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Warcraft (film)

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Warcraft, (also known as Warcraft: The Beginning), is a movie directed by Duncan Jones, produced by Legendary Pictures, and distributed by Universal Pictures. It began filming at the beginning of 2014, and was released on May 30, 2016 in the UK,[4] and on June 10, 2016 release date in the United States.[5] AMC and IMAX ran a promotion that allowed US moviegoers to see the movie early on June 8, 2016 at select AMC/IMAX 3D theaters.[6] However, the world premiere was in Paris on the night of May 24, 2016.[7][8][9]

As of late June 2016, the movie had made over $400 million worldwide.[10] China led all markets by a large margin by bringing in over $200 million by themselves.[10] The US was second at $44 million.[11] Russia, Germany, and France followed with $21.6 million, $13.8 million, and $10.9 million respectively.[10] South Korea led all other Asian countries at $8.4 million.[10] Brazil led all South American countries at $5.6 million.[10] Africa did not do that much, but in the Middle East, UAE registered around $2.3 million.[10]

The Blu-ray and DVD editions were not given a release date by June 2016, but it has been widely reported that the movie will be one of the first 4K blu-ray releases from Universal Pictures.[12] Pr-orders for blu-ray and DVD started on June 24, 2016.[13]

The movie had largely run its course as of mid-July 2016 with the last major country release in Japan on July 1, 2016,[14] but had made over $430 million worldwide.[2] China did most of the heavy lifting with $220 million.[3]

The official Warcraft Movie Weibo account (Chinese version of Twitter) strongly hinted that a sequel was likely to be made.[15]

Initial DVD and blu-ray sales were promising with Warcraft leading the pack in the first week after release.[16]

Release dates

Blu-ray and more

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Warcraft: The Beginning became available as DVD on September 27, 2016.[17] It was supposed to be available as Blu-Ray, 3D, and 4K Ultra on October 10, 2016,[18] but it was moved up to match the DVD release date apparently.[19]

Bonuses often missing

For those who purchase the movie on DVD or Blu-ray, some will receive the Medivh hero for Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, the Gul'dan hero for Heroes of the Storm, and a free digital copy of World of Warcraft[20] for a limited time, apparently.[citation needed] There is a serious problem where many physical copies have a sticker promising bonus items, but no codes or inserts are in the product when opened.[citation needed] The whole process seems to be handled badly with Blizzard claiming it's the manufacturers responsibility[21] and many retail stores being clueless or unhelpful.[22]

Digital download

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Warcraft: The Beginning was available for digital download on September 26, 2016.[18] Possibly, iTunes may get it on September 13, 2016.[23] Digital release is available on Amazon as of September 13, 2016.

In theaters

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Icon-usa-22x22 USA: June 10
Icon-china-22x22 China: June 8
Icon-britain-22x22 UK: May 30[24]
Icon-empty-22x22 Egypt: May 27[25]
Icon-france-22x22 France: May 25[25]
Icon-empty-22x22   World Premiere
Icon-germany-22x22 Germany: May 26[25]
Icon-italy-22x22 Italy: June 1[25]
Icon-empty-22x22 Philippines: May 25
Icon-portugal-22x22 Portugal: June 9[25]
Icon-russia-22x22 Russia: May 26[25]
Icon-empty-22x22 South Africa: June 17[25]
Icon-spain-22x22 Spain: June 3[25]
Icon-empty-22x22 Turkey: June 3[25]
Icon-empty-22x22 Australia: Jun 16[26]
Icon-empty-22x22 New Zealand: Jun 16[27]
Icon-japan-22x22 Japan: July 1[28]
Icon-eu-22x22 Austria: May 27[25]
Icon-eu-22x22 Belgium: June 1[25]
Icon-eu-22x22 Czech Republic: June 9[25]
Icon-eu-22x22 Denmark: May 26[25]
Icon-eu-22x22 Finland: June 10[25]
Icon-eu-22x22 Greece: June 9[25]
Icon-eu-22x22 Hungary: May 26[25]
Icon-eu-22x22 Iceland: May 27[25]
Icon-empty-22x22 Israel: June 9[25]
Icon-eu-22x22 Netherlands: June 2[29]
Icon-empty-22x22   (was June 9?)[25]
Icon-eu-22x22 Norway: May 27[25]
Icon-eu-22x22 Romania: June 10[25]
Icon-empty-22x22 Sweden: May 27[25]
Icon-empty-22x22 Switzerland: May 25[25]
Icon-empty-22x22 Bosnia & Herzegovina: June 02
Icon-eu-22x22 Bulgaria: June 10[25]
Icon-eu-22x22 Croatia: June 9[25]
Icon-eu-22x22 Cyprus: June 23[25]
Icon-eu-22x22 Estonia: June 10[25]
Icon-eu-22x22 Latvia: May 27[25]
Icon-empty-22x22 Lebanon: May 26[25]
Icon-eu-22x22 Lithuania: June 10[25]
Icon-eu-22x22 Poland: June 10[25]
Icon-eu-22x22 Serbia &: May 28[cn][30]
Icon-eu-22x22 Montenegro
Icon-eu-22x22 Slovenia: May 26[25]
Icon-empty-22x22 UAE: May 26[25]
Icon-eu-22x22 Ukraine: June 6[25]

Synopsis

Official synopsis

THE PEACEFUL REALM OF AZEROTH STANDS ON THE BRINK OF WAR AS ITS CIVILIZATION FACES A FEARSOME RACE OF INVADERS: ORC WARRIORS FLEEING THEIR DYING HOME TO COLONIZE ANOTHER. AS A PORTAL OPENS TO CONNECT THE TWO WORLDS, ONE ARMY FACES DESTRUCTION AND THE OTHER FACES EXTINCTION. FROM OPPOSING SIDES, TWO HEROES ARE SET ON A COLLISION COURSE THAT WILL DECIDE THE FATE OF THEIR FAMILY, THEIR PEOPLE AND THEIR HOME.
SO BEGINS A SPECTACULAR SAGA OF POWER AND SACRIFICE IN WHICH WAR HAS MANY FACES, AND EVERYONE FIGHTS FOR SOMETHING.

