Originally Posted by
Laurcus
I think people should read the whole article. I don't think this is going to be an exact retelling of WC3.
"Chris Metzen, Blizzard's VP of Creative Development, stated that the "Warcraft" film was originally set in the era of Warcraft: Orcs and Humans, however that idea was dropped. It was believed that the story would be too similar to "The Lord of the Rings", and that Warcraft had reached its current level of popularity through its Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG), rather than the previous Real-Time Strategy (RTS) games. The movie will primarily be told from the Alliance's point of view, though Chris Metzen says his heart lies with the Horde. Metzen said that the main character is set to be a new hero described as a "kick-ass Human" and an "Anti-Thrall"."
The main character is not going to be Arthas. If both that and the story section contain true information, then this movie will likely be a retelling of the WC3 Human campaign through the eyes of a new character. And based on that statement, it wouldn't surprise me if this character becomes important to wow after the movie is released.