The Warcraft Movie got itself a director

**Strafer** · 2013-01-31, 12:35 AM

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hea...ce-code-416956

Moon and Source Code were great.

Hopes.

**Celticmoon** · 2013-01-31, 12:36 AM

oO the movie still has hope

**-Zait-** · 2013-01-31, 12:37 AM

I hope it's animated. If it's live action it'll look awful.

**Celticmoon** · 2013-01-31, 12:38 AM

Originally Posted by -Zait-

I hope it's animated. If it's live action it'll look awful.

I'm hoping for live action and CGI. That would be epic, IMO.

**Dekay** · 2013-01-31, 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by Celticmoon

I'm hoping for live action and CGI. That would be epic, IMO.

My thoughts exactly. Animation is too cartoony for WoW and live action is cheesy, but live action with CGI would be perfect

**The Ogdru Jahad** · 2013-01-31, 12:42 AM

I expect an Avatar approach to this movie if it ever goes through.

**Vellerix** · 2013-01-31, 12:44 AM

Originally Posted by Dekay

My thoughts exactly. Animation is too cartoony for WoW and live action is cheesy, but live action with CGI would be perfect

Too cartoony for WoW, I thought it was common opinion that WoW is already rather cartoony lol.

**Crysthalica** · 2013-01-31, 12:44 AM

Originally Posted by -Zait-

I hope it's animated. If it's live action it'll look awful.

The second line "live-action adaptation of Blizzard Entertainment’s video game universe."

Did you even read the link? :S

**The Glitch** · 2013-01-31, 12:44 AM

Originally Posted by -Zait-

I hope it's animated. If it's live action it'll look awful.

Going by the article at says

Duncan Jones is making the jump to big-budget tentpole movies, signing on to direct Warcraft, Legendary Pictures’ live-action adaptation of Blizzard Entertainment’s video game universe.

I'm pretty sure I heard them mention (Blizzard) that they were going to be focusing on Humans and that it would be Live action and wouldn't use any exsisting storyline going on in the game at all. But I may be mistaken on that.

I would also prefer a mix of CGI and Live action, but I guess we shall have to wait and see.

**Combooticus** · 2013-01-31, 12:47 AM

Since when has video game adaptations been successful in films

I dont have high hopes for this but i will watch it and hope its not as bad as that Dungeons and Dragons movie a while back

**Rainec** · 2013-01-31, 12:48 AM

I never saw Moon, but Source Code wasn't bad. I'll be more interested in the actors chosen.

**Celticmoon** · 2013-01-31, 12:50 AM

Originally Posted by Combooticus

Since when has video game adaptations been successful in films

I dont have high hopes for this but i will watch it and hope its not as bad as that Dungeons and Dragons movie a while back

God, was that painful to get through. I can't believe they cast a Wayne's brother for that...

**The Glitch** · 2013-01-31, 12:51 AM

Originally Posted by Rainec

I never saw Moon, but Source Code wasn't bad. I'll be more interested in the actors chosen.

Yeah depending on the story they go with, I wonder which if any characters we already know will be in it, what if they don't put any well known characters in it!

I dunno if I would rather they chose a storyline (such as War of the Ancients, or the Rise of the Lich King etc) or just totally went off on a tangent with something completely new.

**Yig** · 2013-01-31, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by Vellerix

Too cartoony for WoW, I thought it was common opinion that WoW is already rather cartoony lol.

Not if you're self conscious about yourself and want to seem like a big serious adult.

WOW was created from the start with a cartoon vibe, with Saturday morning cartoon plot lines, in a way that is practically cartoon homage. The cinematics show how cool the world can look in a more realistic angle, but it still has the cartoony vibe even in the cinematics. I don't see it working in live action, because the over the top designs need to be over the top. It's kind of a shame, a Pixar like film would have been perfect for Warcraft.

I hope all the time that's been spent on this movie is due to Blizzard really wanting to get it right and they totally change my mind, but Warcraft is still perfect for fully animated media.

**Rivin** · 2013-01-31, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by Combooticus

Since when has video game adaptations been successful in films

I dont have high hopes for this but i will watch it and hope its not as bad as that Dungeons and Dragons movie a while back

Silent Hill?

Granted, I liked the Dungeons and Dragons movie (and Eragon, and the American Godzilla movie, which are all widely hated), so my opinion on movies may not be worth much to most people. :U

**Yig** · 2013-01-31, 12:53 AM

Originally Posted by Combooticus

Since when has video game adaptations been successful in films

I dont have high hopes for this but i will watch it and hope its not as bad as that Dungeons and Dragons movie a while back

There are very good reasons for that. It's not because video games automatically make bad movies. That's called confirmation bias.
We could discuss those reasons, of which there are many.

**Celticmoon** · 2013-01-31, 12:54 AM

Originally Posted by Rivin

Silent Hill?

Granted, I liked the Dungeons and Dragons movie (and Eragon, and the American Godzilla movie, which are all widely hated), so my opinion on movies may not be worth much to most people. :U

I really liked the first Silent Hill. The second one was....meh.

**Dekay** · 2013-01-31, 12:54 AM

Originally Posted by Vellerix

Too cartoony for WoW, I thought it was common opinion that WoW is already rather cartoony lol.

Games and movies are two different things. Games have mechanics and movies have subject matter. Animated movies provide certain expectations.

**Yig** · 2013-01-31, 12:57 AM

Originally Posted by Dekay

Animated movies provide certain expectations.

Especially for shallow teenagers. I particularly felt like a small child while watch Robert Zemeckis' Beowulf.

**Ealyssa** · 2013-01-31, 12:58 AM

Will every human male by massive bodybuilders ? If not don't hope I watch it, I want a warcraft movie

Or maybe some curvilicious Draenei on screen /perv

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