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Sam Raimi and WarCraft

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ScytheRexx

ScytheRexx

http://www.blizzard.com/us/press/090721.html

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and Legendary Pictures announced today that Sam Raimi has signed on to direct the eagerly-anticipated major motion picture based on Blizzard Entertainment®’s award-winning Warcraft® universe. Raimi has, in the course of his career, clearly demonstrated a genius for developing and adapting existing fictional universes for mainstream audiences while staying true to the spirit of the original content.
Raimi directed the Spider-Man trilogy, which has broken box-office records around the world and garnered five Academy Award® nominations. Known for his imaginative filmmaking style, richly drawn characters and offbeat humor, Raimi wrote and directed the cult classic, The Evil Dead and produced 30 Days Of Night. He most recently wrote and directed the supernatural thriller, Drag Me To Hell.

\"At its core, Warcraft is a fantastic, action-packed story,\" said Raimi. \"I am thrilled to work with such a dynamite production team to bring this project to the big screen.\"

Charles Roven’s producing talents were recently seen with last summer’s blockbuster The Dark Knight, which grossed in excess of $1 billion, was nominated for eight Academy Awards® and won two. His body of work also includes the widely acclaimed Batman Begins and the sci-fi classic 12 Monkeys. Roven, with Atlas producing partner Alex Gartner, will be producing with Legendary Pictures CEO Thomas Tull, Legendary’s Chief Creative Officer Jon Jashni, Raimi and Raimi’s producing partner Joshua Donen. Raimi’s partner, Robert Tapert, will be an Executive Producer and Blizzard Entertainment’s Senior Vice President of Creative Development, Chris Metzen, a Co-Producer.

\"Partnering with Sam Raimi exemplifies Legendary's mandate of marrying the highest quality intellectual property to world-class filmmakers\" said Legendary’s Tull. \"Sam's passion for 'Warcraft' is undeniable and we know that he will create an incredible film worthy of Blizzard's phenomenal franchise. We look forward to collaborating with our partners at Warner Bros. and continuing our successful relationship with Chuck in bringing this rich new world to the screen.\"

\"Blizzard Entertainment and Legendary Pictures have a shared vision for this film and we searched at length to find the very best director to bring that vision to life,\" said Paul Sams, chief operating officer of Blizzard Entertainment. \"From our first conversation with Sam, we could tell he was the perfect choice. Sam knows how to simultaneously satisfy the enthusiasts and the mainstream audience that might be experiencing that content for the first time. We're looking forward to working with him to achieve that here.\"
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This is like a dream come true, someone pinch me, seriously. If anyone can get the action and humor of the WarCraft franchise into one blockbuster package, it would be Sam. I had such little hopes for this movie even coming out, let alone having a possibility of being decent. Now... now I don't know, I have a lot of faith Sam will make it entertaining. Oh, and Bruce Campbell appearing in a WarCraft movie? I sure hope so. :eek:


#2

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

:eek: :thumbsup:

You realize now, that Bruce Campbell will be in WoW now right?


#3

ScytheRexx

ScytheRexx

Shegokigo said:
You realize now, that Bruce Campbell will be in WoW now right?
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As long as he is a badass with a chainsaw for a hand, I think I can get behind the idea. :twisted:


#4

Frank

Frankie Williamson

Who else has the chin to play Anduin Wrynn?

OOHHHH!


#5

B

bhamv2

Here's hoping Raimi learns his lesson from Spiderman 3 and doesn't try to cram too many characters into one movie. That goes for the studio, too.


#6

Frank

Frankie Williamson

Spider-Man 3 was Sam Raimi trying to teach the studio the lesson about forcing characters on him. Obviously it didn't work considering that it was a massive box office success anyway.


#7



Chibibar

WarCraft has tons of lore already built in. I am hoping the studio will not try to cram it all at once. They got enough material to make couple of movies (pretty easy I think)

*prays*


#8

@Li3n

@Li3n

Dammit, i'm gonna need new underpants....


But it's too bad this is probably gonna be closer to WoW's time then WC1's.