Cast and crew

Crew

Director - Duncan Jones[31][32]
Executive Producer - Stuart Fenegan[32][32][33][34]
Executive Producer - Jillian Share[33][34]
Executive Producer - Brent O'Connor[33][34]
Executive Producer - Mike Morhaime (Blizzard)[34]
Executive Producer - Paul W. Sams (Blizzard)[34]
Co-Producer - Rob Pardo (Blizzard)[34]
Co-Producer - Chris Metzen (Blizzard)[34]
Co-Producer - Nicholas S. Carpenter (Blizzard)[35][34]
Co-Producer - Rebecca Steel Roven[34]
Producer - Charles Roven[32][33][34]
Producer - Alex Gartner[32] (Atlas Entertainment)[33][34]
Producer - Thomas Tull (Legendary Pictures)[32][33][34]
Producer - Jon Jashni (Legendary Pictures)[32][33][34]
Writer - Duncan Jones[33][34]
Writer - Charles Leavitt[32][34]
Visual Effects Director - Bill Westenhofer[36][37][35]
Visual Effects Supervisor (ILM) - Jeff White[38][39]
Animation Supervisor - Hal Hickel[39]
VFX Supervisor - Jason Smith[39]
Visual Effects Art Director - Christian Alzmann[39]
Music Composer - Ramin Djawadi[40]
Cinematography - Simon Duggan[37]
Production Designer - Gavin Bocquet[41]
Costume Designer - Mayes Rubeo[37][38]
Set Decorator - Elizabeth Wilcox[42]
Movement Coach - Terry Notary[43]
Stunts and Orc Mo-cap assist - Daniel Cudmore[43]
Blizzard Concept Artist - Wei Wang[44]

Cast

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Development history

2006 - 2008

In a May 9, 2006 press release, Blizzard Entertainment and Legendary Pictures (makers of Batman Begins and 300) announced that they will develop a live-action film set in the Warcraft universe.[64] Legendary Pictures has acquired the movie rights for the game universe, and both companies are now focused on translating the Warcraft experience to the big screen. Uwe Boll attempted to apply for the job of director, from which Blizzard CEO Paul Sams replied "We will not sell the movie rights, not to you…especially not to you."[65] At BlizzCon 2008, according to Mike Morhaime, a script was being written.[66] Chris Metzen mentioned that the film will be action-packed and violent, stating "We're definitely not going to make a G or a PG version of this. It's not PillowfightCraft."[67]

2009 - 2011

The live-action film was set for release in 2009,[67] but was later rescheduled to 2011.[68] On July 22, 2009, Blizzard Entertainment announced that Sam Raimi would become the Warcraft movie director, but in July 2012 he told Crave Online that he would not direct due to committing to the movie Oz: The Great and Powerful.[69]

In 2010 it was announced that Filipina cosplay goddess Alodia Gosengfiao would likely star in the movie,[70][71] but this was never confirmed by any official sources.

2012

As of early 2012, the movie has still not been announced to be in production, so the chances of it being made are getting lower by the year. At Comic Con 2011, Chris Metzen said the movie was not dead, but gave few useful details saying it was still in the "treatment stage".[72] In mid-March 2012, Nethaera said the movie is "still on the radar" with no other update.[73]

According to IMDB, the manuscript writer will be Chris Metzen. (Jesse Wigutow was mentioned, but has been removed).[74] IMDB information on pre-release movies should be taken as suspect, though. IMDB generally only removes false information if someone reports it.

2013

Not much happened through late 2012, but in late January 2013, Legendary Pictures announced that director Duncan Jones had been attached to the production,[32] sparking some hope the filming might start. No specific development news has come out so far in Spring 2013, but lots of indirect evidence of film production has cropped up. However, previous Director, Sam Raimi, did explain why he left the project in 2013. He revealed that a lot of pre-production work was done by him and Robert Rodat (script writer), but Blizzard effectively vetoed their work and he largely blamed it on their mismanagement.[75]

The film now appears to be real with an official announcement and short teaser at Comic-Con 2013.[76] The film is supposed to begin principal photography some time in early 2014.[77]

Comic-Con teaser

A very short visual teaser for the film was introduced by current director, Duncan Jones, at San Diego Comic-Con.[76] Here is a brief description of the teaser which was not released to the public:[78]

A view of a desolate, dry landscape full of rocky outcroppings that pans to a scruffy, armored human soldier drinking water from a leather skin. A cage with rocks in it is shown followed by a squeaking noise as a green tinged sky is shown with dark clouds and green lightning. The waterskin is tossed to the ground and the soldier draws his sword with a sound of metal ringing off metal. The human walks over to the skeleton a fallen soldier and picks up the soldier's shield. He smashes his sword on the shield, apparently testing it. Cut to the muscled green arm (likely of an orc) of a creature heading toward the soldier. They circle each other with flashes of green skin and some armor as they charge each other. An extreme closeup of the orc as it raises its hammer and brings it down as the human raises his shield. Cut to black. A Warcraft logo. And then the Blizzard Entertainment logo.

Officially announced to release in late 2015

It has been announced to be released on December 18, 2015.[33]

Official release pushed to spring 2016

Apparently the next installment of the Star Wars franchise was scheduled for late 2015, so it apparently prompted the studio to move the Warcraft film release to March 16, 2016.[5]

Official release delayed now to summer 2016

The reasons were not specifically given (perhaps to take advantage of traditional action movie summer season), but the studios delayed the release again to June 10, 2016.[79][80]

Significant casting lined up

By early December 2013, several cast members have been confirmed or mostly confirmed. Among them: Travis Fimmel ('Vikings'), Paula Patton ('Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol'), Ben Foster ('3:10 to Yuma'), Toby Kebbell ('The Counselor'), and Rob Kazinsky ('Pacific Rim'). Negotiations with Dominic Cooper ('Captain America: The Winter Soldier') are also being finalized.

Financing and distribution

According to the LA Times: "...Universal, a unit of NBCUniversal, will market, co-finance and distribute Legendary films for five years beginning in 2014..."[81]

2014

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Legendary Pictures began production on the film on January 13th, 2014 in Vancouver, Canada which spanned up to 5 months as Director Duncan Jones announces Warcraft film officially wrapped on May 23, 2014.

2015

On April 23, 2015 Legendary Pictures announced release date changes for Warcraft to move from March 11th, 2016 to June 10th, 2016.[5] Although not officially announced by the studio, the changes were most likely made to avoid the March 25, 2016 release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

A prequel graphic novel, Warcraft: Bonds of Brotherhood, was announced as in the works on July 9, 2015,[82] but with not much followup until April 2016.

The official trailer was announced to be released on November 6, 2015.[83] It debuted during the opening ceremony of BlizzCon 2015.[84]

There was no general movie panel, but WoWWiki got to cover the press-only movie panel that began with a re-screening of the trailer for press only.

