It appears that Uwe Boll applied to Blizzard for the role of director in the World of Warcraft movie. Shock horror I hear you all cry, especially when such an astoundingly bad director has these views about making a faithful adaptation:
“You go for it, to please the game fans, but on the other hand if you have the hard core gamers, they live in their own world. And you cannot fulfill their ideas from a video game based movie, it’s impossible. And to be honest, the real gamers are the typical download guys, right? They don’t pay anything for movies, because they illegally download the movies. So why I should please these guys? I need the normal audience.”
In the MTV article, Boll goes on to say that he spoke with Blizzard about helming the WoW movie:
“I got in contact with Paul Sams of Blizzard, and he said, ‘We will not sell the movie rights, not to you…especially not to you. Because it’s such a big online game success, maybe a bad movie would destroy that ongoing income, what the company has with it.”
Good news all round I say! Here, here, let’s move on to some good potential directors…
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TAHNK YOU!!!now hopefully there won’t be any close calls like this. A lot of ppl want it good.
So much obviousness in this update… very conforting nonetheless.
”…especially not to you.”. Paul Sams is now a public hero.
On the other hand, he quoted Paul Sams said “We will not sell the movie rights” and even if the context fits the phrase its rather disturbing after thinking about it for a while.
Perhaps that means no Warcraft movie untill no less than 2012 or 2020?
Fine by me. I would like to see a good movie instead of a rushed one.
Peter Jackson, Michael Bay, Steven Spielberg … get one of these and add 2–3-10 more hours to the movie … please, please, please and someone shoot Uwe Boll FFS !!!!!!
I like how he says “I need the normal audience”.I find that very funny.
Thank god. I do NOT want Uwe Boll working on a movie of this popularity.
What about Guillermo del Toro, Chris Nolan, maybe Alfonso Cuaron or Peter Jackson or even Tim Burton, but not Spielberg please!
Zack Snyder…and a few other brain stormers from the creators of 300.…hands down
Just hire Martin Falch — the creator of tales of the past
Considering how much time we spend running instances, 2 hours for a movie length would be absurd… Christ, i run Kara for 4–6 hours… make this one a long film. Just like the raids.
Tales of the past director! Its best movie iwe seen in times. I just wonder how nice movies he could create whit 100milj. budjet:D
Ok its been a while since this post… is there any news?
Get Guillermo, make it 3h epic movie and start filming for tv series. AND NO love storys or make them not to be the main thing like in HellBoy 2, that was fck disapointing.
Oh and gief us one char that is beautiful dark skinned night elf shadowpriest named Venomi (“venom eye”). That would make me happy.
burn in hell, mr. boll
but didn’t Uwe Boll kick butt on the Dungeon Siege movie? NOT
Boll game movies are 2 funny 2 funny for hardcore gamer 2 funny for me
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nO directOr can ever make a goOd movie out of this except when blizzard does it by itself it.this gaMe is toO goOd tO ruin.
The news is that blizzard fked the movie just like they fked the game.
incompetant devs and really bad support.
signed–
former wow player who isn’t drinking the kool aid.
I agree with raddraff, no one but blizzard can make this movie, it is too precious, it should be made like the previews in the game, that is awesome, dont use real people, they are not big or intimidating:)
The movie should definately be done with cgi its Blizzards strongest asset but if it must be done live action get michael bay to do some badass action scenes =D
I knew it!, i have confidence in Blizzard!
Blizzard Games were always high quality and as good as possible bug-free. I play since Warcraft I, and was never disappointed! More Computer Game Companies should take a piece from you.
I am confident that the movie will be a bombastic experience too.
Blizzard will find the correct Director, thats for sure!
I am looking forward to the date the movie comes to cinema and to the date i can buy it on blu ray.
Keep on and thank you!
Personally, I’d like to see a 2.5-3hr trilogy, starting from the very beginning, with Medievh (?) opening the first portal that allows the Orc hordes through. And it could end after where the games have taken place (the latest WOW exp) to lead up to the next warcraft game (free advertising inbuilt…). Also, they should focus on both quest and war perspective, as this is the combination which has made many great movies (and the lack of has made many duds), and because that’s what Warcraft has always been about.
Overall, the movie should be mostly comparable to LOTR, since that is the realm most similar to the Warcraft world. Heaps of fighting and magic, lots of big fantasy creatures (dragons, ogres, elementals, etc) a dozen hero’s trying to save their people, a handful of huge epic battles, and a few romantic moments. That’s how you make a fantasy movie.
