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An upcoming film based on the extremely successful ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' video game franchise by Creator/BlizzardEntertainment; more specifically, it is based on the first game in the series, ''Warcraft: Orcs and Humans''. It is being produced by Creator/LegendaryPictures and Creator/{{Universal}} with Creator/DuncanJones directing.

Set primarily on the world of Azeroth the story will follow the events of the First War between humans and orcs as seen through the eyes of the great heroes of both the Alliance and the Horde.

Currently set to be released on June 10th, 2016, the film features Creator/BenFoster as Medivh, Travis Fimmel as Anduin Lothar, Toby Kebbell as Durotan, Creator/DominicCooper as King Llane Wrynn, Paula Patton as Garona Halforcen, Robert Kazinsky as Orgrim Doomhammer, Daniel Wu as Gul'dan, Creator/ClancyBrown as Blackhand the Destroyer, Ben Schnetzer as Khadgar, and Creator/RuthNegga as Taria Wrynn, with Dennis Haysbert, Felicity Jones, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Burkely Duffield, and Creator/HiroyukiSanada in as-of-yet unspecified roles.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA_8TY9Z5Zg Trailer Tease]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rxoz13Bthc Full Trailer]]
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* AdaptationDistillation: [[WordOfGod Chris Metzen]] has compared it to Creator/MarvelComics' [[Comics/UltimateMarvel Ultimate brand]].
* AscendedExtra: Durotan. While he is an important character it was established that he didn't play a major part in the First War. In the movie he will be a main character on the side of the Orcs.
* CanonForeigner: Taria Wrynn, Queen of Stormwind, was created to give the movie another important female character.
* CoolSword: The Dragon Sword which is used by the Alliance.
* DevelopmentHell: Has been in planning for the better part of a decade.
* DoNotSpoilThisEnding: Anyone with even a basic knowledge of ''Warcraft'' lore will know who the major characters are, the main plot points, major twists, who survives, who wins and who loses.
* DoomedByCanon: Things will not end well for the Humans. Or Durotan.
* DropTheHammer: The legendary Doomhammer, used by orc champions for generations.
* DuringTheWar: The story is set during the First War between Orcs and Humans
* FirstContact: The main story is about the FirstContact between the human and orc races and how it leads to war
* KnightInShiningArmor: Lothar, Knight-Champion of Stormwind
* LiveActionAdaptation: Still notably more stylized than your average fantasy epic. It's been compared to a [[AllCGICartoon Blizzard-made intro movies]] with live actors plugged in, rather than mostly realistic landscapes with CGI creatures.
** Some massive sets have also been involved, but they, too, are made to match the games' exaggerated architectural style rather than realistic castles and fortifications.
* OurOrcsAreDifferent: Given that Blizzard is well known for establishing this trope, it's safe to say that the orcs in this film will be more fleshed out than the ones depicted in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''.
* PortalDoor: How the orcs get to Azeroth in the first place
* SceneryPorn: The concept art looks ''gorgeous'', especially [[http://hydra-media.cursecdn.com/wowpedia.org/4/48/Dalaran-film.jpg Dalaran]] and [[http://hydra-media.cursecdn.com/wowpedia.org/3/38/Stormwind-film.jpg Stormwind]]. Not surprising, as some of the set designers have apparently worked on ''Franchise/StarWars.''
** [[https://i.imgur.com/Fe2fK6V.jpg Actual render of Stormwind.]]
* TheHero: Unlike most war stories, there is one for each side in the war. Lothar for the Humans and Durotan for the Orcs.

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An upcoming film based on the extremely successful ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' video game franchise by Creator/BlizzardEntertainment; more specifically, it is based on the first game in the series, ''Warcraft: Orcs and Humans''. It is being produced by Creator/LegendaryPictures and Creator/{{Universal}} with Creator/DuncanJones directing.

Set primarily on the world of Azeroth the story will follow the events of the First War between humans and orcs as seen through the eyes of the great heroes of both the Alliance and the Horde.

