Everything about the movie “Warcraft”: background, plot, filming. Alliance participants

Warcraft is a fantasy science fiction film in the plot of which the events that took place in the game are described Warcraft I. The film was released on May 19, 2016 (world), May 26, 2016 (Russian Federation).

Plot

The film begins in a world called Draenor, the home world of the orcs. A voiceover belonging to Durotan, leader of the Frostwolf clan, talks about the planet's past, and its sad end. Under the influence of an unknown force, the world began to die, and in order to save his clan from imminent death, the young leader leads everyone to the Dark Gate, where a certain orc shaman Gul'dan, who can control Fel, mysterious magic, wants to open a portal to another world, suitable for habitation. All clans gathered at the portal, forming a Horde. Drawing strength from the life energy of captive draenei, Gul'dan activates the portal for a short time, which is enough to transfer the most powerful warriors, including the Frostwolf clan. Meanwhile, in the world of Azeroth, in the kingdom of Stormwind, Anduin Lothar receives news of mysterious invaders who have already devastated several nearby villages and taken the inhabitants captive. Wanting to examine the corpses of the warriors, he stumbles upon Khadgar, a young mage from the Kirin Tor who once renounced his oath. The sorcerer, examining the body, suddenly becomes frightened and begs to call the Guardian (Medivh), assuring Anduin that he will explain everything to them. But summoning the Guardian is not so easy, and Lothar goes for help to Llane Wrynn, King of Stormwind, who has the proper power to demand a visit from Medivh. Taking the royal ring as proof, Anduin flew on his hippogriff to Karazhan, the home of the Guardian, taking Khadgar with him. Along the way, it turns out that Medivh, for unknown reasons, disappeared for 6 years. Leaving Khadgar downstairs in the library, Lothar goes upstairs. Meanwhile, the young sorcerer is attracted to a certain figure who dissolves in one of the bookshelves, and the tattoo, the sign of the Kirin Tor, indicates old book. Taking it in his hands, Khadgar finds himself attacked by the cautious Medivh, and it becomes clear to the viewer what the Guardian is like. This is a magician who has sworn to protect the entire world from threat through the control of arcane magic. Skeptical of the sorcerer's story, Medivh nevertheless agrees to visit the king. In Stormwind, having seen with his own eyes the veracity of Khadgar's words, he agrees to join a scouting party that includes Lothar, his son Callan, and Khadgar. Following one of the trade routes, stumbling upon destroyed carts and scattered provisions, they find traces of Fel. To the Guardian's horror, his worst fears came true, because Fel and Light are opposites. At this time, it turns out that they were lured into an ambush set up by orcs, including Durotan. The battle shows that the orcs are much stronger physically and taller. If it were not for the help of Medivh, who killed the enemies with the power of Fel, the squad would have been destroyed. Wanting to get the prisoner in order to study his weak points, Lothar organizes a chase, as a result of which the old orc and Garona Half-Orc are captured. Only the captive reached Stormwind; the old orc was killed by Anduin. To everyone's surprise, Garona knows their language, making communication easier. After reconnaissance, people understand what Gul'dan is trying to achieve - with the help of the life energy of prisoners, he wants to open the portal to Draenor again in order to summon the Horde. Then the Alliance will have no chance of winning the war. Khadgar, studying a book he found in the Karazhan library, finds illustrations of that very portal, and understands that it was not Gul’dan who brought the orcs, they were called by one of their own world. Wanting to help Medivh, he talks about his discovery, but he does not believe it, simultaneously burning all his notes and sketches. Meanwhile, Durotan realizes that the Fel, which the orc shaman uses, is Darkness itself, and it was it that caused the death of his home world. Deciding to destroy Gul'dan, he arranges a meeting with the king of Stormwind, Llane, in a mountain gorge. But Orgrim Doomhammer does not agree with Durotan's decision to rebel against his people, and sets up an ambush during negotiations between the two races. The Guardian arrives in last moment manages to fence off the army of orcs from a small detachment of people with an insurmountable magical barrier, but does not notice Anduin's son Callan, and he dies at the hands of Blackhand the Destroyer.

Having spent all his energy helping people, the Guardian falls unconscious. He is found by Anduin and Khadgar. Morose, the ruler of Medivh's arcane stronghold, places the victim in a bath filled with arcane energy. Seeing the Guardian's green, fel-tainted eyes, Khadgar decides to seek advice from the Kirin Tor, a magical cult whose leaders reside high in the skies in the city of Dalaran. Then it becomes clear - the Guardian no longer protects Azeroth, but on the contrary, wants to destroy. Medivh admits that he lost the fight with Sverna, and, having finally switched to dark side, takes the life of the castellan. In Stormwind, there is a debate about the future strategy in the war against the orcs. Lothar does not believe in a successful outcome of the battle. Medivh appears, and after a short conflict with Anduin, he convinces the king to throw all his strength into the decisive battle near the portal, promising to help from Karazhan. Lothar is locked in a prison cell. Khadgar, who realized that the Guardian is not who he claims to be, hurries to notify Llane about this, but does not have time, and finds Lothar alone. Having decided to stop Medivh, they are transported through a teleport created by the sorcerer directly to the Guardian's tower. Medivh, meanwhile, reads spells that activate the Dark Portal, while becoming disfigured by the Fel that has engulfed him.

