Warcraft movie?? anyone??

[laffncry]

I think it would be great if Blizzard would make a movie about the whole warcraft saga..i know everybody would agree with that!:idea:

[Kitano]

They are.

Unfortunately it's being produced by the company that produced the Uwe Boll movies (but he's not directing thankfully).

:undecided:

[laffncry]

They are.

Unfortunately it's being produced by the company that produced the Uwe Boll movies (but he's not directing thankfully).

:undecided:

Is there an article you can show me to confirm this?? and BTW, what is Uwe Boll?? tnx

[dreamofwrx]

wow im very interested in this...yes aritcles please...will this be animated, or real life actors.

[Stigg]

http://www.blizzard.com/press/060509.shtml

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=322311

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6151334.html

[Tanitha]

http://www.blizzard.com/press/060509.shtml

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=322311

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6151334.html

Ahhhh. Behold the awesome power of Google! It is mighty beyond compare. /bow

[Stigg]

Haha, I was thinking about linking

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=warcraft+the+movie

[Tanitha]

It boggles my mind though when you have all that power at your fingertips Stigg ... you can find anything with Google. And all it takes is entering a few keywords into the search engine. How do you sleep at night knowing you can command that incredible, awesome engine?

[Stigg]

It boggles my mind though when you have all that power at your fingertips Stigg ... you can find anything with Google. And all it takes is entering a few keywords into the search engine. How do you sleep at night knowing you can command that incredible, awesome engine?

I hear Mustang New Zealand has excellent service.:hide:

[Tanitha]

They do? Personally I prefer Mustang and Ford down in Drury. Wayne is incredible and, of course, you get the chance to drool over the Shelbys there and all the other cars he has out back in his garage.

[Stigg]

Damn. I guess I was wrong then.

Shelby = #1 car....EVER.

[Tanitha]

Yes, it does have a certain appeal. My preferred stable would have one of Shelby's AC Cobras in it and a '69 Charger before I add a Shelby Mustang though. Aaaanyway. Warcraft movie?

I've decided if/when that comes out I will be booking a day in the cinema, a tub of popcorn and a bottle of Coke and I'll be immobile for a few hours. They have recently opened a new cinema lounge here where you get reclining seats, can have wine and snacks served during the movie and so on. I'm thinking it's worth it to go splurge the NZ$40 or whatever a ticket is to go see World of Warcraft - the Movie in there.

Edit:
This (http://www.readingcinemas.co.nz/home/goldlounge.asp) is what they look like in Wellington. The Auckland one is still under development (?) in Sylvia Park, but it's likely to be just as good at least.

[Aerath]

Topic, anyone ?

[caldepen]

Has there ever been a good videogame movie? I think it is a bad idea...

I know lets get some bad b-movie actors, throw in lots of special affects and get John Wu to direct!

C

[Tanitha]

The Resident Evil series was a pretty good adaptation. There were moments of brilliance in them and I'd count that as a good videogame movie. It felt very much like the games.

Ditto for Tomb Raider. There were some fabulous scenes in it and it captured the essence of the games for me.

Final Fantasy - the Spirit Within, although that was perhaps a bit more of a technical achievement rather than a superlative movie. But I'd still consider it to be a good video game movie.

Silent Hill did well at the box office, but I haven't seen that yet so can't comment.

[laffncry]

if ever the movie would push through, i hope it wouldn't be like crap. like the FF movie, i like FF though, just hoped that it somewhat used FF7 or FF8 for the story. i want that to happen in a Warcraft movie

[Tanitha]

Stiggs link indicate that they are not going to base the movie off an in-game story line. They are simply going to set it in the World of Warcraft universe and tell a new, fresh story.



GameSpot: Let's talk about the big news this week, the movie. How do you make sure the Warcraft movie--well, plain and simple--doesn't suck?

Paul Sams: We're not trying to take what we've done and...try to make a literal translation to the big screen. What we want to do is to make a great movie that happens to be set in a video game universe. That's a differentiator, and a key differentiator.
A lot of it comes down to picking the right people. A lot of the other video game movies that have come out before this haven't had the budgets, the right people, and haven't had the right mindset.
We and Legendary want to make a great film, an event picture, big-budget picture, that is a great stand-alone, fantasy-based movie that is good for you regardless of whether you're familiar with the Warcraft universe.

GS: And if you are familiar with the game universe?

PS: If you're familiar with the Warcraft universe, well, then hopefully you're going to be geeked up to go see it. But if you're not familiar with the Warcraft universe, we're hoping you're going to want to see it because the buzz around the movie is that it's a great fantasy movie and a great movie experience in general.


GS: What are the core components of the World of Warcraft universe that will transition into the movie?


PS: Well, I think with the Warcraft universe, and I think this is something where Blizzard kind of sets itself apart, is we've worked very hard historically to create immersive environments and immersive experiences. Not just with the fact that you've got to be focused when you're playing, but we've really tried to build rich storylines, rich mythology, and very deep character packages. Characters that you care about, that you either love or you hate. You wonder what's going to happen next in their journey.
With all these different conflicts going on within the universe, there's a huge tapestry from which to work--a lot of the other video game movies we've seen prior to this have not had the benefit of as much lore and mythology, and this huge visual tapestry from which to work from. I think we're bringing more to the table that movie makers will be able to draw from.