2016

In early February 2016, Universal UK, the UK distributor, announced the UK release date for the movie would move up to May 30th, 2016.[4] No reasons were given, but some have speculated it is to coincide with the Spring Bank holiday which falls on May 30th.[85]

In an interview with Australia's FilmInk, Duncan Jones hinted that he was trying to get a cameo done with Chris Metzen.[86]

An official TV Spot (#1) was released January 24th, 2016[87] and a second one (#2) on March 17th, 2016.[88] An apparent Twitter video exclusive trailer was posted March 19th, 2016.[89]

In May 2016, Universal announced that it would not restrict which theaters Warcraft could play in across the U.S., basically ending a practice called "distributor clearance" which was more like exclusivity agreements with certain theater chains in certain regions.[90]

Warcraft movie promotion

Main article: Warcraft movie promotion

Previously called "World of Warcraft: Ultimate Movie Edition", the promotion became official on May 17. 2016.[91] The only US theater chains participating are from the Regal Entertainment Group: Regal Cinemas, United Artists Theaters, and Edwards Theaters.[91] Unfortunately, some of the larger theater chains (AMC, Cinemark, and Cineplex) in the US and Canada don't appear to be participating.[91] Also, it appeared that only Brazil was including 30 days of free game time,[91] but Blizzard sources supposedly said it will be for all recipients.[92] Promotional period varies by country and theater chain.

Benefits:[91]

  • Alliance and Horde transmog items for players who log in from May 25 and August 1.
    • A server side update will theoretically allow these items to be mailed to characters of the opposite faction and convert on arrival to the appropriate faction type.[93]
  • Digital copy of World of Warcraft (presumably includes up through Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found.).
  • 30 days of free game time.[92]
  • Regal Crown Club-only: The opportunity to enter to win two tickets to BlizzCon 2016.

World of Warcraft: Ultimate Movie Edition

In early February 2016, a Reddit user posted a screenshot of a survey appearing to be from Blizzard asking about interest in a World of Warcraft "Ultimate Movie Edition" promotion,[94] that was later verified as legitimate by a blue post.[95] It's not clear how much work has progressed on this promotion or whether it will appear at all.

WCMovieReward Survey screenshot from MMOChampion

Warcraft: Bonds of Brotherhood

IGN reported that Legendary will publish graphic novel called Warcraft: Bonds of Brotherhood as a prequel story to the movie.[96]

Movie bonuses mostly confirmed

A Belgian/French movie theater chain, Kinepolis, apparently informed the Warcraft fan site, Mamytwink.com, that movie tickets from them will include a code to unlock transmogs, access to digital download of World of Warcraft through the Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Warlords of Draenor expansion, and 1 month free game time.[97] The code should be emailed in mid to late May 2016.[98] Until details come from other sources, including a US source, this info may not apply globally.

Pre-release in US at AMC/IMAX 3D theaters

AMC and IMAX are pre-releasing the movie in select theaters in the US as part of a promotion for IMAX 3D.[6] More theaters were added on May 19, 2016.[99]

Here is the list of select locations:[100][101][99]

Arizona
  • Harkins Arizona Mills 25 (Tempe)Added
    (online tickets coming soon)
California
  • AMC Century City 15 (Los Angeles)
  • AMC Metreon 16 (San Francisco)
  • Edwards Long Beach Stadium 26Added
  • AMC Universal CityWalk 19 (Los Angeles)
  • Cinemark 22 (Lancaster)Added
    (online tickets coming soon)
Connecticut
  • Buckland Hills 18 (Manchester)Added
Florida
  • Regal Pointe Orlando Stadium 20 (Orlando)Added
  • Regal Kendall Village Stadium 16 (Miami)Added
Georgia
  • Regal Atlantic Station Stadium 16 (Atlanta)Added
Illinois
  • AMC Showplace Village Crossing 18 (Chicago)
Kansas
  • AMC Town Center 20 (Kansas City)
Massachusetts
  • AMC Loews Boston Common 19
Michigan
  • Ann Arbor 20 (Ypsilanti)Added
Missouri
  • AMC Town Centre 20 (Leawood)Added
New Jersey
  • AMC Garden State 16 (Paramus)
New York
  • AMC Empire 25 (Manhattan)
Pennsylvania
  • UA King of Prussia Stadium 16 (King of Prussia)
Tennessee
  • Regal Opry Mills Stadium 20 (Nashville)Added
  • Regal Pinnacle Stadium 18 (Knoxville)Added
Texas
  • AMC Gulf Pointe 30 (Houston)
  • AMC NorthPark 15 (Dallas)
Virginia
  • AMC Tysons Corner 16 (Washington, D.C.)
Washington
  • AMC Loews Alderwood Mall 16 (Seattle)

Reception

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Reception of the film by professional critics has been largely negative with most reviews being below average. As of the worldwide premiere on May 25, 2016, Metacritic gave the movie 32/100[102] and Rotten Tomatoes gave it 38%,[103] but with less than 10 reviews counted at that point. After the US premiere, Metacritic had declined slightly to 31/100[104] and Rotten Tomatoes had declined dramatically to 18%.[105] Despite being a critical failure (primarily in the US and UK), regular viewers have generally responded more positively in international markets by opening at number 1 for its opening weekend in 19 of 20 overseas markets.[106] It also appears to be very popular in China by setting pre-sales records and setting the record for widest release ever of any movie, beating the previous champion, Furious 7.[107]

It is important to note that while the movie's reception by critics has been abysmal in the United States, the user reviews after the first weekend (8.5+/10 on Metacritic[108] and 80%+ on Rotten Tomatoes)[109] have been generally good. As such the critics do not seem to be representing the users.

Another peculiar phenomenon is disparate reviews from some sites. Kotaku had an initial very negative review[110] and then a day later posted a positive review.[111] Another example is a generally positive review in Den of Geek[112] after the worldwide debut in France in late May and then a much more negative review in early June[113] a few days before the US premiere.


Media

Images

Videos

Warcraft movie logo medium

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Official

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Universal UK

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Other

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IGN

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General

Fan videos

Fan videos 2016

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Fan videos 2014

Old

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Notes

Trivia

  • The teaser released in November 2015 actually used the old flatter, silver-metallic logo from 2014, but they appear to have updated it right away.

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See also

Fandom coverage

External links

Icon-warcraftmovie-22x22 External link WarcraftMovie.com Warcraft | Legendary | June 10
      External link Tumblr Warcraft
External link UniversalPictures.com Warcraft
External link UniversalPictures.co.uk Warcraft: The Beginning
IMDB
External link IMDB.com Warcraft (movie)
      External link IMDB.com IMDB news for Warcraft (movie)
Blu-ray/DVD
Release date: September 27, 2016; Digital copy redemption deadline: May 2, 2018
$29.99 External link Amazon Warcraft [Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital HD] Travis Fimmel (Actor), Paula Patton (Actor), Duncan Jones (Director, Writer)
$26.99 External link Amazon Warcraft [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital HD] Travis Fimmel (Actor), Paula Patton (Actor), Duncan Jones (Director, Writer)
$19.99 External link Amazon Warcraft (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD) Travis Fimmel (Actor), Paula Patton (Actor), Duncan Jones (Director, Writer)
$17.99 (DVD-only) External link Amazon Warcraft Travis Fimmel (Actor), Paula Patton (Actor), Duncan Jones (Director, Writer)
Digital download
External link Amazon Video Warcraft
External link Google Play Warcraft
External link iTunes Warcraft
Box office info
External link BoxOfficeMojo.com Warcraft (2016)
External link The-Numbers.com Warcraft (2016) - Financial Information
US/LA Premiere