#9

ScytheRexx

ScytheRexx

bhamv2 said:
Here's hoping Raimi learns his lesson from Spiderman 3 and doesn't try to cram too many characters into one movie. That goes for the studio, too.
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Pretty sure I read that such was due to the suit wanting Venom when Raimi didn't. I can imagine that causing him to lose a lot of heart when the guy signing the checks tells him who he can have in his movie, the first two movies were still awesome in every way, and his old stuff is classic. Even his newest movie was great, even if the ending was a bit depressing.

Blizzard has said that this movie will represent an "Ultimate" universe rather then staying completely true to the games, the setting will be the same but the storyline will be open for them to use anything. Though I think they will still cave and do some tie-ins if the movie is a success. Other then that all I know is that it will concentrate on one of the Alliance races, rather the the Horde, and that it will take place BEFORE WoW starts, but not during the first two wars. (In other words, don't expect evil orcs)

Considering how long I learned this info (The movie has been in limbo for years), it all could be changed.


#10



Chibibar

@Li3n said:
Dammit, i'm gonna need new underpants....


But it's too bad this is probably gonna be closer to WoW's time then WC1's.
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gosh I hope not :(

I mean with WC 1, 2 and 3 that is like 3 movies :)

Do you think Bliz will actually get to write it? or they have to use movie writers?


#11

@Li3n

@Li3n

ScytheRexx said:
Other then that all I know is that it will concentrate on one of the Alliance races, rather the the Horde, and that it will take place BEFORE WoW starts, but not during the first two wars. (In other words, don't expect evil orcs)

Considering how long I learned this info (The movie has been in limbo for years), it all could be changed.
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I sure hope it did...

Starting with the Orc invasion would be so much better... just have the NE in a brief cameo pondering the new events or something...

And the Orc don't need to be all evil, you could just show how they're slowly being corrupted, and have some chieftains actually trying to stop that... all culminating in the 3rd film where they kill Mannoroth either just as the humans finally win the war or as their brethren are escaping interment camps.


#12





I didn't just have a geekgasm when I read this on Twitter, I think I had a...um...other type of gasm too. :paranoid:


#13



Philosopher B.

Sam Raimi and Warcraft? Not much to say except: fuck yeah.


#14

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Wow. Awesome. Awesome. AWESOME.


#15

DarkAudit

DarkAudit

One question...

How's he gonna fit his Olds Delta 88 in there? :tongue:


#16

Wahad

Wahad

I could see Bruce Campbell as a Dwarven Rifleman.

This, is, my boomstick! :thumbsup:


#17



LordRavage

Has a script been put together yet or are they still working on it?

I would like to have some idea in which direction the movie will go.

Possible release dates for the movie? If it is five years from now....I may have quell my excitment.


#18

ScytheRexx

ScytheRexx

Chibibar said:
Do you think Bliz will actually get to write it? or they have to use movie writers?
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You can't get closer to the head of WarCraft lore then Chris Metzen, so having him actually on the production staff is already a good sign. I hear he will also be writing the script.

It actually made me think, I would love a live action version of his e-book "Of Blood and Honor".


#19

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Oh damn, Metzen is on the production staff of the film?

:eek: :thumbsup:


#20

@Li3n

@Li3n

After what WoW did to WC lore that's neutral news to me...


#21

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

@Li3n said:
After what WoW did to WC lore that's neutral news to me...
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/philhartmanfrankenstein "CHANGE BAD! BAAAAD!"


#22



Chibibar

ScytheRexx said:
Chibibar said:
Do you think Bliz will actually get to write it? or they have to use movie writers?
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You can't get closer to the head of WarCraft lore then Chris Metzen, so having him actually on the production staff is already a good sign. I hear he will also be writing the script.

It actually made me think, I would love a live action version of his e-book "Of Blood and Honor".
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well... then I'm stoked (if that is the correct term to use) I can't to see this.


#23

@Li3n

@Li3n

Shegokigo said:
@Li3n said:
After what WoW did to WC lore that's neutral news to me...
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/philhartmanfrankenstein "CHANGE BAD! BAAAAD!"
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Easily avodable retconing = BAAAAD......