Currently set to be released on June 10th, 2016, the film features Creator/BenFoster as Medivh, Travis Fimmel as Anduin Lothar, Toby Kebbell as Durotan, Creator/DominicCooper as King Llane Wrynn, Paula Patton as Garona Halforcen, Robert Kazinsky as Orgrim Doomhammer, Daniel Wu as Gul'dan, Creator/ClancyBrown as Blackhand the Destroyer, Ben Schnetzer as Khadgar, and Creator/RuthNegga as Taria Wrynn, with Dennis Haysbert, Felicity Jones, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Burkely Duffield, and Creator/HiroyukiSanada in as-of-yet unspecified roles.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA_8TY9Z5Zg Trailer Tease]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rxoz13Bthc Full Trailer]]
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* AdaptationDistillation: [[WordOfGod Chris Metzen]] has compared it to Creator/MarvelComics' [[Comics/UltimateMarvel Ultimate brand]].
* AscendedExtra: Durotan. While he is an important character it was established that he didn't play a major part in the First War. In the movie he will be a main character on the side of the Orcs.
* CanonForeigner: Taria Wrynn, Queen of Stormwind, was created to give the movie another important female character.
* CoolSword: The Dragon Sword which is used by the Alliance.
* DevelopmentHell: Has been in planning for the better part of a decade.
* DoNotSpoilThisEnding: Anyone with even a basic knowledge of ''Warcraft'' lore will know who the major characters are, the main plot points, major twists, who survives, who wins and who loses.
* DoomedByCanon: Things will not end well for the Humans. Or Durotan.
* DropTheHammer: The legendary Doomhammer, used by orc champions for generations.
* DuringTheWar: The story is set during the First War between Orcs and Humans
* FirstContact: The main story is about the FirstContact between the human and orc races and how it leads to war
* KnightInShiningArmor: Lothar, Knight-Champion of Stormwind
* LiveActionAdaptation: Still notably more stylized than your average fantasy epic. It's been compared to a [[AllCGICartoon Blizzard-made intro movies]] with live actors plugged in, rather than mostly realistic landscapes with CGI creatures.
** Some massive sets have also been involved, but they, too, are made to match the games' exaggerated architectural style rather than realistic castles and fortifications.
* OurOrcsAreDifferent: Given that Blizzard is well known for establishing this trope, it's safe to say that the orcs in this film will be more fleshed out than the ones depicted in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''.
* PortalDoor: How the orcs get to Azeroth in the first place
* SceneryPorn: The concept art looks ''gorgeous'', especially [[http://hydra-media.cursecdn.com/wowpedia.org/4/48/Dalaran-film.jpg Dalaran]] and [[http://hydra-media.cursecdn.com/wowpedia.org/3/38/Stormwind-film.jpg Stormwind]]. Not surprising, as some of the set designers have apparently worked on ''Franchise/StarWars.''
** [[https://i.imgur.com/Fe2fK6V.jpg Actual render of Stormwind.]]
* TheHero: Unlike most war stories, there is one for each side in the war. Lothar for the Humans and Durotan for the Orcs.
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* CoolSword: The Dragon Sword which is used by the Alliance. Or Durotan.

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* DoomedByCanon: Things will not end well for the Humans.

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Currently set to be released on March 11, 2016, the film features Creator/BenFoster as Medivh, Travis Fimmel as Anduin Lothar, Toby Kebbell as Durotan, Creator/DominicCooper as King Llane Wrynn, Paula Patton as Garona Halforcen, Robert Kazinsky as Orgrim Doomhammer, Daniel Wu as Gul'dan, Creator/ClancyBrown as Blackhand the Destroyer, Ben Schnetzer as Khadgar, and Creator/RuthNegga as Taria Wrynn, with Dennis Haysbert, Felicity Jones, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Burkely Duffield, and Creator/HiroyukiSanada in as-of-yet unspecified roles.