Archived videos available

WoW Official Game Site (US) WoW Official Game Site (US) Watch the Warcraft Movie Premiere Event VoD Now! Blizzard Entertainment 6/6/2016
WoW Official Game Site (EU) WoW Official Game Site (EU) Join us for the Warcraft Movie Premiere Live Stream June 6! Blizzard Entertainment 07/06/2016

Original live stream

External link Twitch.tv warcraft (premiere was broadcast live on June 6, 2016 5pm PDT)
Fan Sweepstakes!
External link IMAX.com Warcraft IMAX® Ultimate Fan Sweepstakes Ends May 13, 2016.
Warcraft movie promotion
External link WorldOfWarcraft.com (en-us) Warcraft Movie - WoW
External link WorldOfWarcraft.com (en-gb) Warcraft Movie - WoW
Images
External link JOBLO'S MOVIE POSTERS Warcraft Posters
International
Icon-warcraftmovie-22x22 External link Media.WoW-Europe.com Warcraft: The Beginning MOVIE RELEASE DATES (dates may change)
Info and Tickets
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. External link Fandango.com (US) (2016) Warcraft
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. External link MovieTickets.com (US) Warcraft
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. External link WarcraftTickets.co.uk Warcraft: The Beginning Universal Pictures Cinema Times
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. External link Movie.mtime.com 魔兽 (2016) Warcraft
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. External link AlloCine.fr Warcraft: Le Commencement
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. External link Cinemaxx.de WARCRAFT: THE BEGINNING
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. External link AdoroCinema.com Warcraft - O Primeiro Encontro de Dois Mundos
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. External link Cinema10.com.br Warcraft - O Primeiro Encontro de Dois Mundos
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. External link SensaCine.com Warcraft: El origen
Fansites
External link Warcraft-TheMovie.com Warcraft: The Movie
Guides
Spoilers External link Fandom.Wikia.com Crash Course: ‘Warcraft’ By: Raylan13 June 9, 2016
External link io9.com Everything You Need to Know About Warcraft Before You See the Movie James Whitbrook 6/3/16 11:00am
     Old version External link io9.com What the Hell is the Warcraft Movie About? Our Complete Guide! James Whitbrook 7/14/15 8:37am
External link GameRant.com Warcraft Movie: Heroes and Villains of Azeroth Character Guide By Denny Connolly 8-Nov-2014
History
BlizzPlanet BlizzPlanet Warcraft Film Activity Since 2012 By Medievaldragon – February 20, 2013
Complete plot spoilers
Snark Alert! Major Spoilers! External link BayArea.com Spoiler-Riddled Warcraft Review: We Saw It So You Don’t Have To By Rebecca Maurer Jun 15, 2016
Major Spoilers! External link TheMovieSpoiler.com WARCRAFT Jeremy (fan submitted)
Trailer official photo gallery
External link Legendary.com THE WARCRAFT TRAILER IS UNLEASHED November 6, 2015
VR App (from Legendary)
External link Legendary.com VR App (for Android or iOS)

Reviews

Too many reviews to include them all. Not included for negativity or positivity.
Fair reviews
A selection of reviews from respected sources (aka not Forbes and not most gaming sites).
External link MovieWeb.com Warcraft Review: Don't Believe the Haters BY Julian Roman June 8, 2016
External link MovieWeb.com Warcraft Review #2: Azeroth Comes to Life on an Epic Scale BY Brian Gallagher June 8, 2016 (Why 2 reviews from the same site?)
External link IGN.com Warcraft Review Leigh Singer 31 May 2016
External link EmpireOnline.com Warcraft: The Beginning Review Olly Richards, 26 May 2016 17:51; Last updated: 26 May 2016 18:20
External link HollywoodReporter.com 'Warcraft': Film Review by Sheri Linden, 5/24/2016 3:00 PM PDT
Other reviews
Included for random reasons like mentioning WoWWiki and general fairness.
External link VentureBeat.com Warcraft is almost the movie fans have always wanted Mike Minotti June 8, 2016 2:01 PM (misspells "dour" as "dower"!)
External link TomsGuide.com Warcraft Movie Gets It Right For Noobs and Gamers Alike by Sam Rutherford & Cherlynn Low, Jun 1, 2016, 8:04 AM
External link TwitchFilm.com Review: WARCRAFT Should Please The Fans Ard Vijn June 1, 2016 7:00 am
External link RockPaperShotgun.com Wot I Think: Warcraft: The Beginning By Philippa Warr on May 26th, 2016 at 5:00 pm

Lore

Spoilers! BlizzardWatch BlizzardWatch Know Your Lore: The Warcraft movie and streamlined lore By Matthew Rossi June 14, 2016 5:27pm
Spoilers! External link TechTimes.com How Does The 'Warcraft' Film Change The Lore Of The Games? By Cameron Koch 9 June 2016, 8:26 am EDT
Mild Spoilers BlizzardWatch BlizzardWatch Know Your Lore: The Warcraft movie and canon lore By Anne Stickney May 25, 2016 12:15pm
Mild Spoilers BlizzardWatch BlizzardWatch Know Your Lore: Orgrim Doomhammer in the Warcraft movie By Matthew Rossi May 23, 2016 1:00pm
BlizzardWatch BlizzardWatch Know Your Lore: Warcraft: Durotan and the Warcraft movie By Anne Stickney May 6, 2016 3:00pm

