Rise of the Horde (Christie Golden)

0 (PC Game) Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
- (Novel) The Last Guardian (Jeff Grubb)

6 (PC Game) Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness

8 (PC Game) Warcraft 2X: Beyond the Dark Portal
10 - (Novel) Day of the Dragon (Richard A. Knaak)

18 - (Novel) Lord of the Clans (Christie Golden)

19 - (Novel) Of Blood and Honor (Chris Metzen)

20 (PC Game) Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos

21 (PC Game) Warcraft 3X: The Frozen Throne

23 (Manga) The Sunwell Trilogy
- The Sunwell Trilogy: Dragon Hunt (Richard A. Knaak & Jae-Hwan Kim)

- The Sunwell Trilogy: Shadows of Ice (Richard A. Knaak & Jae-Hwan Kim)

- The Sunwell Trilogy: Ghostlands (Richard A. Knaak & Jae-Hwan Kim)

24 (Novel) Cycle of Hatred (Keith R. A. DeCandido)

25 (PC Game) World of Warcraft Begins

26 (PC Game) World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

With that in mind, Metzer says the film will take place a year before the events in World of Warcraft began.

That would mean the movie takes place only 3 years after Warcraft 3, so the plot would likely use Warcraft 3's events as a backstory.

There’s no call yet on whether the Undead will be making an appearance. They’re still trying to determine if the film will be set before or after the Scourge align themselves with the Horde forces.

Hmm, not that I was ever looking forward to this, but I'm dissapointed that the story is about the events around Warcraft 3 (possibly minus the undead, which was probably the most interesting part), rather than the great backstories of Warcraft 1 and 2.

Look, your "uhhh" post made me waste 10 minutes making this boring post. For shame!

[Imagist]

Yes, I investigated the timeline myself when I saw your comment and went "uhhh" to myself. Warcraft 3 may be "backstory" but the story of this movie is three years afterward, and only one year before World of Warcraft, so the events will most definitely be more connected to WoW, not based "around Warcraft 3." However, given that there's still a whole year of separation, the story is probably going to be stuff we haven't really seen yet.

Also I like how the article refers to the Scourge aligning with the Horde, when the Scourge has done no such thing--only a small band of Undead that have broken free from the Lich King's control to follow Sylvanas as the Forsaken. Either way, I don't really see how they could get away with cutting the Undead from the film entirely, as they're sort of central to the main plot of both WC3 and WoW and to cut them would be to make the ridiculous assertion that they just kind of lay low and disappear in the intervening years.

[friendlyHunter]

Woah, didn't notice that he said "Scourge" rather than "Undead", good eye ;) Slip of the tongue I suppose.