The problem with this movie is that the great WoW stories... WoW fans already know.  So they'll either have to invent a new story with new characters within some paradigm or they'll just re-tell a story that everyone has already heard.  Obviously the Arthas tale would make make a huge splash among non-WoW fans.

It also doesn't seem like they're interested in a movie series.  It means they're making one script and they might not necessarily make the first movie to create the universe, merely to create a finished product.

This film will be epic the same way Lord of the Rings is epic. Blizzard isn't stupid and they have billions of dollars to create and promote the film.

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Originally posted by troublmaker

The problem with this movie is that the great WoW stories... WoW fans already know.  So they'll either have to invent a new story with new characters within some paradigm or they'll just re-tell a story that everyone has already heard.  Obviously the Arthas tale would make make a huge splash among non-WoW fans.

It also doesn't seem like they're interested in a movie series.  It means they're making one script and they might not necessarily make the first movie to create the universe, merely to create a finished product.

Well I think a lot of people knew the Lord of the Rings story before the movie, and that did pretty well.  I think if it is done properly and epic, it will be fine.  But I must admit that I fall into the doubtful camp.

Originally posted by Cothor

This film will be epic the same way Lord of the Rings is epic. Blizzard isn't stupid and they have billions of dollars to create and promote the film.

 Actually I think the chances are quite high that WoW movie would look like Dragonballz the movie lol

Lord of the Rings was epic because the BOOK was epic. It was THE original high fantasy.

WoW's stories are questionable in comparison... if they can't make a good D&D film I am struggling to see how Warcraft would be better.

If they go with a CGI style films (Final Fantasy Spirits Within) then it could be cool. Those movies aren't for everyone but I personally love the anime/CGI films behind games.

If they choose to go with a standard cinema actor affair (See: Resident Evil, Silent Hill) then it will probably be on par with them..

Personally I just don't see how this could be a real life fantasy movie, it doesn't fit in my mind.

Blizzard is an incredibly rich company though and they have a lot of money to throw at this. While this doesn't equal success, it certaintly goes a long way if your team is competent.

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Originally posted by aRtFuLThinG

Originally posted by Cothor

This film will be epic the same way Lord of the Rings is epic. Blizzard isn't stupid and they have billions of dollars to create and promote the film.

 Actually I think the chances are quite high that WoW movie would look like Dragonballz the movie lol

 

Lord of the Rings was epic because the BOOK was epic. It was THE original high fantasy.

 

WoW's stories are questionable in comparison... if they can't make a good D&D film I am struggling to see how Warcraft would be better.

if they know what they are doing they can succeed. i dont think that just because Lotr is the original high fantasy like you said, nobody else can do it well. LOTR movies werent good because it was LOTR, they were good because they were well done.

Originally posted by rojo6934

if they know what they are doing they can succeed. i dont think that just because Lotr is the original high fantasy like you said, nobody else can do it well. LOTR movies werent good because it was LOTR, they were good because they were well done.

 AND mainly because it was LOTR - if they messed it up and they will have the wraith of the acdemic community for decades to come and the director would have been in a wasteland of no employment.

Other than LOTR I am really struggling to think of any other high fantasy movies that was done well.

Originally posted by zomard100
Finally! In fact  it is the only game worth to have movie. Most epic lore ever created in gaming industry. I hope they make good movie  because it is a dream of largest mmo  population that ever existed. I hope they don't make something stupid like Hobbit 

In fact you're a bit shortsighted on this. There are other games as well worth having a movie. Deus Ex, for example. And J.J. Abrams may also do something kickass with Half Life. Others could probably come up with 10x more examples for games, which hare worth having a movie.

Originally posted by Gravarg
I was hoping they would do one of the many books that wasn't in a game.  I've read most of the Warcraft books, and I know I'll probably get flamed for it, but I liked them more than the LotR books...

 

 

Edit: Like the graphic novel by Walter Simonson

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