WoW movie almost ready?

[Immitis]

Wait. The Warcraft movie was pushed back to 2016.

Vanilla: 2004-2006. Burning Crusade: 2006-2008. Wrath of the Lich King: 2008-2010. Cataclysm: 2010-2012. Mists of Pandaria: 2012-2014. Warlords of Draenor: 2014-2016? So basically, by the time this movie happens, we'll know what's coming after WoD. I'm just excited for the free Digital Deluxe upgrade of expansion 6 coming with my movie ticket.

they will probably have the art team whip up some sort of pet or mount.

maybe a mini anduin lothar pet or maybe an old horde worg mount

[Zoaric]

Wait. The Warcraft movie was pushed back to 2016.

Vanilla: 2004-2006. Burning Crusade: 2006-2008. Wrath of the Lich King: 2008-2010. Cataclysm: 2010-2012. Mists of Pandaria: 2012-2014. Warlords of Draenor: 2014-2016? So basically, by the time this movie happens, we'll know what's coming after WoD. I'm just excited for the free Digital Deluxe upgrade of expansion 6 coming with my movie ticket.

I doubt it'd come with the ticket, but I could see some kind of tie-ins with DVDs and
Blue Rays, like a unique tabard and pet or something.

[Thimagryn]

i think this is who will be playing turalyon. id also suggest an orc but i think he needs to maintain his overall body type for vikings

Turalyon is in the Second War, not the first. It wouldn't fit the timeline considering Durotan is still alive.

[Immitis]

Turalyon is in the Second War, not the first. It wouldn't fit the timeline considering Durotan is still alive.

we will likely see more of azeroth then just stormwind and turalyon will probably be there in a minor role to help setup the sequel

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Clancy Brown and Travis Fimmel were already confirmed to be the leads weren't they? Meaning Lothar and Durotan. Seeing as Clancy Brown is the spitting image of Lothar, that leaves Fimmel to play Durotan.

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To be honest I'm more than a bit put off by WoD's planned story. Having a plot about time travel and alternate universes just opens up the Warcraft lore to all sorts of dumb shit in the future.

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To be honest I'm more than a bit put off by WoD's planned story. Having a plot about time travel and alternate universes just opens up the Warcraft lore to all sorts of dumb shit in the future.

that´s cool but this thread is about the movie

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if you truly believe that its all just a coincidence then you are pretty foolish

sounds like you need to take off your tinfoil hat

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Clancy Brown is clearly Lothar, can't what other role he could play when he represents all that Anduin Lothar was.

[Immitis]

Clancy Brown and Travis Fimmel were already confirmed to be the leads weren't they? Meaning Lothar and Durotan. Seeing as Clancy Brown is the spitting image of Lothar, that leaves Fimmel to play Durotan.

that kind of sucks if he is durotar. hes such a fantastic actor id like him to be around a bit longer

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sounds like you need to take off your tinfoil hat

they pulled a time travel story out of their butts so we could hang out with the majority of the cast of the movie in the place and time of the movie.

you dont need to wear a tin foil hat to put two and two together.

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they pulled a time travel story out of their butts so we could hang out with the majority of the cast of the movie in the place and time of the movie.

you dont need to wear a tin foil hat to put two and two together.

The thing is, WoD will be finished by the time the movie is out. If they finally start living up to their promises of annual expansions we could well be two expansions after WoD. It's a happy coincidence imo, nothing more.

[Immitis]

The thing is, WoD will be finished by the time the movie is out. If they finally start living up to their promises of annual expansions we could well be two expansions after WoD. It's a happy coincidence imo, nothing more.

it was originally meant to come out in 2015 which would put it only near the end of warlords of draenor, if they do manage to make yearly expansions.

hang out with durotan all expansion fight the warlords, put up with gul'dans schemes then when the expansions over be like "hey you wanna see what originally happened? go see the movie"

then next expansion turalyon and alleria show up and they can again be like "hey wanna see why these guys are so cool? go see the sequel movie!"

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it was originally meant to come out in 2015 which would put it only near the end of warlords of draenor, if they do manage to make yearly expansions.

hang out with durotan all expansion fight the warlords, put up with gul'dans schemes then when the expansions over be like "hey you wanna see what originally happened? go see the movie"

then next expansion turalyon and alleria show up and they can again be like "hey wanna see why these guys are so cool? go see the sequel movie!"