90% of the lore in the WC3 manual is no longer canon because he couldn't just make the Draenei split of the Eredar before Sargeras met them...


#24

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

Being a video game movie, I am sure Uwe Boll is available to direct...


#25

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

@Li3n said:
Easily avodable retconing = BAAAAD......

90% of the lore in the WC3 manual is no longer canon because he couldn't just make the Draenei split of the Eredar before Sargeras met them...
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Yeah, so improving the lore to be more fleshed out and able to branch into many different paths/books/stories/quests is bad because a manual (which was a couple of pages long) got a few lines of text rewritten? :Leyla:
sixpackshaker said:
Being a video game movie, I am sure Uwe Boll is available to direct...
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He actually approached Blizzard for the position, where he was promptly "laughed out of the offices".
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52322


#26

Jake

Jake

Is this going to be live action or CGI?


#27

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Live action.


#28

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

Who will they find to play the trolls?

Probably live action but many characters an monsters will have to be cgi.


#29

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

sixpackshaker said:
Who will they find to play the trolls?

Probably live action but many characters an monsters will have to be cgi.
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Personally I always hoped it would be a CGI film by the folks who've done their CGI Game Intros.


#30

@Li3n

@Li3n

Shegokigo said:
@Li3n said:
Easily avodable retconing = BAAAAD......

90% of the lore in the WC3 manual is no longer canon because he couldn't just make the Draenei split of the Eredar before Sargeras met them...
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Yeah, so improving the lore to be more fleshed out and able to branch into many different paths/books/stories/quests is bad because a manual (which was a couple of pages long) got a few lines of text rewritten? :Leyla:
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Because making the Eredar/Draenei just like the orcs = fleshing out...

plus, some weak race corrupting the most powerful Titan >>>>>>>>>>>> corrupted Titan turns good race, except not...

The Draenei - Eredar connection would have worked either way.


#31



Chibibar

I would love it if it was CGI. The CGI effect are VERY nice and even realistic. I think it would be awesome. Live action can make it good, but we have seen what Bliz can do with non-live action...


#32

@Li3n

@Li3n

They'll have to use CGI for a lot of stuff anyway...


#33

ScytheRexx

ScytheRexx

Chibibar said:
I would love it if it was CGI. The CGI effect are VERY nice and even realistic. I think it would be awesome. Live action can make it good, but we have seen what Bliz can do with non-live action...
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While I would love it to be CGI, I mean, seriously blown away love it, the issue is that Blizzard's Cinematic Department does not have enough people to put into a full length feature film and yet still make the cinematics for upcoming games (Remember, they also do the cinematics for StarCraft and Diablo). They would have to source it out to another company that would do the CGI, and something about that idea does not sit well with me. I think if I had that choice I would just pick live action. :eek:rly:


#34

PatrThom

PatrThom

ZenMonkey said:
I didn't just have a geekgasm when I read this on Twitter, I think I had a...um...other type of gasm too. :paranoid:
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A...Twittergasm?

And hey, if WoW ends up containing Bruce Campbell (and filmed in NZ, of course), you know what that really means, right? It means Bruce will be canon.

--Patrick


#35

@Li3n

@Li3n

ScytheRexx said:
Chibibar said:
I would love it if it was CGI. The CGI effect are VERY nice and even realistic. I think it would be awesome. Live action can make it good, but we have seen what Bliz can do with non-live action...
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While I would love it to be CGI, I mean, seriously blown away love it, the issue is that Blizzard's Cinematic Department does not have enough people to put into a full length feature film and yet still make the cinematics for upcoming games (Remember, they also do the cinematics for StarCraft and Diablo). They would have to source it out to another company that would do the CGI, and something about that idea does not sit well with me. I think if I had that choice I would just pick live action. :eek:rly:
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Build additional pylons! The buy some more animators...


