Warcraft: The Movie

[rezznor]

first pictures are out of Ogrim Doomhammer

Meet Ogrim The Orc In This Amazing First Peek At The Warcraft Movie

Meet Ogrim The Orc In This Amazing First Peek At The Warcraft Movie

We’ve been drip fed reports about test footage and even gorgeous painted recreations of unreleased trailers, but here is our first official look at Duncan Jones’ Warcraft: The gloriously detailed visage of Orc chieftain Orgrim Doomhammer!


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Wired have officially unveiled our first good look at the mindblowing work of Industrial Light and Magic for the film, who created the fearsome Blackrock Orc based on files from World of Warcraft creators Blizzard, and references pictures from the man who’s playing him, Rob Kazinsky. Yes, somewhere under this mass of Orcish muscle is Rob Kazinsky.

Meet Ogrim The Orc In This Amazing First Peek At The Warcraft Movie

But even without the mindboggling attempt to see Kazinsky in the face of the gigantic Orgrim, it’s insane to see the cartoonish artstyle that has come to define the Warcraft series for decades, rendered with painstakingly realistic detail.

Looks like we’re in for a lot of amazing visual eye candy in this movie. Warcraft is due for release June 10, 2016.


great job maintaining the look of the games


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[CavaliersFTW]

:oldlol:

[Nanners]

ill be shocked if this movie doesnt suck balls, but that new mad max movie turned out good so i guess anything is possible.

[CavaliersFTW]

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looks like YouTuber ELPRESADOR

[Derka]

This movie should have been made six or seven years ago when WoW was making every other MMO its bitch. That being said, Duncan Jones seems to have a genuine interest in doing right by the franchise and the bits of his vision for the film that he's shared so far have been intriguing to say the least. I don't think it'll do gangbusters business in cinemas by any stretch, but he might make it translate well.

I've been peeping in on some of the reaction from WoW nerds in various corners of the net and it is precisely as dweebish and hilarious as you would expect: "OGRIM HAD HAIR IN WARCRAFT 2 AND NOW HE HAS NO HAIR, WORST MOVIE EVER I HATE YOU BLIZZARD" :oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:

[Joshumitsu]

It won't be the LOTR or Star Wars of this era.

But it could be like Narnia where they make a financially successful movie every other 3-4 years.

People still want to see elves, wizards, epic battles, sword fights, etc. With Game of Throne's influence, the story will probably involve more gritty, political stuff (and naked chicks) too to draw in crowds.

[Nanners]

Why's that?

its a movie based off a video game :oldlol:

[ItsMillerTime]

Oh shit Travis Fimmel aka Ragnar Lothbrok is in this? Ben Foster too? Yup I'll be watching.

[Bandito]

The new market is movies based on video games FYI. Super hero movies is so last year.

[Derka]

its a movie based off a video game :oldlol:
Felt the same way when I heard Guardians of the Galaxy was getting its own movie, directed by the guy who used to write Toxic Avengers scripts. That one turned out a little better than okay.

If Uwe Boll was directing this...I might laugh along with you. Thankfully he's nowhere near this.

[Nanners]

Felt the same way when I heard Guardians of the Galaxy was getting its own movie, directed by the guy who used to write Toxic Avengers scripts. That one turned out a little better than okay.

If Uwe Boll was directing this...I might laugh along with you. Thankfully he's nowhere near this.

yeah i was also surprised by how well guardians of the galaxy turned out.

i hope this movie is good, its just hard not to be skeptical.

[rezznor]

its a movie based off a video game :oldlol:
while true, blizzard games and the warcraft franchise in particular have alot of deep world building and complex backstories to them. there are a ton of storylines to choose from. this isn't going to be a movie about a plumber and gorilla...

[Joshumitsu]

The new market is movies based on video games FYI. Super hero movies is so last year.

You may be onto something here.

I predict an adaptation of Metal Gear Solid and Warcraft to do pretty well. Maybe even Halo, too.

And an adaptation of Mass Effect has potential to be the LOTR/Star Wars of this era.

Things like Assassin's Creed or Hitman won't do as well imo.

[Derka]

You may be onto something here.

I predict an adaptation of Metal Gear Solid and Warcraft to do pretty well. Maybe even Halo, too.

And an adaptation of Mass Effect has potential to be the LOTR/Star Wars of this era.