News

2017 News
External link FlickeringMyth.com Duncan Jones reveals what his story would have been for Warcraft 2 by Luke Owen June 20, 2017
External link Gamespot.com Warcraft Movie Sequel Details Emerge, Still Not Confirmed by Eddie Makuch January 3, 2017 at 10:21AM
2016 News - June thru December
External link Variety.com ‘Warcraft,’ ‘Central Intelligence’ Take Top Spots on DVD, Blu-ray Disc Sales Chart Thomas K. Arnold October 6, 2016 02:50PM PT
External link HD-Report.com This Week’s New 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray Releases With HDR by hdreport September 29, 2016
Official WoW Site (US) Official WoW Site (US) WARCRAFT*trade; Arrives on Blu-Ray and DVD Today! by Blizzard Entertainment September 27th, 2016
External link ComingSoon.net September 27, 2016: This Week on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD By Silas Lesnick September 27, 2016
External link ComicbookMovie.com New Blu-ray Featurettes For Duncan Jones' WARCRAFT Rohan Patel 8/26/2016
External link /FILM ‘Warcraft’ Sequel Teased By the Film’s Official Chinese Social Media Account by Ethan Anderton Friday, July 8th, 2016
BlizzPlanet WarcraftMovie.BlizzPlanet.com Warcraft Movie Blu-Ray Pre-Orders have Begun by Medievaldragon June 24, 2016
External link 2p.com Warcraft Movie: Check out the Concept of Weapons for the Movie Annie Jun 23, 2016
External link USA.ChinaDaily.com.cn Warcraft success a marketing coup, lesson for Hollywood By Chang Jun; Updated: 2016-06-21 10:32
External link ChinaFilmInsider.com China Box Office: ‘Warcraft’ Ticket Sales Come Under Scrutiny By Jonathan Papish June 20th, 2016
External link TheMarySue.com Warcraft Is Now the Most (Financially) Successful Video Game Movie, Sequels Possible by Dan Van Winkle 10:17 am, June 20th, 2016
External link IGN.com Warcraft Is Now the Most Successful Video Game Movie of All Time By Joe Skrebels 20 Jun 2016
External link GamePlanet.com.au Alan sits down with Blizzard director of story and creative development James Waugh, high overseer of the company's "continuity cops". Alan Bell 20 June 2016, 12:31 pm
External link TheBeijinger.com What’s Up in Beer: Beer Run, Beer Friends Festival, Brewdog Launch at Ramo, and Warcrafted Tsingtao Tracy Wang Jun 16, 2016 3:40 pm
External link TechInsider.io Reporter walks out of interview after 'Warcraft' director defends movie against criticism Sidney Fussell Jun. 16, 2016, 3:15 PM
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. External link Cracked.com The Problem With The Warcraft Movie No One's Talking About By J.F. Sargent June 14, 2016
BlizzardWatch BlizzardWatch Warcraft novelization a must-read for movie fans By Anne Stickney June 13, 2016 3:00pm
External link BuzzFeed.com In Defense Of The Sexy Half-Orc In “Warcraft” Katie Hasty Jun. 13, 2016, 1:34 p.m.
SPOILERS! External link io9 Director Duncan Jones Answers All Your Burning Questions About the Warcraft Movie Germain Lussier and James Whitbrook 6/13/16 2:30pm
External link HollywoodReporter.com Jackie Chan: 'Warcraft' Success in China "Scares the Americans" by Patrick Brzeski 7:37 AM PDT 6/12/2016
BlizzPlanet BlizzPlanet Inverse.com Consulted Blizzplanet for Warcraft Movie Article by Medievaldragon June 11, 2016
External link Inverse.com Talking with serious 'Warcraft' fans about Duncan Jones's new movie. Sean Hutchinson June 9, 2016
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. External link PointAndClickbait.com Warcraft Movie Patched To 1.0.1, Here’s What’s New by Tim Colwill June 9, 2016
(Mostly video) External link Fandom.Wikia.com What Is ‘Warcraft’? By: Nick Nunziata June 9, 2016
External link Us Weekly Jamie Lee Curtis and Her Son Dress as Orcs at Warcraft Premiere, Is Officially the Coolest Mom Ever By Sierra Marquina June 7, 2016 @ 7:33 PM
(Mostly video) External link Fandom.Wikia.com Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, and Toby Kebbell Talk ‘Warcraft’ By: Eric Moro June 7, 2016
External link HitFix.com So I went to the 'Warcraft' premiere, and all I got were these amazing memories By Donna Dickens Tuesday, Jun 7, 2016 6:55 PM
External link Deadline Hollywood ‘Warcraft’ Wows With China Pre-Sales Records; How Big Is Its Box Office Game? by Nancy Tartaglione June 6, 2016 9:29am; updated June 7, 2016 10:13am (far more detail than Variety article below)
External link GlobalTimes.cn Will ‘Warcraft’ film’s built-in fan base save the movie in China? By Wei Xi, 2016-6-6 19:28:01
External link Bloomberg.com ‘Warcraft’ to Be Bigger Than ‘Star Wars’ in China. Here’s Why Prudence Ho June 6, 2016 — 3:00 PM PDT; Updated on June 6, 2016 — 6:56 PM PDT
External link Variety.com ‘Warcraft’ Fever Hits China as Advance Sales Reach $20.4 Million Dave McNary June 6, 2016 08:31AM PT
External link Deadline Hollywood ‘Warcraft’ Whipping Up $69M Offshore Cume In 2nd Frame – Intl Box Office by Nancy Tartaglione June 4, 2016 3:53pm
WoW Official Game Site (US) WoW Official Game Site (US) Warcraft Movie–Inspired Transmog Items Update Blizzard Entertainment 6/3/2016
WoW Official Game Site (US) WoW Official Game Site (US) Join us for the Warcraft Movie Premiere Live Stream June 6! Blizzard Entertainment 6/2/2016
WoW Official Game Site (EU) WoW Official Game Site (EU) Join us for the Warcraft Movie Premiere Live Stream June 6! Blizzard Entertainment 02/06/2016
External link HitFix.com Everything You Need to Know About the 'Warcraft' Movie
BlizzardWatch BlizzardWatch Behind the scenes of the Warcraft movie with Chris Metzen By Anne Stickney June 1, 2016 7:00pm
External link IBTimes.com ‘Warcraft’ Could Be China’s Biggest-Ever Hollywood Import And A Key Win In Wanda-Disney Rivalry By Matt Pressber 06/01/16 12:53 PM
External link KCTV5.com LEGENDARY PICTURES, UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT THE GLOBAL PREMIERE OF WARCRAFT PRNewswire, June 1, 2016 (not really the global premiere, but the US/LA premiere)
2016 News - pre-June
External link GlobalTimes.cn 'Warcraft' themed exhibition in Beijing Source: Ecns.cn, 2016-5-30 22:26:13
External link Variety.com ‘Warcraft’ Opens in First in 11 International Markets With $9.3 Million Dave McNary May 27, 2016 10:57AM PT