GS: Will the movie's story be drawn from what gamers already know, or will you extend on what's been told?

PS: We don't necessarily feel like we need to tell a story that's already been told in the universe, you know, that's been explicitly told. It may be a side story within the universe. But we'll make sure from a continuity perspective that the timing of when it happens in the world history, the characters that are brought forth in the movie, and what have you, that it all fits and is woven into the continuity that we've built within the franchise--between all the video games, you know, the novels, pen-and-paper RPGs, all of those things that we've been doing--that they all tie together.

There's a very large desire by the Legendary folks, and by us, to make a great movie, set in this universe, not a video game movie. It's important to them, too, because they want to do it justice because those people are going to be some of the best word-of-mouth people

[tagkc]

Yes, it does have a certain appeal. My preferred stable would have one of Shelby's AC Cobras in it and a '69 Charger before I add a Shelby Mustang though. Aaaanyway. Warcraft movie?


Edit:
This (http://www.readingcinemas.co.nz/home/goldlounge.asp) is what they look like in Wellington. The Auckland one is still under development (?) in Sylvia Park, but it's likely to be just as good at least.

/hijack

'69 Boss 429

http://www.nzmustang.com/History/BOSS429.htm

/end hijack

[Stigg]

If the movie is ANYTHING like their trailers for the release of WoW and WOW: TBC, I will be seeing it multiple times.

I wish there were theatres like that here in the U.S. Chances are I will be interrupted throughout the entirity of it by a screaming infant.

I am glad that the story will be new and fresh. I would much rather see novel entertainment than something I can read in the lore section of WoW.

[caldepen]

Yeah, Resident Evil wasn't toooo bad... but if you stand it on its own, not more than your run of the mill zombie movie. Fun to watch tho...

I have to disagree on the Tomb Raider series however (good casting...). I thought those were pretty bad.

Silent Hill? Meh... hey a zombie movie!

I think they have a much better chance of screwing it up than making a good movie, especially given the last couple of years of bad Hollywood movie making(there are exceptions I know, don't flame me). Maybe if they did something daring, but I doubt it, too much money riding on it.

Guaranteed to be generic hollywood PG.

C

[Stigg]

IIRC they were talking to Peter Jackson (LOTR) about directing it...but to the most of my knowledge he either said no or he was never asked.

/sigh

I just hope it turns out a heck of a lot better than those horrid D&D movies I remember as a kid.

[djiss]

/hijack

'69 Boss 429

http://www.nzmustang.com/History/BOSS429.htm

/end hijack

god that's go right into my fav... thank so much
I heard FPV do pretty nice mod on car in australia (or new zealand?)
/end off-topic

[Foonyak]

Silent Hill? Meh... hey a zombie movie!

I've seen the Silent Hill movie, but haven't played the game so I can't comment on how true it remained to the source material. But caldepen, did you actually watch Silent Hill? There wasn't a single zombie in the entire movie. It was a great ghost story movie, but calling it a zombie flick is similar to comparing apples and tomatoes.

[Tanitha]

I think they have a much better chance of screwing it up than making a good movie, especially given the last couple of years of bad Hollywood movie making(there are exceptions I know, don't flame me). Maybe if they did something daring, but I doubt it, too much money riding on it.

Hmm. Maybe it's just me then. I tend to look at these movies for what they are - films with their roots in a video game. They will have a certain target audience and if it meets the demands of that audience it is a successful adaptation. It does not have to have the epic scope of Lord of the Rings or the cinematic depth of A World without Thieves or To Live. Just me though.

I heard FPV do pretty nice mod on car in australia (or new zealand?) Hmm. Ford and Holden (Australia) both make reasonable V8s for middle aged balding men, yes. Oh okay, they're both good cars and breathe fire blah blah, but it just doesn't have the charm of an old American hunk of iron.

[Idol]

Advent Children is godly, but Square made it themself.

When third parties do the creating, it normally turns out crap.

[Valas Azuviir]

List of films based on video games (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_based_on_video_games).

I'd have to say Mortal Kombat 1, doesn't take any insane liberties with the source material. Still a decent flick, especially considering it's an action movie.

Lot of films have been done by Uwe Boll, avoid those like the Black Plague, and no I'm not jesting here.

Lot of movies currently in the pipeline really. And Peter Jackson is slated to be the Producer on Halo, that is, if they get that project back off the ground. His company will also be involved in the Special Effects department.

Warcraft movie itself? Not enough known, but that's how I'd handle such an assignment. Use the universe, make references to the games, but stay away from the game storylines and most of the characters, unless you can make it properly work.

Let's take Resident Evil as an example for a moment. As opposed to doing the storylines from games 1 through 3. Have another bunch of folks fight Umbrella, have these folks find reports about how the Stars are fighting back as well. Have the baddies make reference to Wesker as an example of what not to do etc etc. Far more likely to get a good movie that folks will accept, rather than tinkering with something that shouldn't be tinkered with as was done with Doom, Street Fighter, Super Mario Brothers, Double Dragon, etc.