I’m gonna go with Bryan Singer. I think he’s earned it
Hey guys. Simmo GREAT GREAT comment. you are absolutely right. also I think Peter Jackson (Lord Of The Rings) and Zack Snyder (300) should direct the movie and just to second tommygun, the movies should not have actors but should be made with the same engine as the intros are made with (this may cost ALOT of money). One last point is if you want Uwe Boll to stop making movies forever go to http://www.petitiononline.com and he will retire if the petition to stop him reaches 1’000’000. Thank you
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lol, Uwe Boll
i’m a HUGE fan of WoW and i love the work that blizzard has done but if they choose the wrong actors the film is gonna suck i think they should just use CGI and also after following there new ALLIANCE hero through the hopeful 3 part epic they should make a horde one about the orcs when they bfcame corrupt and opened a dark portal into azeroth and the plague the Undead are making should also be followed
hope blizzard read this.
making a WoW live movie can be very risky. The characters as animate is giving a totally different feel with live characters. Well, the process should come to an end soon but am sure this might not reach the peak of yours goal. I was very disappoint when they say live movie. As i mention before, with animate you got full control of characters and spells. With live is just gonna ruin it. “hey look, that spell is so fake”, “man, look at orc custom.”… anyway, I’ll keep my finger cross at the time being.
after a few search, i see that Uwe Boll done a few movies from video game… and i think he’s right. If the movie didn’t impress fan the word of idea gonna ruin the show. And since ppl play online, then likely they’ll download it…
Boys is 100% wrong. He’s also Uwe Boll. In the WoW universe its very easy to see what the players want.
A) It has to be an epicly long movie. as long as an entire Raid, maybe longer.
B) Cannot be directed by Uwe Boll.
C) Should be CG if possible
D) Has to focus on an actual story. It can be something done like Arthas or someone like that.
E) Also should be like the mangas (hear me out) The mangas have the little love story parts. but they are only a few pages long (so about 1–2 minutes) and ONLY to set up the epicness of the battles. So we see what their lives mean.
F) No Uwe Boll at all.
G) Can’t just be like Shoot em Up where they blow through some 10000 enemies with 5 people. (We need major battles here)
H) Has to feature all races to some degree (depending on where it is placed in the timeline, no draenei before the BC era, that crap)
I) The main group has to be a mix of Alliance and Horde, allying for the greater good of everyone.
J) Uwe Boll must die because of this film (at the very least there has to be a very vague reference to this:
“I got in contact with Paul Sams of Blizzard, and he said, ‘We will not sell the movie rights, not to you…especially not to you. Because it’s such a big online game success, maybe a bad movie would destroy that ongoing income, what the company has with it.”)
K) Some very well hidden easter eggs.
Hell we need to tell them what we want., thats my list so far.
To Badprenup from what I understand the movie is suppose to take place a few years before the mmo so before the core game and after Frozen Throne, probably 3 at the most and follows the life of an alliance solider who or name is I don’t know. This is all I understand from over hearing hearing some GM’s who was in Lordaeron undercity, when I was still playing WOW till my trial ran out of time.
Not that PG-13 is bad but seriously, if it hampers with the creativity and portrayal, you don’t need it.
Don’t turn the first movie into some half-baked compromise. Taking the current stories in the game and putting it into a movie isn’t a bad move either. You have the characters, lore, storyline.
In short, get the very best, I’m sure the gamers and fans of WoW will rise to preserve a game that we love. Too much crappy adaptations out there. We don’t need another one trying to fake a fantasy show that ends up B-grade.
To lousy directors like Uwe Boll: U fail. The director must first know the game, do the research, and understand it from within before he even starts opening his mouth about doing any form of directing. Same for any other project. How can a man of no vision create anything visionary.
Uwe Boll = Epic Fail CGI =
Wow he thinks people will download the video?! If it is a CGI, same quality and awesomeness of the WoTLK cinematic, then how much room do you think it would take up on a computer?!? The cinematic trailer was what 30 seconds and it was almost 100MB so in about 5 min of movie it would be 1GB so it would be a HUGE space on a computer. I am guessing somewhere around 18GB if it is the usual 1.5 hours long.
I agree, no Uwe Boll.
However, he DOES cast Kristanna Loken lots, and she would be worth having, no?
Thrall will be in the movie. It will be told primarily from the Alliance point of view The time of the movie is set about 1 year before World of Warcraft begins. The film is mainly about cultures in conflict. It won’t be an adventure movie like LoTR, more of a war film.
(Source : BlizzCon 2007)
The movie are set to be finished in 2011
So it is going to be a “Only 3D” film? and not like LoTR? If they make it like the cinematic i srly going to puke big time.. And whats with hole “download” thing…? If this film kicks ass who the f would download it? it needs to get up the big screen on B-Ray!!
How close to the game will they make it I wonder? How many tries will it take them to get inside an instance “Additional instances cannot be launched..” ROFL
Holy crap. Uwe Boll should get a spot in the movie as an actor… of a kobold, or murloc…
Would you like to go out tonight?
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Uwe Boll should be a name of a grey ‘short sword’ auto-equipped on a NE warrior upon creation.
ONTO the movie… wtb Disco/Shad specced priest melting face, EVERYONES face.
Least thats how it happens on my server.
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