The movie has only been pushed forwards 3 months, from December 2015 to March 2016. Either way, WoD will be over by the time the film is out. And the events are so contradictory to one another for new comers that I'd argue it would actually be a bad move to market the two together. It's just a coincidence. The movie has been in the works for a decade and it only makes sense to start from the beginning.

[Hotmail]

Not exactly. Look how other mega franchises are marketted. When a new Marvel or Star Wars movie comes out, there will be a lot of marketting surrounding the release, and perhaps a lot of material to compliment the release. Novels, action figures, videogames. It's all merchandise. But World of Warcraft is self sustaining, like the Marvel Comics or the SWTOR MMO, and movie releases don't really interfere with operations. They will bring in new people interested by proxy, but it's highly doubtful that the Developers would center their entire production cycle around the release of a movie, especially with a game series that's known for being released 'soon'.

WoW will release expansions when they're ready to be announced and released. They won't tie it in with the release of a movie that's unrelated to the current WoW plotline.

Those franchises (SW, Marvel) were born in an era when things were done differently. Games (with their own type of appeal) either didn't exist or were seen as toys. Warcraft is a franchise born through videogames, a media which didn't really become mainstream until the 21st century.

Harry Potter and Lord of Rings are just as self-sustained as SW & Marvel, and a game release followed every movie release. It's proven - watching the movie "reminds" you to try out the game, which makes that game profitable almost regardless of it's quality. It's especially powerful when aimed at a younger audience that doesn't necessarily draw a conscious distinction between movies and games. Ever wonder why movie-licensed games are so shitty yet continue to be produced?

You seem to believe interference is part of the whole deal - it isn't, that's what marketing coordination and team assignment is for, it's just part of the modern iteration process. Although Blizzard is known for it's entensive polish/QA phases, the reality is that the marketing aspect of any product is much further up on the ladder. I will be very, very surprised if the movie isn't reserved for the end of WoD's lifespan, and served a while before patch 7.0 hits. The stories don't need to be connected, as WoW allows the player to visit the whole game world - the only thing being different is the timeline.

Thus there is no "dead" period for the franchise - it stays active, exposed and newsworthy. Hearthstone will also serve that purpose, in a sense. Keep in mind, all of this is from a common denominator/majority perspective.

[Thimagryn]

You seem to believe interference is part of the whole deal - it isn't, that's what marketing coordination and team assignment is for, it's just part of the modern iteration process. Although Blizzard is known for it's entensive polish/QA phases, the reality is that the marketing aspect of any product is much further up on the ladder. I will be very, very surprised if the movie isn't reserved for the end of WoD's lifespan, and served a while before patch 7.0 hits. The stories don't need to be connected, as WoW allows the player to visit the whole game world - the only thing being different is the timeline.

My point wasn't addressing when they were targetting the release, whether to hit a deadzone in WoW or not. It was directly replying to the idea that the next expansion is going to be Movie related. WoW's story functions much on its own, and will continue to do so regardless of what other medium the franchise spans off into. As I've said in example, the comics went on to talk about Medan, who still hasn't appeared in the game yet is considered canon. We've seen Broll and Valeera as cameos at the beginning of Wrath. But they're not going to create an entire expansion to tie in the Warcraft movies. I'm sure there will be coinciding elements for sure (Durotan in WoD and the movie, Turalyon/Alleria in potential sequels and future expansion) but they're going to be mostly independant ventures, self sustaining in their own right.

If the movie tanks and we don't see sequels, Turalyon and Alleria would return regardless, and would have their back story explained to us in the context of that expansion. The exact same way WoD's Durotan will be different from Movie Durotan. They share are core identities but they will grow into different characters in their own respect.

[fabone]

The filming might be done soon, but remember that they need to cut it, put the CGI together, and maybe re-take some scenes.

[hakujinbakasama]

The filming might be done soon, but remember that they need to cut it, put the CGI together, and maybe re-take some scenes.

lol I'm surprised people don't understand this more. Post production is going to take them a year. They've gotten the 28 minutes of actual live action footage done.... big whoop.

[Galluccio]

The sooner they get it done, the sooner they can push it out, the sooner they can work on limiting the damage it does to the franchise.

WHen you make comments like this it shows you don't know very much about the film. They won't release it any sooner due to the new star wars movie being released a few months before.

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Because people on this site like to pretend they actually know things despite knowing absolutely nothing at all not even the things that gets posted to the front page including things like the release date for this movie.

Something of course you would never do yourself.