External link Deadline Hollywood ‘Warcraft’ Game With $9.3M Start In Early Offshore Openings – Intl Box Office by Nancy Tartaglione May 27, 2016 10:24am
External link GameSpot.com Look at All These Warcraft Movie T-Shirts, Hoodies, Hats, and More by Eddie Makuch May 27, 2016
WoW Official Game Site (US) WoW Official Game Site (US) Warcraft Movie–Inspired Transmog Items Now Available Blizzard Entertainment 5/24/2016
Wowhead News Wowhead News Warcraft Movie Twitter Q&A, War Room Tour, USA Today Lothar Spotlight by perculia 2016/05/23 10:45 AM
External link USAToday.com Meet the 'Warcraft' warriors: Travis Fimmel goes to battle as Lothar Brian Truitt May 23, 2016 9:01 a.m. EDT
External link Today.com ‘Warcraft’ actor Rob Kazinsky and director Duncan Jones talk about film (video) May 23rd, 2016
External link IMAX.com Warcraft Fan First Event May 19, 2016
WoW Official Game Site (US) WoW Official Game Site (US) The Warcraft Movie Arrives in Theaters Soon! Blizzard Entertainment 5/17/2016
WoW Official Game Site (EU) WoW Official Game Site (EU) The Warcraft Movie Arrives in Theaters Soon! Blizzard Entertainment 17/05/2016
External link FilmInk.com.au Anna Galvin: Enters The World Of Warcraft By Gill Pringle, March 17, 2016
External link Polygon.com How they made Warcraft into a movie By Blake Peterson May 16, 2016 12:00p
External link GameRant.com GR Pick: Warcraft Movie Trailer Remade in World of Warcraft MMO By Brad Jones May 16, 2016
External link ComicBookResources.com 'Preacher's" Ruth Negga Talks Tulip, Racebending, & Playing "Warcraft's" Michelle Obama Kristy Puchko May 16th, 2016
External link /FILM /Film Visits ILM To Learn Why the Visual Effects in ‘Warcraft’ Are Considered “Groundbreaking” by Peter Sciretta May 16th, 2016
External link Collider.com ‘Warcraft’ ILM Visit Takes Us Out of the Uncanny Valley and into Azeroth by Matt Goldberg May 16, 2016
External link Collider.com ‘Warcraft’: Check out a Side-by-Side Comparison of the Actors and Their Orcs by Matt Goldberg May 16, 2016
BlizzPlanet BlizzPlanet Warcraft Movie TV Spot # 11: Protector by Medievaldragon May 15, 2016
External link Deadline.com Universal Scraps Exhibitor Requests For Clearances Starting With ‘Warcraft’; AMC To Play In Competitive Zones by Anthony D'Alessandro and Anita Busch May 13, 2016 6:15pm
Wowhead News Wowhead News Warcraft Movie: Behind the Scenes Featurette and B-Roll, Screenslam Interviews, IGN Q&A with Duncan Jones and Battle Scene by perculia 2016/05/12 10:21 AM
Wowhead News Wowhead News New Warcraft Movie Images, Legion Enchants, Bringer of the Light Questline, Mad Merchant Followup by perculia 2016/05/11 11:00 AM
Wowhead News Wowhead News Legion Build 21691 Data Updates: Movie Transmog Rewards, Defiled Reins and Leyfeather Hippogryph Mounts by perculia 2016/05/09 6:50 PM
External link ComingSoon.net AMC Theatres to Host Exclusive Pre-Release Warcraft Screenings in IMAX 3D By Max Evry May 5, 2016
External link GameSpot.com Candies Collide in New Warcraft Movie Promotion by Eddie Makuch May 4, 2016
BlizzardWatch BlizzardWatch Transmogs, gametime may come with Warcraft movie tickets By Elizabeth Harper May 2, 2016 10:28am
Wowhead News Wowhead News Warcraft Movie In-Game Rewards, Lothar Character Video by perculia 2016/05/02 9:45 AM
MMO-Champion MMO-Champion Warcraft Movie Rewards by chaud 2016-05-02 02:24 PM
External link Blizzheart.com World Premiere of the Warcraft movie at The Grand Rex Lugia 29-Apr-2016
External link AttackOfTheFanboy.com The Warcraft Movie has an Awesome Fight Scene with Orgrim Doomhammer by Kyle Hanson, April 26, 2016
BlizzPlanet BlizzPlanet 2016 PAX East Exclusive Warcraft Movie Trailer Shows Iron Forge by Medievaldragon April 25, 2016
External link Imgur.com Lion's Pride Inn - Game / Movie Comparison April 23, 2016
External link Polygon.com Warcraft movie, true to its namesake, will explore both sides of a grand story By Owen S. Good Apr 23, 2016 9:24p
Wowhead News Wowhead News Pax East 2016 Warcraft Movie Roundup: Draka Poster, Lion's Pride Inn, Q&A by perculia 2016/04/23 5:03 PM
External link TheVerge.com Universal Pictures will release its first 4K Blu-ray movies this summer (Starting with Warcraft, Jason Bourne, and others) ByRich McCormick April 19, 2016 11:56 pm
External link 2p.com Chinese WoW-Themed Movie to Hit Big Screen Before the Premiere of Warcraft Movie Aaron Apr 18, 2016
External link IGN.com Warcraft Movie Gets a Prequel Graphic Novel Called Bonds of Brotherhood By Joshua Yehl 14 Apr 2016
External link Forbes.com If You Think The 'Warcraft' Movie Looks Terrible, It Might Be YouTube's Fault Paul Tassi Apr 8, 2016 @ 11:01 AM
External link io9 How the Hell Are These Fan-Made Warcraft Promos So Much Better Than the Official Ones? James Whitbrook 4/07/16 1:22pm
External link ComingSoon.net Six New Warcraft Character Posters Bring The Horde and Alliance Together By Max Evry April 7, 2016
Wowhead News Wowhead News Wowhead Reveals Orgrim Doomhammer Warcraft Movie Poster by perculia 2016/04/06 10:59 AM
External link EW.com Warcraft director Duncan Jones made his biggest film yet amidst personal strife by Kevin P. Sullivan April 5 2016 — 12:00 PM EDT
BlizzardWatch BlizzardWatch Social Warcraft movie promos are oddities By Elizabeth Harper March 30, 2016 2:00pm
External link FilmInk.com.au Duncan Jones: Creating The World Of Warcraft By Gill Pringle, February 26, 2016
External link GameSpot.com Ronda Rousey Started Playing WoW Because She Wanted to Be in the Movie She'd also love to see more movies based on video games. by Mat Paget February 19, 2016
External link MoviePilot.com Director Duncan Jones Gives Us An Early Look at 'Warcraft' With Familiar Easter Eggs By Tommy DePaoli January 27th, 2016 11:27am
External link GamesRadar.com Here's what the Warcraft movie's version of Stormwind looks like Sam Prell January 26, 2016
External link /FILM New ‘Warcraft’ TV Spot: Did Anyone Order Orcs, Gryphons and Gigantic Fantasy Battles? by Jacob Hall January 25th, 2016
External link Variety.com Watch: ‘Warcraft’ TV Spot Teases More Fantasy Action Alex Stedman January 24, 2016 | 10:33AM PT
