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Warcraft
Directed by	Sam Raimi
Produced by	Robert G. Tapert Chris Metzen Charles Roven Sam Raimi Alex Garnter Thomas Tull Jon Jashni Joshua Donen
Written by	Robert Rodat Chris Metzen
Studio	Legendary Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates(s)	Expected release 2011
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	Expected upwards of $100 million

Warcraft is an upcoming fantasy epic based on the Warcraft series and set on the world of Azeroth. It was first announced in 2006 as a project partnership with Legendary Pictures,^[1] but since almost 6 years have past since the announcement and the film is still not in shooting, it may never get made.

1 Plot
2 Cast and crew
- 2.1 Crew
- 2.2 Cast
3 Development
4 Gallery
5 References
6 See also
7 External links

PlotEdit

The film was originally set in the era of Warcraft: Orcs and Humans. This was scrapped, however, as there were notions that it would be too similar to Lord of the Rings and that Warcraft had reached its current level of popularity through its MMORPG, rather than the previous RTS games.^[2]

As such, the movie is set one year before World of Warcraft and will primarily be told from the Alliance's point of view, though Metzen says his heart lies with the Horde. Characters such as Cairne Bloodhoof, Thrall, Sylvanas Windrunner, and Bolvar Fordragon are likely to make appearances. Arthas is unlikely to appear.^[2] At BlizzCon 2007, Chris Metzen said that the main character is set to be a new hero described as a "kick-ass Human" and an "Anti-Thrall".^[3]^[4] This new character in the movie is not same one as in the comic (now known to be Varian Wrynn).^[5]

Metzen also stated clearly that lore would be bent for the sake of the film, Varian Wrynn might have a twin.^[4]

Interestingly enough, the film is described as the "first film", raising obvious possibilities as to future installments.^[4]

Concept art of Teldrassil was released in relation to the film, hinting that at least some of the film takes place there, and perhaps by extension, in Darnassus.

Cast and crewEdit

CrewEdit

Director - Sam Raimi^[6]

Executive Producer - Robert Tapert^[6]
Co-Producer - Chris Metzen^[6]
Producer - Charles Roven^[6]
Producer - Sam Raimi^[6]
Producer - Alex Gartner^[6]
Producer - Thomas Tull^[6]
Producer - Jon Jashni^[6]
Producer - Joshua Donen^[6]
Writer - Robert Rodat^[7]

CastEdit

Development Edit

In a May 9, 2006 press release, Blizzard Entertainment and Legendary Pictures (makers of Batman Begins and 300) announced that they will develop a live-action film set in the Warcraft universe. Legendary Pictures has acquired the movie rights for the game universe, and both companies are now focused on translating the Warcraft experience to the big screen. Read more about it in the press release.^[1]

The live-action film was set for release in 2009,^[8] but was later rescheduled to 2011.^[9] As of early 2012, the movie has still not been announced to be in production, so the chances of it being made are getting lower by the year. At Comic Con 2011, Chris Metzen said the movie was not dead, but gave few useful details saying it was still in the "treatment stage".^[10] In mid-March 2012, Nethaera said the movie is "still on the radar" with no other update.^[11]

On July 22, 2009, Blizzard Entertainment announced that Sam Raimi would become the Warcraft movie director. Sam Raimi is the famed director for the blockbuster series, Spider-Man, and has generated 5 Academy Awards nominations in his career. Raimi also wrote and directed the cult classic The Evil Dead and its two sequels, and produced 30 Days of Night. He also recently wrote and directed the thriller Drag Me To Hell. In addition to film, Raimi has worked in television, producing such fantasy series as Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.^[6]

Uwe Boll attempted to apply for the job of director, from which Blizzard CEO Paul Sams replied "We will not sell the movie rights, not to you…especially not to you."^[12]

According to IMDB, the manuscript writer will be Chris Metzen. (Jesse Wigutow was mentioned, but has been removed).^[13] IMDB information on pre-release movies should be taken as suspect, though. IMDB generally only removes false information if someone reports it.

At BlizzCon 2008, according to Mike Morhaime, a script was being written.^[14]Chris Metzen mentioned that the film will be action-packed and violent, stating "We're definitely not going to make a G or a PG version of this. It's not PillowfightCraft."^[8]

In 2010 it was announced that Filipina cosplay goddess Alodia Gosengfiao would likely starr in the movie.^[15]^[16]^[17]