#36



Chibibar

If the animation is same or better than the cinematic in WoW (which more than likely be better and of course longer) It will be AWESOME. I would go see it. I don't know why they wouldn't go pure CGI. Is it because they (the cgi) won't show proper emotion? facial expression? I have seen some really cool CGI. I always wonder why some really want "live action".

Avatar: the last air bender comes to mind.


#37



Chazwozel

Here's hoping that they stick to the Warcraft III storylines. Even better would be to do a movie of the very first War when orcs came to Azeroth.


#38

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

The only player character that should get mentioned by name is Leeeroy...


#39

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Again, if you didn't catch it in the article, they're going with an "Ultimate" version of the story, not a "line for line" translation.


#40

Zappit

Zappit

Are we getting SP3-style dancing in this flick, or will it be true to the game?


#41

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

The "true to the game" dancing isn't something of an upgrade. :slywink:


#42

R

Raemon777

My preference would be for the movie to follow the storyline of "The Last Guardian." It roughly follows the events of WarCraft I so it chronologically is the beginning, and includes characters from both sides.


#43



Chibibar

Zappit said:
Are we getting SP3-style dancing in this flick, or will it be true to the game?
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hehe.. they can add "dancing" in the outtakes :)

like DVD/Blu-Ray Extras!! ;)


#44

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Chibibar said:
If the animation is same or better than the cinematic in WoW (which more than likely be better and of course longer) It will be AWESOME. I would go see it. I don't know why they wouldn't go pure CGI. Is it because they (the cgi) won't show proper emotion? facial expression? I have seen some really cool CGI. I always wonder why some really want "live action".

Avatar: the last air bender comes to mind.
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I don't think Blizzard's cutscene department would be capable of making a full feature-length movie. The sort of animation they do takes a very long time, and is why the newer cutscenes seen in WoW are of the in-game-engine sort.


#45



Chibibar

Ravenpoe said:
Chibibar said:
If the animation is same or better than the cinematic in WoW (which more than likely be better and of course longer) It will be AWESOME. I would go see it. I don't know why they wouldn't go pure CGI. Is it because they (the cgi) won't show proper emotion? facial expression? I have seen some really cool CGI. I always wonder why some really want "live action".

Avatar: the last air bender comes to mind.
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I don't think Blizzard's cutscene department would be capable of making a full feature-length movie. The sort of animation they do takes a very long time, and is why the newer cutscenes seen in WoW are of the in-game-engine sort.
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True, but since it is going to be a production film, I'm sure outside folks (outside of Bliz) can still do some cool CGI stuff with the guidance of Bliz. I would love to see a full length CGI WarCraft Film. It would be easier "transition" I guess. Live action is harder to pull off.


#46

ScytheRexx

ScytheRexx

Just so everyone knows, went back to my old sources to refresh my information on the movie.

The storyline is going to be set before WoW, but after WarCraft 3. Right now interviews have been saying that it will be set a year before vanilla. This means No Draenei, No Blood Elves in the Horde, No Outland, etc...

It is not going to be a LOTR-eque film that revolves around a group of adventurers, instead going more to the roots of WarCraft and being about war between factions on a larger scale. The rumored storyline is going to be from the point of view of a human character, as he gets swept into racial tensions between the two sides and ultimatly reaches a climax with a massive battle. The Horde are not going to be presented as villians, but instead just another side in the conflict. Metzen said in an old interview that his heart belongs to the Horde, so even if the Alliance is getting the focus the Horde will still get a lot of love and not just be treated as fodder.

Also, like I said before, they are going to consider this an "Ultimate" version of WarCraft. It will have it's own continuity outside of the games, comics, etc... and thus events can happen in the movie outside of events that happen in the games, like the rumored massive battle that will happen between the factions. The only things that will be the same are the setting, and we will see cameos from characters like Thrall, Cairne, etc... but it can diverge if needed.


#47



Chibibar

ScytheRexx said:
Just so everyone knows, went back to my old sources to refresh my information on the movie.

The storyline is going to be set before WoW, but after WarCraft 3. Right now interviews have been saying that it will be set a year before vanilla. This means No Draenei, No Blood Elves in the Horde, No Outland, etc...

