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  • Rhinokey
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    hmm Legendary Pictures they have some big names in the works as a production companys, and did batman begins and doing superman returns


    maybe it won't suck
  • Tulkamir
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    Haha, yea, that was my thoughts. At first hearing about it, it was somewhat of a "not another shitty game based movie". But Legendary has some good stuff, so I'm feeling optimistic. laugh.gif

    Though I'd have still prefered it to have been done by the blizz cinematics crew, live action should be cool. smile.gif
  • spacemonkey
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    it will suck orc balls wink.gif
  • aesir
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  • StrangeFate
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    Since Blizzard would rather cancel any project regardless how much budget it already consumed, over releasing a bad game, i have hopes that they will be equally strict with the movie.

    There's sure enough story and stuff in the Warcraft universe/games to make an Epic movie ala LoTR. That's hard to match, but the maerial is there.
  • aesir
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    no. The "material" is crap. It works for a game cause it was made for a game, but if you try to pull a novel or a movie out of it, its just gonna be juvenile.
  • Tulkamir
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    Actually, I really enjoy the Warcraft novels... there's already lots of them out by the way, so there's no "if" there.
  • Downsizer
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    my vote is for uwe boll.
    and my guess is that this is 'jump the shark' time. when the doom movie came out, i was so embarresed to be a doom player because of the image it gave to the public. i'm sure this will have the same social effect as a Dungeons and Dragon movie.
  • SyaPed
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    I'm guessing some evil doer will be on the verge of obtaining some magical power bomb that will doom or enslave the world. A band of adventurers will form, consisting of a dim, do gooder human fighter, grumpy dwarf, arrogant highelf, friendly giant taruen and an anti-social, chip on her shoulder night elf. They'll kill the bad guy (or banish him for a sequel later on) and save the world.

    Or maybe it'll be based on that cancelled Warcraft adventure game...Breaking the racial barriers and taboos between humans and orcs...
  • Tulkamir
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    It'll actually probably be based on some of the huge amount of mythology written about the world. It's funny to see how little most of you know of the Warcraft universe but how you choose to post like experts. There have been a fuck load of novels written as well as the game (The one I read was actually very good, and I'm choosy with my books. My friend has also read a trilogy which he liked very much), plus lore within the games and lore that is kept within blizz.

    Getting a story would be no problem. Uwe Boll wouldn't be directing it. He's announced he will not be making game based movies any longer after excessive bashing for his previous ones. He also has no affiliation with Legendary.

    I can understand being skeptical, but atleast get your facts straight. :P
  • JKMakowka
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    Arrgg.. why warcraft? Make a Starcraft or a Diablo, or even a LostVikings movie (or game for that matter) but not something out of that utterly boring, uninspired and generic setting frown.gif

    They should just fucking forget about that sucky franchise, and should have done so before working on a MMORPG.
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    of all blizzard games, only starcraft deserved cinematic adaptation.
  • Luxury
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    Nice one Vig. Wasn't there a movie kinda like that? That means that Hollywood will be sure to copy/remake/sequel it. I hope that Martin Lawerence is involved in some way.
  • Marine
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    as long as they include references to leroy jenkins, face melting, and a dwarf finding two elves hitting on each other, i'll be happy.
  • Mark Dygert
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    of all blizzard games, only starcraft deserved cinematic adaptation.

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    I agree but hollywood goes where the money is and not always the best IP to develop. The last time I checked StarCraft didn't have 5.5 million paying customers who will more than likely go see it opening weekend.
  • Malekyth
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    I bet the movie concerns Arturo the Warrior and his edge-of-your-seat-exciting quest to get the full Valor set. Oh, and he spends part of the movie farming ore in EPL for his arcanite reaper. Ah! And I almost forgot: 60 tank LFG UBRS, run it 12 times and no Draconian Deflector!!! PST!!!!

    It's gonna rock, just like WoW!
  • Downsizer
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    Vig, every korean gamer on teh planet would see it.. oh wait.. they would pirate it..

    I doubt it will be based of any of the real mythologies written. Sorry guy but thats just not how it's ever done. It's going to be terrible, mostly because movies can't carry the same emotions and connections of an interactive game. It's one thing to pretend you are an orc, compared to watching one act out as somone else imagined it. Most of the time it's utterly dissapointing.

    If they want to do it right, they should create the mythos starting with this movie. Show the story of the birth of the orc race etc. Different media IMO should warrant a different start for fanbase. You want bank? Make a movie moking video game adaptations of movies. About the cast/crew of such a movie and thier comical antics resulting from defending the game from becomming a terrible movie.
  • StrangeFate
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    That would be actually funny, making the movie about a warrior trying to get his magic armor set and whereever he goes there's chinese characters farming in the backround...
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