World of Warcraft - The Movie; $100M Budget, and more info

2007-08-08 19:48:40

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blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|6655

Hundreds of attendees here at BlizzCon took time off from playing StarCraft II and the newly announced World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, to attend a spirited panel on the upcoming WOW movie, plans for which finally seem to be coalescing. Blizzard COO Paul Sams and chief creative officer Chris Metzen joined Legendary Pictures' CEO Thomas Tull and chief creative officer Jon Jashni onstage to dish on the current production status of Blizzard's first movie, which the company has been trying to get off the ground for a good five years now.

The audience of diehard fans seemed pleased with Blizzard's choice to partner with Legendary on the WOW movie, given the cheers that erupted at the mention of the company's recent fan-favorite hits like 300 and Batman Begins. Tull reiterated several times his company's commitment to creating "not a video game movie," but rather a grand fantasy epic--one on the order of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings adaptation--that just happens to be based on a video game property. He also said Legendary is targeting a roughly $100 million budget for a film it hopes to release in 2009, and confirmed emphatically that the movie will be live-action rather than animated. No firm decisions have yet been made on director, cast, or the use of practical versus computer-generated special effects.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6176224.ht … top;more;5

Do you think EA should make a bf2 movie?

2007-08-08 19:49:19

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Archer: rapes face; +161|6434|Canuckistan

It'll totally be a B movie.

2007-08-08 19:51:14

#3

blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|6655

Archer wrote:
It'll totally be a B movie.

yeah EA needs to counteract this with their own bf2 or bf2142 movie

2007-08-08 19:54:59

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SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6578|Mountains of NC

HA HA HA I hope its directed by :

https://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p216/uwerules/Uweboll1.jpg

He made movies like Bloodrayne, House of the Dead and for some reason they keep giving him money

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/17445/carhartt.jpg

2007-08-08 19:56:00

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blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|6655

SEREMAKER wrote:
HA HA HA I hope its directed by :
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p216 … eboll1.jpg

He made movies like Bloodrayne, House of the Dead and for some reason they keep giving him money

btw I heard they are making Bloodrayne 2 Uwe is going to be directing it

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2007-08-08 20:00:11

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SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6578|Mountains of NC

blademaster wrote:
SEREMAKER wrote:
HA HA HA I hope its directed by :
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p216 … eboll1.jpg

He made movies like Bloodrayne, House of the Dead and for some reason they keep giving him money
btw I heard they are making Bloodrayne 2 Uwe is going to be directing it

Heres a better one : "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale"

Cast : Jason Statham, Leelee Sobieski, John Rhys-Davies, Ron Perlman, Matthew Lillard, Burt Reynolds, Kristanna Loken, Ray Liotta, Claire Forlani, Will Sanderson

Set in Merry Old England with Burt Reynolds and Ray liotta

2007-08-08 20:04:39

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Ty: Mass Media Casualty; +2,398|6784|Noizyland

How many nerds will be lining up to get roles as extras do you reckon?
Pathetic. Blam that piece of crap.

[Blinking eyes thing]
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2007-08-08 20:06:14

#8

jsnipy: ...; +3,276|6532|...

Ty wrote:
How many nerds will be lining up to get roles as extras do you reckon?
Pathetic. Blam that piece of crap.

this might beat out the dork factor only found in the opening of a star trek movie

2007-08-08 20:11:42

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Private_Adam: Medic since 1942; +245|6661|United States

The world of warcraft movie will fail

2007-08-08 20:14:47

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Bevo: Nah; +718|6530|Austin, Texas

This is worse than that time that I was waiting for a doctor's appointment and The Wiggles were on TV.

2007-08-08 20:16:26

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SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6578|Mountains of NC

MadKatter wrote:
This is worse than that time that I was waiting for a doctor's appointment and The Wiggles were on TV.

don't even want to know and don't bother posting the meaning bc I won't check in fear of something truly gay

2007-08-08 20:31:34

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r2zoo: Knowledge is power, guard it well; +126|6606|Michigan, USA

SEREMAKER wrote:
MadKatter wrote:
This is worse than that time that I was waiting for a doctor's appointment and The Wiggles were on TV.
don't even want to know and don't bother posting the meaning bc I won't check in fear of something truly gay

lol, its a childrens educational show where a group of guys sing songs mostly and teach values and that stuff. Not really "gay" unless you want to see it that way.

2007-08-08 23:29:14

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Sisco: grandmaster league revivalist; +493|6353

I´m looking forward to this, because it could be the climax, that brings down the WoW-plague.
As with most movies based on games, they suck big time (remember Doom? Muahahaha! Although I liked the 1st person view )!
As for shooters its not that big a deal, rpg-nerds tend to go berserk if their beloved game and real-life replacement gets twisted by Hollywood.
I hope they start hating each other, because some like the movie, some do not and then abandon the game completely. But since they are already infected, they probably just go dive into another mmorpg. There are enough available or rather in development.

We shall see.

Sisco out.

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2007-08-08 23:37:22

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Fenris_GreyClaw: Real Хорошо; +826|6529|Adelaide, South Australia

blademaster wrote:
and confirmed emphatically that the movie will be live-action rather than animated.

Live action? I may be a fan of the Warcraft lore, but this is a mistake.

2007-08-08 23:41:50

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=NHB=Shadow: hi; +322|6375|California

Fenris_GreyClaw wrote:
blademaster wrote:
and confirmed emphatically that the movie will be live-action rather than animated.
Live action? I may be a fan of the Warcraft lore, but this is a mistake.

as long as warcraft 4 comes after it im good.

2007-08-08 23:42:19

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Catbox: forgiveness; +505|6726

whos gonna leave their house and stop playing WOW to go see it... lol?

Love is the answer

2007-08-09 00:32:58

#17

RavyGravy: Son.; +617|6415|NSW, Australia

yes,i have lost all faith in humanity

thanks for asking

2007-08-09 00:34:38

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Fenris_GreyClaw: Real Хорошо; +826|6529|Adelaide, South Australia

[TUF]Catbox wrote:
whos gonna leave their house and stop playing WOW to go see it... lol?

Fool, they'll download the movie and simply have it on in the corner of the screen.

2007-08-09 00:38:02

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Ubersturmbannfuhrer: I am a fucking homosexual; +211|6616|Parainen, Finland

A starcraft movie would have been a much better choice.... I would have loved seeing Raynor kicking some Jormungand Brood ass!!!!!

2007-08-09 00:38:11

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gene_pool: Banned; +519|6631|Gold coast, Aus.

WoW is the cancer that is killing everything.

2007-08-09 00:45:24

#21

Doctor Strangelove: Real Battlefield Veterinarian.; +1,758|6478

$20 that Star Craft 2 becomes vaporware

2007-08-09 00:47:37

#22

stryyker: bad touch; +1,682|6730|California

Starcraft > Warcraft.

Although the Gears of War movie will make up for it.

2007-08-09 01:13:40

#23

Coopervisor: Member; +2|6384

Ty wrote:
How many nerds will be lining up to get roles as extras do you reckon?
Pathetic. Blam that piece of crap.

How many nerds will be lining up to reply to a topic about a "pathetic" movie?

Oh wait, you answered it yourself.

2007-08-09 01:15:12

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henno13: A generally unremarkable member; +230|6358|Belfast

good lord
*goes into a mental breakdown*

2007-08-09 01:22:32

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gene_pool: Banned; +519|6631|Gold coast, Aus.

Private_Adam wrote:
The world of warcraft movie will fail

The saddest thing is, while it will fail, there will be so many WoW faggots paying to see it over and over that blizzard/whoever is making it will still be winning.

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