[trudelle]

I wish there were theatres like that here in the U.S. Chances are I will be interrupted throughout the entirity of it by a screaming infant.


There are theatres like this in the U.S. Though you have to seek them out, I know I had heard about one back a while ago when I lived in Michigan. It was somewhere in Oakland County and had a two drink minimum as well as the reclining seats, was going for the upscale dinner and a movie concept for adults who needed a night away from the kids.

I kinda want to see Super Mario Bros. and Double Dragons again bring back some old memories of growing up, though I am sure I would agree with Valas that they probably will seem horrible by current standards.

[Tanitha]

It was somewhere in Oakland County and had a two drink minimum as well as the reclining seats, was going for the upscale dinner and a movie concept for adults who needed a night away from the kids.

It's such a brilliant concept. It's expensive, true. But it also provides the big screen experience with the same level of comfort that you'd have in your lounge. We went to see Return of the King for the third time at that cinema in Wellington and it was the most awesome cinematic experience. Sadly, it was after a long day enjoying the city and it's sights so I fell asleep about halfway through :blush:

But that just goes to show the seats are very comfortable!

Hoyts is just launching the Beanbag Cinema (http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0702/S00340.htm) here. The idea is to "contain oversized beanbags, designed to seat two adults or three children". I love it when they take that little step outside of the ordinary and make it pleasant to go to a cinema again without feeling as if you're in a fourteen hour flight to Abu Dahbi in economy class.

[caldepen]

It was a great ghost story movie, but calling it a zombie flick is similar to comparing apples and tomatoes.

Sorry did not express myself properly there, meant look over there a zombie movie referring back to Resident Evil. Yeah I saw it, and...meh... didn't really do it for me. Not that scary and a little overdone at the end with the barbwire. For me gross does not = scary. Kinda funny side story, the other night we went to see "Zodiac" which I really liked (not scary, but good) and there was a huge upright poster thingy advertising SIlent Hill 2 with this very graphic body being dragged along. kids are crying and moms are getting angry. Pretty funny.

C

[moopy]

When considering whether a movie of a game is a good idea or no, two words hold the answer:

"Uwe Bolle"

Sorry, if you were eating. I suspect that Mr Bolle's "work" is actually some massive tax scam to produce the crappiest movies possible, like something from The Producers. Orson Welles he ain't.

[Foonyak]

@ Caldepen - Sorry for the misunderstanding. :heart: I agree with you, it wasn't very scary, though these days it's hard to find a frightening horror movie.
I did like it, however.

[laffncry]

Yeah, Resident Evil wasn't toooo bad... but if you stand it on its own, not more than your run of the mill zombie movie. Fun to watch tho...

I have to disagree on the Tomb Raider series however (good casting...). I thought those were pretty bad.

Silent Hill? Meh... hey a zombie movie!

I think they have a much better chance of screwing it up than making a good movie, especially given the last couple of years of bad Hollywood movie making(there are exceptions I know, don't flame me). Maybe if they did something daring, but I doubt it, too much money riding on it.

Guaranteed to be generic hollywood PG.

C

i think that the very beginning of warcraft would be a good story! and hope that they would be sticking to CG's(hate those crappy actors!). from seeing the intro's of warcraft games, i believe that it would be awesome!!!

[xxlebox]

I wonder though, is it going to be an animated movie(like the Final Fantasy movie), or with real persons?
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Best movie ever is a split 1st place with The Gladiator*drooooooooooooooooooool* and LotR. IMO.

[laffncry]

I wonder though, is it going to be an animated movie(like the Final Fantasy movie), or with real persons?
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Best movie ever is a split 1st place with The Gladiator*drooooooooooooooooooool* and LotR. IMO.

i am hoping for the same thing. hope they release a statement whether they would make it pure CG or like the LOTR series.

[FofR]

I thought I would recommend to you guys a new blog site all about the Warcraft movie. Its by a site called Link Nuked

Nice site, but all the regular google goldselling + powerlevelling adds, combined with the goldselling banner adds, means it's not something I can let slide here. Zero tolerance is zero tolerance. You get rid of the bad advertising, then have a chat with the Bossman or Bosslady, then we'll have another looksee at allowing links to your site. Signed, Valas

[acevarrock]

I wonder though, is it going to be an animated movie(like the Final Fantasy movie), or with real persons?


I remember I read a interview on it with a Blizzard exec and he said that it was going to be real-life. So hopefully it's not cheesy but good like how LoTR did it.

[Leandar]

I would prefer a properly done film based on the lore. If it was a few films and they were caled things like "Warcraft-Rise of the Lich King" or "Warcraft-The Fall of Illidan" (sp?)

[Aswer]

Is there an article you can show me to confirm this?? and BTW, what is Uwe Boll?? tnx

Uwe Boll is a German ex-boxer who now directs movies, mostly horror. He is probably the worst director ever, and if not he is among the 10 worst of all times. Check some of his stuff out (Alone in the Dark, The Fog remake, etc.).

And as for a WoW movie, I wouldn't even bother to watch it, but hey, to each his own.