Things like Assassin's Creed or Hitman won't do as well imo.

I'm stunned that after the first Hitman flick was such shit, they elected to come back for a second round. It looks absurd. Until I see 47 dressed like a mailman slipping anthrax into his target's mail, I won't believe that Hollywood really understands how that dude is supposed to function.

Meanwhile, Tom Hardy is set to star as Sam Fisher in a film set in the Splinter Cell universe.

[dunksby]

Warcraft is a great franchise, gameplay and story wise, also has lot of books written as spin offs in its universe. I'd rather watch a Warcraft movie than another boring piece of shit made by Peter Jackson.

[Godzuki]

blizzard most likely won't be making a corny movie. all of their cut scenes are some of the sickest action sequences with a edge. they've never done anything half ass. if they went into movie making they'd probably out do marvel. probably the only ones who could pull that off :pimp:

[ApexPredator]

Is this an animated movie? Because if it is not and that first pick is CGI in a live action movie, then it looks like crap.

[jamal99]

I thinks it's gonna be good. Blizzard had great games with good stories and fantastic cinematics. They chose a good director and cast, they have tons of lore with cool characters. Pretty sure it's gonna be decent at least...

[Swaggin916]

Until we get live action pokemon I'll never be satisfied

[Droid101]

The franchise? The franchise is a joke. Every ****ing mission is a ****ing pop-culture reference. This movie will suck, no doubt about it.

[Legends66NBA7]

Base if off Warcraft 1-3 and make Thrall and Arthas the main characters.

In the future, I wonder what if they do a StarCraft movie after 2 ?

[dunksby]

The franchise? The franchise is a joke. Every ****ing mission is a ****ing pop-culture reference. This movie will suck, no doubt about it.
Warcraft =/= WOW, don't stick your nose where LeBron doesn't belong.

[Derka]

Base if off Warcraft 1-3 and make Thrall and Arthas the main characters.

In the future, I wonder what if they do a StarCraft movie after 2 ?
Given the cast of characters, it's safe to assume it's a cinematic retelling of the first Warcraft game from 1994. Durotan and Anduin Lothar are the protagonists.

[dunksby]

Given the cast of characters, it's safe to assume it's a cinematic retelling of the first Warcraft game from 1994. Durotan and Anduin Lothar are the protagonists.
From the looks of it, they are planning to make a few more sequels, till they get to TFT, wouldn't be surprised if they started milking it beyong Warcraft and into WOW territory. Superhero movies do well, LOTR did well, Warcraft got shitloads of both :pimp:

[eriX]

Let's be honest they already know the entire fanbase of warcraft and WoW players will flock to see this movie, which is already millions of people. I know I will see this movie no matter what, so either way this movie is a success already.

[Derka]

From the looks of it, they are planning to make a few more sequels, till they get to TFT, wouldn't be surprised if they started milking it beyong Warcraft and into WOW territory. Superhero movies do well, LOTR did well, Warcraft got shitloads of both :pimp:
I would imagine sequels will be a thing if this first one does good business in theaters.

[jamal99]

Let's be honest they already know the entire fanbase of warcraft and WoW players will flock to see this movie, which is already millions of people. I know I will see this movie no matter what, so either way this movie is a success already.
At it's peak, WoW had like 15 million subscribers and there's shitload of people who played Warcraft 3 but never WoW, so that's a pretty good base to start. Not to mention how many people will see it if the reviews are any good and the word gets out and fanatics who will watch it multiple times...

[dunksby]

I think this will be the X-Men/Spider-Man of the video game genre as the first successful, good film, paving the way for a shitstorm of video game adaptions such as Halo, Mass Effect, Uncharted, The Last of Us, Assassin's Creed, Metal Gear Solid, etc.

At the same time, I don't think these will have the same affect as book adaptions. Books are filled with only words, leaving you to visualise everything. Movies do that for you. With video games, a lot of it is cinematic already, and when you adapt a video game to the big screen, it will most likely only feel like that video game with real-life graphics and you watching someone else play it.

People enjoy watching other people playing video games though nowadays, so maybe this could work.
Warcraft franchise mostly has shitty graphics and even Warcraft III that has OK graphics is far from anything close resembling a movie.