External link 2p.com Anna Galvin: "There's Lots of Shades of Grey, More Than 50" Aaron Jan 19, 2016
External link 2p.com Duncan Jones: "I Surround Myself With the Truly Talented Amazing People" Aaron Jan 17, 2016
External link 2p.com Warcraft Movie Week: Everything You Need to Know About Warcraft Movie Is Here Aaron Jan 16, 2016
External link CinemaBlend.com Watch The Hilarious Rendition Of The Warcraft Movie Trailer With In-Game Sound Effects By Kayla Herrera January 12, 2016
2015 and before
2015 News
External link Legendary.com WARCRAFT HITS CHINA WITH EPIC MALL TOUR December 31, 2015
External link MassivelyOP.com Warcraft movie’s Elves bring all the ears to the yard Justin Olivetti December 28, 2015
External link DenOfGeek.us Daniel Wu Talks Kung Fu Movies, Into the Badlands, and the Warcraft Movie (Interview) Fred Topel 12/17/2015 8:30AM
External link Venture Capital Post ‘Warcraft’ Movie News: Director Duncan Jones battles sexism in industry with film's empowered female characters By Staff Writer, December 8, 2015 9:35 AM
External link ConfectioneryNews.com Mike and Ike and Hot Tamales support Warcraft movie with promotional candies By Douglas Yu, 07-Dec-2015
External link SciFiAddicts.com The Warcraft Movie: Could it Save the Genre? John Royal 04 Dec 2015
External link io9 The Warcraft Movie Has Way More Practical Effects Than You Realize Germain Lussier 11/18/15 3:20pm
External link /FILM See How ‘Warcraft’ Trailer Imagery Compares to the Game, Watch a New International TV Spot by Ethan Anderton Sunday, November 15th, 2015
External link ComicBook.com Warcraft International TV Spot Released Jamie Lovett - 11/13/2015
External link EmpireOnline.com Duncan Jones Breaks Down The Warcraft Trailer James Dyer 6 Nov 2015 20:00 (Last updated: 9 Nov 2015 15:51)
External link EscapistMagazine.com Warcraft Movie Changes Lore To What It Should Have Been Phil Hornshaw 9 November 2015 7:30 am
External link CinemaVine.com Trailer for Duncan Jones’ WARCRAFT Starring Travis Fimmel (With 100 HD Stills) By Stephanie Sharples on November 7th, 2015
External link PCGamesN.com Warcraft movie panel at Blizzcon liveblog By Ben Barrett Nov 7, 2015
External link ComingSoon.net Orcs and Humans: Our Visit to the Warcraft Set By Jenna Busch November 7, 2015
External link Crave Crave Visits the Set of ‘Warcraft’ – Part 2 by Andy Hunsaker Nov 7th, 2015
External link Crave Crave Visits the Set of ‘Warcraft’ – Part 1 by Andy Hunsaker Nov 6th, 2015
External link HitFix.com 'Warcraft' producers promise this isn't your typical good vs. evil high fantasy By Donna Dickens (@MildlyAmused) Friday, Nov 6, 2015 2:30 PM
External link HitFix.com 'Warcraft' Set Visit: From weapons to visual effects, everything's bigger in Azeroth By Donna Dickens (@MildlyAmused) Friday, Nov 6, 2015 2:30 PM
Wowhead Wowhead What We Know: Warcraft Movie at BlizzCon 2015 by Serrinn 2015-11-06 4:36 PM
External link Entertainment Weekly Director Duncan Jones: Warcraft isn't only for hardcore fans by Kevin P. Sullivan November 4 2015 — 9:00 AM EST
External link PCGamer.com We analysed the Warcraft movie teaser in absurd detail and are now hyped Leif Johnson Nov 3, 2015
WoW Official Game Site (US) WoW Official Game Site (US) Watch the Warcraft Movie Trailer Live at BlizzCon 2015! Blizzard Entertainment 11/3/2015
WoW Official Game Site (EU) WoW Official Game Site (EU) Watch the Warcraft Movie Trailer Live at BlizzCon 2015! Blizzard Entertainment 03/11/2015
External link VG24/7 Warcraft movie stills released, trailer coming November 6 By Sherif Saed Monday, 2 November 2015 16:41 GMT
External link Empire It's Orcs Vs. Humans On The Latest Warcraft Poster James White, 2 Nov 2015 16:26; Last updated: 2 Nov 2015 17:58
External link ScreenCrush Battle Lines Are Drawn on the Official ‘Warcraft’ Poster Charles Bramesco November 2, 2015
External link ComingSoon.net Warcraft Trailer Coming This Friday, New Poster Released By Spencer Perry ON November 2, 2015
External link IGN.com How Warcraft is Pushing Film Technology Forward By Chris Tilly 23 Oct 2015
External link Venture Capital Post ‘Warcraft’ movie: Official trailer to be released in November; Will it live up to expectations? by Staff Writer, October 1, 2015 8:51 AM
External link Venture Capital Post 'Warcraft' official movie trailer will be out in November; Duncan Jones hinted a sequel film by Staff Writer, September 16, 2015 8:31 AM
External link GameSpot.com Watch Leaked Warcraft Movie Footage by Eddie Makuch on August 31, 2015 (FYI, quality is really bad)
External link Eurogamer.net Warcraft movie footage leaks from Comic-Con By Robert Purchese 15/07/2015
External link Moviepilot.com What We Can Learn From The Leaked Warcraft Movie Footage! by Gamertag Gaming July 15th, 2015 10:10am
External link Gamezone.com Warcraft movie props made by same workshop that hand-crafted Lord of the Rings armor and weapons By Tatiana Morris Jul 13, 2015 7:00 pm
External link io9.com We've Just Seen The First Amazing Footage From The Warcraft Movie Germain Lussier 7/11/15 4:35pm
External link Comicbook.com Warcraft Trailer Release Date Revealed Jay Jayson - 07/11/2015
External link ComingSoon.net Warcraft Posters Show the Film’s Dueling Factions BY SPENCER PERRY ON JULY 11, 2015
External link Huffington Post Exclusive: Warcraft Director Duncan Jones Discusses Comic-Con Character Sculpts, Unveiling Aaron Sagers 07/09/2015 12:40 am EDT (Updated: 07/09/2015 8:59 am EDT)
External link Polygon The Warcraft movie is all but done, director discusses possible trilogy By Brian Crecente on Jul 09, 2015 10:04a
External link BlizzardWatch Soar the Skies of Azeroth in Legendary’s VR app for the Warcraft movie by Anne Stickney July 8, 2015 10:43pm
Wowhead News Wowhead News Warcraft Movie Trailer to Debut at SDCC and Signing Schedule, BMAH in 6.2, July 6 Hotfixes by perculia 2015/07/06 12:22 PM
BlizzPlanet BlizzPlanet SDCC 2015 – Legendary Pictures Announces Warcraft Movie Signings Schedule by Medievaldragon on July 7, 2015
External link Wired.com Your First Look at Orgrim, Warcraft’s Hunky Star Angela Watercutter 05.18.15 8:00 am