It is not going to be a LOTR-eque film that revolves around a group of adventurers, instead going more to the roots of WarCraft and being about war between factions on a larger scale. The rumored storyline is going to be from the point of view of a human character, as he gets swept into racial tensions between the two sides and ultimatly reaches a climax with a massive battle. The Horde are not going to be presented as villians, but instead just another side in the conflict. Metzen said in an old interview that his heart belongs to the Horde, so even if the Alliance is getting the focus the Horde will still get a lot of love and not just be treated as fodder.

Also, like I said before, they are going to consider this an "Ultimate" version of WarCraft. It will have it's own continuity outside of the games, comics, etc... and thus events can happen in the movie outside of events that happen in the games, like the rumored massive battle that will happen between the factions. The only things that will be the same are the setting, and we will see cameos from characters like Thrall, Cairne, etc... but it can diverge if needed.
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I think it is better this way. That way for those who didn't play the game won't be "spoiled" by the movie.


#48

Bowielee

Bowielee

ScytheRexx said:
The Horde are not going to be presented as villians, but instead just another side in the conflict. Metzen said in an old interview that his heart belongs to the Horde, so even if the Alliance is getting the focus the Horde will still get a lot of love and not just be treated as fodder.
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Thank God. Even though my current mains are alliance, I'm so a Hordey in my heart.


#49

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Metzen's preference REALLY shows in the differences between Horde ingame lore/quests and Alliance ones.


#50

Wahad

Wahad

ScytheRexx said:
The Horde are not going to be presented as villians, but instead just another side in the conflict. Metzen said in an old interview that his heart belongs to the Horde, so even if the Alliance is getting the focus the Horde will still get a lot of love and not just be treated as fodder.
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FOR THE HORDE!

I'm looking more and more forward to this movie.


#51

Espy

Espy

Sounds cool even though I don't play the game. To bad they passed on Uwe Boll though... now THAT would have been epic.


#52

Bubble181

Bubble181

I'm cautiously optimistic. I loved WC I, II and III, and have seen some stuff in WoW I loved, but also stuff I really didn't like. And I don't play WoW so I say the whole movie should be done top-down :-P


#53



LordRavage

Espy said:
Sounds cool even though I don't play the game. To bad they passed on Uwe Boll though... now THAT would have been epic.
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Espy...I like you. I think your a fine person.....but after that comment...I wanted to gut you. :tongue:


#54



Chibibar

Bubble181 said:
I'm cautiously optimistic. I loved WC I, II and III, and have seen some stuff in WoW I loved, but also stuff I really didn't like. And I don't play WoW so I say the whole movie should be done top-down :-P
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I would settle for bird-eye view :)


#55





My mother alerted me today that Sam Raimi is directing the movie of "my favorite game," World of Warriors.


#56

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

ZenMonkey said:
My mother alerted me today that Sam Raimi is directing the movie of "my favorite game," World of Warriors.
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To be fair, that makes a little more sense than warcraft.


#57





Ravenpoe said:
To be fair, that makes a little more sense than warcraft.
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Especially since she played City of Heroes, so I can see where the next game would be World of Warriors.

I still found it adorable. And impressive that she remembered my love for Mr. Raimi.

Wish I could get her playing an MMO again, though.


#58

Shannow

Shannow

There is a problem with this (and I am sorry Scy, for saying that there is a problem. Dont worry, you can go back to blowing Metzen immediately, it isnt a problem with wow). And it has nothing to do with Sam Rami's style, etc. it is the fact that him directing pushes the movie out further. The next year and a half at least will have him concentrating on SM4, and giving him this movie after. Kinda sucks that it may push the movie back further.


#59

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

My roommate and I talked about this and he brought up a good point.

Does Raimi have any epic shot experience? I mean, Alliance VS Horde is going to be like, LOTR scale epic. This is a man who loves to show women screaming into the camera and follow-the-slithery-thingy shots. I love his work but can he handle something of this scale?