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Currently set to be released on March 11, June 10th, 2016, the film features Creator/BenFoster as Medivh, Travis Fimmel as Anduin Lothar, Toby Kebbell as Durotan, Creator/DominicCooper as King Llane Wrynn, Paula Patton as Garona Halforcen, Robert Kazinsky as Orgrim Doomhammer, Daniel Wu as Gul'dan, Creator/ClancyBrown as Blackhand the Destroyer, Ben Schnetzer as Khadgar, and Creator/RuthNegga as Taria Wrynn, with Dennis Haysbert, Felicity Jones, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Burkely Duffield, and Creator/HiroyukiSanada in as-of-yet unspecified roles.
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* AdaptationDistillation: Chris Metzen has compared it to Creator/MarvelComics' [[Comics/Ultimate Marvel ''Ultimate'' brand]].

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Currently set to be released on March 11, 2016, the film features Creator/BenFoster as Medivh, Travis Fimmel as Anduin Lothar, Toby Kebbell as Durotan, Creator/DominicCooper as King Llane Wrynn, Paula Patton as Garona Halforcen, Robert Kazinsky as Orgrim Doomhammer, Daniel Wu as Gul'dan, Creator/ClancyBrown as Blackhand the Destroyer, Ben Schnetzer as Khadgar, and Creator/RuthNegga as Lady Taria, with Dennis Haysbert, Felicity Jones, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Burkely Duffield, and Creator/HiroyukiSanada in as-of-yet unspecified roles.

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Currently set to be released on March 11, 2016, the film features Creator/BenFoster as Medivh, Travis Fimmel as Anduin Lothar, Toby Kebbell as Durotan, Creator/DominicCooper as King Llane Wrynn, Paula Patton as Garona Halforcen, Robert Kazinsky as Orgrim Doomhammer, Daniel Wu as Gul'dan, Creator/ClancyBrown as Blackhand the Destroyer, Ben Schnetzer as Khadgar, and Creator/RuthNegga as Lady Taria, Taria Wrynn, with Dennis Haysbert, Felicity Jones, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Burkely Duffield, and Creator/HiroyukiSanada in as-of-yet unspecified roles.



* AdaptationDistillation: Chris Metzen has compared it to Creator/MarvelComics' ''Ultimate'' brand.

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* AdaptationDistillation: Chris Metzen has compared it to Creator/MarvelComics' [[Comics/Ultimate Marvel ''Ultimate'' brand.brand]].


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Currently set to be released on March 11, 2016, the film features Creator/BenFoster as Medivh, Travis Fimmel as Anduin Lothar, Toby Kebbell as Durotan, Creator/DominicCooper as King Llane Wrynn, Paula Patton as Garona Halforcen, Robert Kazinsky as Orgrim Doomhammer, Daniel Wu as Gul'dan, Creator/ClancyBrown as Blackhand the Destroyer, Ben Schnetzer as Khadgar, and Ruth Negga as Lady Taria, with Dennis Haysbert, Felicity Jones, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Burkely Duffield, and Hiroyuki Sanada in as-of-yet unspecified roles.

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Currently set to be released on March 11, 2016, the film features Creator/BenFoster as Medivh, Travis Fimmel as Anduin Lothar, Toby Kebbell as Durotan, Creator/DominicCooper as King Llane Wrynn, Paula Patton as Garona Halforcen, Robert Kazinsky as Orgrim Doomhammer, Daniel Wu as Gul'dan, Creator/ClancyBrown as Blackhand the Destroyer, Ben Schnetzer as Khadgar, and Ruth Negga Creator/RuthNegga as Lady Taria, with Dennis Haysbert, Felicity Jones, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Burkely Duffield, and Hiroyuki Sanada Creator/HiroyukiSanada in as-of-yet unspecified roles.
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* HumanFocusedAdaptation: This is what early drafts of the script would have done but recent statements by the director confirm that the Orcs and Humans will get equal story time.
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An upcoming film based on the extremely successful ''Franchise/{{Warcraft}}'' video game franchise by Creator/BlizzardEntertainment; more specifically, it is based on the first game in the series, ''[[VideoGame/{{Warcraft 1}} Warcraft: Orcs and Humans]]''. It is being produced by Creator/LegendaryPictures and Creator/{{Universal}} with Creator/DuncanJones directing.