[jamal99]

Warcraft franchise mostly has shitty graphics and even Warcraft III that has OK graphics is far from anything close resembling a movie.
But their cinematics were great for that time...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luuUE0x7-TY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsTonu0mcGg

[eriX]

Warcraft franchise mostly has shitty graphics and even Warcraft III that has OK graphics is far from anything close resembling a movie.

not sure if serious or have you not seen the cinematics they do for WoW.

[dunksby]

But their cinematics were great for that time...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luuUE0x7-TY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsTonu0mcGg
You mean Thrall's dream and such? They are very few while most important stuff happens during cutscenes.

[dunksby]

not sure if serious or have you not seen the cinematics they do for WoW.
Have you ever played Warcraft I?

[Derka]

Have you ever played Warcraft I?
You're not honestly of the mind that they're going to strive for the cinematic quality of a 21-year old game that was made on computers that could be outperformed by your average iPhone and on a budget of pizza and farts, are you? The current generation of Warcraft, Diablo and StarCraft cinematic work Blizzard is coming up with is top-notch stuff...its silly to compare what they were capable of then with what they're cranking out now.

I can distinctly remember when the Warcraft movie was only just confirmed as happening...Sam Raimi hadn't even been attached to it yet. I was pretty heavy into my World of Warcraft addiction at the time and there was a solid chunk of the community that was of a mind that the quality of Blizzard's cinematics work was becoming such that an entire direct-to-DVD feature done completely in that style might turn out better than an Avatar/LoTR-inspired blend of live action and mo-cap.

Now if the stills of Ogrim Doomhammer are any indication, the mo-cap is coming along f*cking fantastically...so that argument might fall by the wayside soon.

[dunksby]

You're not honestly of the mind that they're going to strive for the cinematic quality of a 21-year old game that was made on computers that could be outperformed by your average iPhone and on a budget of pizza and farts, are you? The current generation of Warcraft, Diablo and StarCraft cinematic work Blizzard is coming up with is top-notch stuff...its silly to compare what they were capable of then with what they're cranking out now.

I can distinctly remember when the Warcraft movie was only just confirmed as happening...Sam Raimi hadn't even been attached to it yet. I was pretty heavy into my World of Warcraft addiction at the time and there was a solid chunk of the community that was of a mind that the quality of Blizzard's cinematics work was becoming such that an entire direct-to-DVD feature done completely in that style might turn out better than an Avatar/LoTR-inspired blend of live action and mo-cap.

Now if the stills of Ogrim Doomhammer are any indication, the mo-cap is coming along f*cking fantastically...so that argument might fall by the wayside soon.
That's exactly my point, I'm not going to pass on the movie because they had good cinematic scenes, which was the point of the post which I quoted initially.

[eriX]

Have you ever played Warcraft I?

yeah I have and?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLzhlsEFcVQ

does this look like shitty graphics to you?

[dunksby]

yeah I have and?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLzhlsEFcVQ

does this look like shitty graphics to you?
You don't have to link me shit, I played those games when they got out, THE GAME HAS SHITTY GRAPHICS. Cinematics =/= actual game graphics.

[Shade8780]

That's exactly my point, I'm not going to pass on the movie because they had good cinematic scenes, which was the point of the post which I quoted initially.
No, you took it too literal. I didn't mean the Warcraft film will be comparable to 1994 MS-DOS graphics. I meant video game adaptions in general will look just like the games, but in real life, while in book adaptions, you don't get visuals, so watching them transferred to the big screen is a completely different experience.

Nonetheless, I have a lot of hype for this. Never played a Warcraft game, but this has a lot of potential.

[Shade8780]

Also, if that orc picture didn't impress you enough, there was a short tidbit from the film shown at Blizzcon and everyone who saw it came out very impressed. Heard it looked like Avatar and TLotR films combined.

[dunksby]

No, you took it too literal. I didn't mean the Warcraft film will be comparable to 1994 MS-DOS graphics. I meant video game adaptions in general will look just like the games, but in real life, while in book adaptions, you don't get visuals, so watching them transferred to the big screen is a completely different experience.

Nonetheless, I have a lot of hype for this. Never played a Warcraft game, but this has a lot of potential.
Of course it's going to be amazing, because they are using today's crazy CGI, and Orgrim looks really good, I have been anticipating this movie since 06.

[Out_In_Utah]

first pictures are out of Ogrim Doomhammer



great job maintaining the look of the games


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