#60

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Shannow said:
There is a problem with this (and I am sorry Scy, for saying that there is a problem. Dont worry, you can go back to blowing Metzen immediately, it isnt a problem with wow). And it has nothing to do with Sam Rami's style, etc. it is the fact that him directing pushes the movie out further. The next year and a half at least will have him concentrating on SM4, and giving him this movie after. Kinda sucks that it may push the movie back further.
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He's also working on the:
Evil Dead Remake:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434020/

Evil Dead IV:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1288558/

Spider-Man V:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1300860/
CynicismKills said:
My roommate and I talked about this and he brought up a good point.

Does Raimi have any epic shot experience? I mean, Alliance VS Horde is going to be like, LOTR scale epic. This is a man who loves to show women screaming into the camera and follow-the-slithery-thingy shots. I love his work but can he handle something of this scale?
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If this is "World of Warcraft" the movie, there won't be an "epic Alliance Vs Horde", if it's "Warcraft" the Movie, then maybe.


#61

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Yeah, exactly. If it's character-centric, maybe one or two people, then he'll do great. Otherwise I'm skeptical, as normally his stuff (that I've seen, I might be wrong) is smaller scale.


#62



Philosopher B.

Holy crap is there really going to be an Evil Dead IV. I would shit my pants to see an Evil Dead movie in theatres. I mean shit I was 5 when the last one came out.


#63

ScytheRexx

ScytheRexx

Shannow said:
(and I am sorry Scy, for saying that there is a problem. Dont worry, you can go back to blowing Metzen immediately, it isnt a problem with wow)
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Your potshot was more amusing then insulting, nice try though. :pirate:

if this is "World of Warcraft" the movie, there won't be an "epic Alliance Vs Horde", if it's "Warcraft" the Movie, then maybe.
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They have already said they are going to base this more on war then adventuring, so that pushes me more towards being based on "WarCraft" rather then "WoW".


#64

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

ScytheRexx said:
Shannow said:
(and I am sorry Scy, for saying that there is a problem. Dont worry, you can go back to blowing Metzen immediately, it isnt a problem with wow)
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Your potshot was more amusing then insulting, nice try though. :pirate:

if this is "World of Warcraft" the movie, there won't be an "epic Alliance Vs Horde", if it's "Warcraft" the Movie, then maybe.
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They have already said they are going to base this more on war then adventuring, so that pushes me more towards being based on "WarCraft" rather then "WoW".
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Then I'm more worried than excited. I'm curious to see how Raimi handles something on a more epic scale, which (I assume) a Warcraft movie would be.


#65

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

ScytheRexx said:
They have already said they are going to base this more on war then adventuring, so that pushes me more towards being based on "WarCraft" rather then "WoW".
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Or it could be H+A vs Evil thing, so still "WoW"


#66

Frank

Frankie Williamson

CynicismKills said:
My roommate and I talked about this and he brought up a good point.

Does Raimi have any epic shot experience? I mean, Alliance VS Horde is going to be like, LOTR scale epic. This is a man who loves to show women screaming into the camera and follow-the-slithery-thingy shots. I love his work but can he handle something of this scale?
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Did Peter Jackson before Lord of the Rings? He was that guy who made splatterfest horror comedies and the Frighteners before Lord of the Rings.


#67



Biardo

yeah guys it's a good director give him some credit

before sm he hadn't done a comic movie either and that turned out OK


#68

Bowielee

Bowielee

Frankie said:
CynicismKills said:
My roommate and I talked about this and he brought up a good point.

Does Raimi have any epic shot experience? I mean, Alliance VS Horde is going to be like, LOTR scale epic. This is a man who loves to show women screaming into the camera and follow-the-slithery-thingy shots. I love his work but can he handle something of this scale?
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Did Peter Jackson before Lord of the Rings? He was that guy who made splatterfest horror comedies and the Frighteners before Lord of the Rings.
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That was my exact thought when reading that post.


#69





CynicismKills said:
Does Raimi have any epic shot experience?
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Army of Darkness wasn't bad with that back in 1993 and I'd wager he's learned a bit since then. Plus I'm fairly sure he'll have a kickass cinematographer and second-unit photography, so this is the least of my worries.