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An upcoming film based on the extremely successful ''Franchise/{{Warcraft}}'' ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' video game franchise by Creator/BlizzardEntertainment; more specifically, it is based on the first game in the series, ''[[VideoGame/{{Warcraft 1}} Warcraft: ''Warcraft: Orcs and Humans]]''.Humans''. It is being produced by Creator/LegendaryPictures and Creator/{{Universal}} with Creator/DuncanJones directing.
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An upcoming film based on the extremely successful ''Franchise/{{Warcraft}}'' video game franchise by Creator/BlizzardEntertainment; more specifically, it is based on the first game in the series, ''[[VideoGame/Warcraft1 Warcraft: Orcs and Humans]]''. It is being produced by Creator/LegendaryPictures and Creator/{{Universal}} with Creator/DuncanJones directing.

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An upcoming film based on the extremely successful ''Franchise/{{Warcraft}}'' video game franchise by Creator/BlizzardEntertainment; more specifically, it is based on the first game in the series, ''[[VideoGame/Warcraft1 ''[[VideoGame/{{Warcraft 1}} Warcraft: Orcs and Humans]]''. It is being produced by Creator/LegendaryPictures and Creator/{{Universal}} with Creator/DuncanJones directing.
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An upcoming film based on the extremely successful video game franchise by Creator/BlizzardEntertainment; more specifically, it is based on the first game in the series, ''VideoGame/WarcraftOrcsAndHumans''. It is being produced by Creator/LegendaryPictures and Creator/{{Universal}} with Creator/DuncanJones directing.

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An upcoming film based on the extremely successful ''Franchise/{{Warcraft}}'' video game franchise by Creator/BlizzardEntertainment; more specifically, it is based on the first game in the series, ''VideoGame/WarcraftOrcsAndHumans''.''[[VideoGame/Warcraft1 Warcraft: Orcs and Humans]]''. It is being produced by Creator/LegendaryPictures and Creator/{{Universal}} with Creator/DuncanJones directing.
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An upcoming film based on the extremely successful video game franchise by Creator/BlizzardEntertainment; more specifically, it is based on the first game in the series, ''Warcraft: Orcs and Humans''. It is being produced by Creator/LegendaryPictures and Creator/{{Universal}} with Creator/DuncanJones directing.

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An upcoming film based on the extremely successful video game franchise by Creator/BlizzardEntertainment; more specifically, it is based on the first game in the series, ''Warcraft: Orcs and Humans''.''VideoGame/WarcraftOrcsAndHumans''. It is being produced by Creator/LegendaryPictures and Creator/{{Universal}} with Creator/DuncanJones directing.
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Currently set to be released on March 11, 2016, the film stars Ben Foster in the role of Medivh, with Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Dominic Cooper, Rob Kazinsky, Dennis Haysbert, Toby Kebbell, Daniel Wu, Felicity Jones, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Burkely Duffield, Hiroyuki Sanada and Creator/ClancyBrown in as-of-yet unspecified roles.

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Currently set to be released on March 11, 2016, the film stars Ben Foster in the role of features Creator/BenFoster as Medivh, with Travis Fimmel, Fimmel as Anduin Lothar, Toby Kebbell as Durotan, Creator/DominicCooper as King Llane Wrynn, Paula Patton, Dominic Cooper, Rob Kazinsky, Patton as Garona Halforcen, Robert Kazinsky as Orgrim Doomhammer, Daniel Wu as Gul'dan, Creator/ClancyBrown as Blackhand the Destroyer, Ben Schnetzer as Khadgar, and Ruth Negga as Lady Taria, with Dennis Haysbert, Toby Kebbell, Daniel Wu, Felicity Jones, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Burkely Duffield, and Hiroyuki Sanada and Creator/ClancyBrown in as-of-yet unspecified roles.

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* CoolSword: The Dragon Sword

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* DropTheHammer: The legendary Doomhammer, used by orc champions for generations.

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