External link io9 Meet Orgrim The Orc In This Amazing First Peek At The Warcraft Movie James Whitbrook 5/18/15 12:10pm
External link Polygon Warcraft movie delayed to summer 2016 By Michael McWhertor on Apr 23, 2015 9:22p
External link Blog.ManMadeMovies.co.uk Duncan Jones Interview with Mtime On WARCRAFT And Daniel Wu UnkleRupert January 6, 2015 (translation of interview from late 2014)
2014 News
External link GameRant.com Warcraft Movie: Heroes and Villains of Azeroth Character Guide By Denny Connolly 8-Nov-2014
External link ComicbookMovie.com New WARCRAFT Promo Images Reveal 'Orgrim,' Dominic Cooper As 'King Llane' And Character Info By DCMarvelFreshman - 11/7/2014
BlizzPlanet BlizzPlanet SDCC 2014 – Warcraft Movie Booth Photos by Medievaldragon July 25, 2014
External link IGN.com Why Warcraft Was Easier to Adapt as a Movie than Mass Effect By Roth Cornet 21 Mar 2014
2013 News
External link HollywoodReporter.com Legendary's 'Warcraft' Adds Daniel Wu, Clancy Brown by Rebecca Ford 12/18/2013 3:32 PM PST
External link ComingSoon.net Full Warcraft Cast Includes Ben Foster, Paula Patton, Dominic Cooper and More! Source: Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures December 4, 2013
External link HollywoodReporter.com Legendary's 'Warcraft,' Spooked by 'Star Wars,' Moves to 2016 Borys Kit 11/27 2013 3:20 PM PST
External link IGN.com Warcraft Movie Will Include Iconic Game Characters, Locations By Andrew Goldfarb 9 Nov 2013
External link The Verge 'Warcraft' movie slated for December 18th, 2015 release By Nathan Olivarez-Giles October 1, 2013 09:48 pm
External link LATimes.com Universal Pictures sets 2015 release date for Legendary's 'Warcraft' By Daniel Miller October 1, 2013 5:31 p.m.
External link The Atlantic Wire 'World of Warcraft' Gets the Movie Treatment Richard Lawson Sep 23, 2013
BlizzPlanet BlizzPlanet Warcraft Film Casting – Paul Dano, Travis Fimmel, Anson Mount & Anton Yelchin By Medievaldragon September 23, 2013
BlizzPlanet BlizzPlanet Warcraft Film Casting – Paula Patton & Colin Farrell Rumored By Medievaldragon September 23, 2013
BlizzPlanet BlizzPlanet CTV News – World of Warcraft Film Could Save British Columbia Film Industry By Medievaldragon September 8, 2013
BlizzPlanet BlizzPlanet Warcraft Film “Conflagration” Based on Prince Arthas Menethil? By Medievaldragon August 30, 2013
BlizzPlanet BlizzPlanet Warcraft Film Shooting Scheduled to Roll Cameras on January 13 at Vancouver By Medievaldragon August 29, 2013
External link PC Magazine Comic-Con Fans Get World of Warcraft Teaser Trailer. You Don't By David Murphy July 20, 2013 09:36pm EST
External link ScreenRant.com Comic-Con 2013: ‘Warcraft’ Movie Teaser Footage Description by Rob Keyes 7/20/2013
External link CinemaBlend.com World Of Warcraft Movie Officially Announced With Footage Screened At Comic-Con by Katey Rich 2013-07-20 12:47:26
External link /FILM Legendary Officially Reveals ‘Warcraft’ Teaser at Comic-Con by Germain Lussier Saturday, July 20th, 2013
WoW Insider [First Warcraft teaser trailer debuted at San Diego Comic Con WoW Insider]  by Anne Stickney Jul 20th 2013 6:00PM
External link io9.com We just saw the first mighty teaser for the Warcraft movie! by Charlie Jane Anders 7/20/13 12:03pm
BlizzPlanet BlizzPlanet Breaking News: Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros End Partnership, Warcraft Film Continues By Medievaldragon – June 25, 2013
BlizzPlanet BlizzPlanet Legendary Pictures / Warner Bros 8-Year Parnertship Contract Expires Soon – NBC Universal Interested By Medievaldragon – June 23, 2013
BlizzPlanet BlizzPlanet Warcraft Film – Legendary Pictures and Blizzard Entertainment Welcome Visual Effects Supervisor Bill Westenhofer By Medievaldragon – April 15, 2013
External link Collider.com Legendary Pictures CEO Thomas Tull Talks Duncan Jones’ WORLD OF WARCRAFT Movie, and Other Future Projects by Matt Goldberg April 10th, 2013 11:19 am
BlizzPlanet BlizzPlanet Warcraft Film – Duncan Jones visits Blizzard Entertainment By Medievaldragon – March 21, 2013
BlizzPlanet BlizzPlanet Warcraft Film – Motion-Picture By Medievaldragon – March 7, 2013
BlizzPlanet BlizzPlanet Sam Raimi Reveals Why He Departed the Warcraft Film By Medievaldragon – March 5, 2013
BlizzPlanet BlizzPlanet Duncan Jones Teases Working on the Warcraft Film Today By Medievaldragon – February 24, 2013
External link Guardian.co.uk: Film Blog World of Warcraft: how to make the movie really like the game by Tom Meltzer Thursday 31 January 2013 13.00 EST
External link Hollywood Reporter 'Warcraft' Movie Lands 'Source Code' Director (Exclusive) by Borys Kit 1/30/2013 4:15 PM PST
External link FansShare.com When will Call of Duty and World of Warcraft movies be made? January 10th, 2013 @ 12:39 PM
2012 News
BlizzPlanet BlizzPlanet Warcraft Film – Blizzard Wants Your Casting Call Ideas By Medievaldragon – September 30, 2012
External link Variety.com 'World of Warcraft' drafts new scribe Legendary sparks to Charles Leavitt take on fantasy tale by Jeff Sneider, Marc Graser Thu., Aug. 2, 2012, 3:40pm PT
WoW Insider WoW Insider Warcraft Movie will not be directed by Sam Raimi by Olivia Grace Jul 13th 2012 4:00PM
Old news
External link Cinema Blend Comic Con: World Of Warcraft Movie Isn't Dead But It's Nowhere Close To Happening by Pete Haas 2010-07-22 16:10:11
External link warcraft-themovie.blogspot.com Warcraft The Movie - Blogspot (last updated 23 July 2009)
External link Archive of kotaku.com BlizzCon07: Warcraft Movie Details Revealed At BlizzCon By Michael McWhertor, Sat Aug 4 2007 4:30 PM
External link PC.IGN.com BlizzCon 2007: New Details of the Warcraft Movie By Charles Onyett 4 Aug 2007
External link Movies.IGN.com Warcraft Movie Announced By IGN FilmForce 8 May 2006
External link nytimes.com Game Maker to Put Product on Big Screen By SETH SCHIESEL May 9, 2006
External link Archive of HollywoodReporter.com Legendary enters world of 'Warcraft' By Borys Kit May 09, 2006
Old
External link warcraft.moviechronicles.com World of Warcraft - The Movie
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