I don't HAVE any worries.

I don't care when it comes out.

I just...want...to see this. :D


#70

@Li3n

@Li3n

Let's just hope it doesn't do a Halo...


#71

Shannow

Shannow

ScytheRexx said:
Shannow said:
(and I am sorry Scy, for saying that there is a problem. Dont worry, you can go back to blowing Metzen immediately, it isnt a problem with wow)
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Your potshot was more amusing then insulting, nice try though. :pirate:
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Dont know why I put it in there, but it seemed accurate at the time.


My main point still stands though, and Sheg even helped it along with her post. The man will make a good movie, but the question comes off..when? His plate is quite full right now, and even if the only thing up was SM4, and not the others, you would have quite a while to wait before this thing even gets started. Thats all that I was saying there.


#72

Cat

Cat

Just paste some orcs over the skeletons in Army of Darkness, best Warcraft movie you'll ever see.


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ZenMonkey said:
CynicismKills said:
Does Raimi have any epic shot experience?
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Army of Darkness wasn't bad with that back in 1993 and I'd wager he's learned a bit since then. Plus I'm fairly sure he'll have a kickass cinematographer and second-unit photography, so this is the least of my worries.

I don't HAVE any worries.

I don't care when it comes out.

I just...want...to see this. :D
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Ah, very good point. They'll probably hire a second unit director all about the big wide shots.


#74

@Li3n

@Li3n

Genius, pure genius:

Little Kuriboh said:
Sam Raimi is directing the World of Warcraft movie.

I demand that Ted Raimi shall play Leeroy Jenkins.
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I approve...


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I think Bruce could do the Leeroy voice better than whiny Ted, who I see more as a goblin. (Don't get me wrong, I love Ted, interviewed him in S.F. and met him in L.A....but his voice is just wrong.)

But for some reason I really want to see Bruce as an orc, and as I told DarkAudit, the Olds 88 tricked out as a goblin or Horde siege vehicle of some kind.


#76

@Li3n

@Li3n

Autolycus should play a Rogue... and Joxer was Leeroy before there was a Leeroy, so there... (though i wouldn't mind a voice over, maybe the original Leeroy voice even).


#77

drawn_inward

drawn_inward

If they dropped Ash in the WoW as in Army of Darkness, I would totally dig the movie.

I really hope it's more of a send-up of WoW, and not a "serious" epic. I don't think I can handle another LOTR-esque movie.


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@Li3n

@Li3n

It most certainly won't be as serious as LotR... that would be bigger betrayal of WC then WoW... :tongue:


#79

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Blizzard has a great sense of humor, although the books and lore of Warcraft are really overdone with seriousness. Hopefully Raimi will keep the sense of humor.


#80

ScytheRexx

ScytheRexx

escushion said:
Blizzard has a great sense of humor, although the books and lore of Warcraft are really overdone with seriousness. Hopefully Raimi will keep the sense of humor.
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Don't think we will have to worry much.

http://kotaku.com/5321385/whats-the-mos ... g-decision

Blizzard is making a movie based on its rather popular Warcraft property. Sam Raimi is directing it, meaning one actor's involvement is almost assured. So which actor and which role?

The hot topic currently raging at Blizzard's creatively leaning offices is apparently \"What role will Bruce Campbell play?\" That's according to Blizzard VP of creative development Chris Metzen, who thinks that Raimi, director of the Spider-Man and Evil Dead trilogies, is \"gonna rock it out.\"

\"I keep thinking [Campbell] might make a killer Goblin,\" Metzen said during today's Warcraft \"Epic Loot\" Comic-Con panel. \"He's got a kick ass chin.\"

Metzen commented casually that he'd envisioned the actor taking a digital role, perhaps in Gollum style pre-rendered performance.

While Metzen couldn't say much about the Warcraft flick in an official capacity other than \"we're prepping all engines to rock\" and his comments about a Bruce Campbell cameo weren't confirmation that the actor is signed on, it sure sounds like a good idea.

They have boom sticks in Warcraft, right?
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