June 27th, 2007, posted by FofR | Digg This
Speaking at the Hollywood and Game summit keynote, Thomas Tull (Legendary Pictures Chairman) provided some rest-bite, ensuring us that the movie will be dealt with as necessary. He begins,
“We’re doing World of Warcraft, and making it into a movie. I have very strong feelings — from the movie side — that making movies based on games just because they sold well is a really bad idea. There’ve been some like that that weren’t up to snuff just out of the gate. It doesn’t matter to us if it’s based on a graphic novel like [Frank Miller's] 300, or a TV show – if there’s a great universe and story, that’s what’s interesting to us.”
In the following Question and Answer session Tull stated that Legendary and Blizzard are working very closely together to get the storyline perfect by pinpointing what makes up the essence of the Warcraft universe:
“I think some of the stuff that makes a game translate well into a movie is a good story. If there’s a lore, if there’s a road and story and a world that’s been created, and characters that are interesting in a way that’s more than just point and shoot. You have to look at it and not make a novelty out of it. Not just look at sales records. Blizzard plays a very important role in this process. If you’ve created a game, be it Halo, Gears Of War, or Warcraft [each being transformed into a movie] - you came up with something that’s compelling enough to resonate with a huge number of people. There has to be a trust, and you have to at some point hand over the baton to people who know how to make films.”
“We are working very closely with the designers and writers, and they’re very involved. I think on the bigger [films] you have to have that. They’re sitting right there at the table with us as we develop the story and the script, and I think we’re nailing the story and what’s compelling about it.”
Via Gamasutra where you can find more news from the Hollywood and Game summit.
February 5th, 2008 at 8:37 am
Making a real life Warcraft will be a failure. And you know it will. So why not take up a computer animated full length movie like the cinematics. Not only would it be in sync with original cinematics that fans have already seen, but it’ll be a break through in movie animation. Beowulf tried to do something with it, and it looked really good in my opinion. They just chose the wrong story.
February 8th, 2008 at 5:32 am
I agree with Kyle. Beowulf was good-wrong story however. They should to that with Wacraft because if real-life actors are used fans will think, ‘What the heel?’ This isn’t Warcraft-its shit. Thats my opinion.
February 8th, 2008 at 5:58 am
i agree w/ kyle
February 12th, 2008 at 10:44 am
I thiink this would be an amazing film….my whole family plays the game and we were saying they should make a movie….so i looked it up and found this it made me so excited….it is a great idea….i give the idea 10 gold stars=)
February 26th, 2008 at 9:11 am
I totally agree with Kyle. World of Warcrat is simply NOT real life. It is fantasy, a completely different world. I suggest putting up a poll on this website where people can vote wether or not the movie shall be “real life” or “computer animated”. I’d most definitely vote for computer animated, just like the cinematics that comes with the game. They are brilliant..
February 26th, 2008 at 9:12 am
In case my last comment did not get registered. To sum it all up. I totally agree with Kyle. Make this movie using comuter graphics like the cinematics..
March 30th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Personally, i think they should use the graphics from the movies that WoW has. hmmm….thats the wrong way to say it… The cinematics from the intro movies would probably be good. As well as the cutscenes in the original game.
April 22nd, 2008 at 2:29 pm
I have to agree with Kyle. I love the cinematic form Blizz uses to introduce the WoW games..why not use that in the movie.
June 30th, 2008 at 12:33 am
I want to be an extra!!