Meanwhile, in the camp of the orcs, Blackhand unravels the plans of Durotan, and asks permission from Gul'dan, together with Orgrim, to destroy the entire clan of the Frostwolf. When most of its members were killed (those orcs that were weaker were taken prisoner), near the tent with wife and son of Durotan, Orgrim realized what a mistake he had made, and released Dreka, while himself arranging Durotan’s escape from captivity. The young leader, wanting to delay the coming of the Horde, and open the eyes of all the other orcs to true essence Gul" is given, challenges the latter to Mak" Gora - a sacred duel. But the shaman, inferior to him in close combat, is forced to use magic, sucking out all the life force of Durotan, which causes extreme dissatisfaction among almost all the orcs, who have respected traditions from time immemorial. At this time, the opening of the portal begins. In turn, Stormwind's legions approach the orc camp and the battle begins. In the tower of Karazhan, meanwhile, Khadgar managed to defeat Medivh, who had already practically changed beyond recognition, acquiring the silhouette of a demon. Having lured the Guardian into a trap, a stone golem was dropped on him. But Khadgar himself was under the influence of Fel. Anduin sees a battle between the Force and Darkness take place in the sorcerer, as a result of which the Light wins, thereby becoming the new Guardian of Azeroth. Medivh, who has already regained his human appearance, repents before his death, advising the sorcerer never to fight the Darkness alone, this is doomed to failure. Instead of a portal to Draenor, it briefly opens a passage to Stormwind, giving hope to the already thinned legions to fight new strength. The king finds himself surrounded, and seeing that death is inevitable, he asks Garona to kill him, because killing the leader himself is considered a great feat among the orcs. Anduin, who arrived to help, does not understand the half-orc’s act, and perceives it as a betrayal, but he himself is captured. Coming to his senses, he sees his son's killer, Blackhand the Destroyer, challenging him. Having avenged his son, he wants to take Llane's body and fly to Stormwind. Gul'dan, seeing him as a dangerous enemy, is going to break the laws of the duel and kill Lothar, but fearing to be left without the support of the Horde, he lets him go. The funeral of Llane Wrynn is taking place in the capital, at which representatives of all seven kingdoms of Azeroth gathered, as well as delegations. ruling clan dwarves and the elven kingdom of Quel'Thalas. Anduin Lothar is chosen as the new leader of Stormwind. The film ends with a scene where the son of Durotan, who managed to escape in the river, is found and taken by the people of Edelas Blackmoor.

Directors and actors

Actors

Alliance

Horde

Other roles

Directors

Media

Blackhand actor at BlizzCon 2014.



Actor of Durotan at BlizzCon 2014.



Actress Garona at BlizzCon 2014.



Llane's actor at BlizzCon 2014.



Lothar actor at BlizzCon 2014.



Actor Medivh at BlizzCon 2014.

(plot)

The film is directed by Duncan Jones, who co-wrote the screenplay with Charles Leavitt based on the story by Chris Metzen. Starring Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Robert Kazinsky, Clancy Brown, Ruth Negga and Daniel Wu.

The release in Russia began on May 26, 2016, and was released in the United States on June 10. The film was a box office failure in the United States, but was eventually released in 3,406 theaters and grossed 433,677,183 worldwide.

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  Under the influence of fel, demonic magic, Draenor, the home world of the orc race, is dying, and in order to save their race from imminent death, the leaders of all clans lead everyone to the Dark Portal, where the orcish warlock Gul'dan, who possesses fel and at one time infected Orcs with bloodthirstiness, with the help of the blood of the ruler of the underworld Mannoroth, are going to open a portal to another world suitable for life. All clans unite at the portal into a single Horde, led by Gul'dan. Drawing strength from the life energy of the captive draenei, Gul'dan activates the portal for a short time, which is enough to transport the most powerful warriors of the Horde, including the Frostwolf clan led by Durotan and Orgrim Doomhammer.

  Immediately after passing through the portal, Dreka (the wife of Chief Durotan) goes into labor, but the newborn is pale and shows no signs of life. The sorcerer takes the body of the orc baby in his hands and, using fel magic, breathes into it the life force of a deer that happens to be nearby. Gul'dan calls upon the orcs to welcome the new Horde warrior, and the crowd cheers.

  Meanwhile, Lord Anduin Lothar, commander-in-chief of the human kingdom and brother-in-law of King Llane Wrynn, who is visiting the dwarven city of Ironforge, receives news of mysterious invaders - they are devastating nearby villages and taking the inhabitants captive. Wanting to examine the corpses of warriors in the fortress, he stumbles upon the young magician Khadgar, a former member of the Kirin Tor, who once renounced his oath as the future Guardian of Tirisfal. The sorcerer, examining one of the bodies, suddenly gets scared and begs to call the Guardian Medivh (the son of the Guardian Aegwynn, who defeated the Destroyer of Worlds Sargeras in ancient times), assuring Anduin that he will explain everything to them. But calling the Guardian is not so easy, and Lothar goes for help to Llane Wrynn, the king of Stormwind, who can summon Medivh with his power.

  Taking the royal ring, Anduin flies on his griffin with Khadgar to the Tower of Karazhan - the abode of the Guardian. Along the way, it turns out that Medivh had previously disappeared for six years for unknown reasons. Leaving Khadgar downstairs in the library, Lothar goes upstairs, where he finds an old friend at the Well of Magic constructing a clay golem.

  Meanwhile, Khadgar is looking around the library, but suddenly notices a figure that disappears into one of the bookshelves, and the tattoo on his forearm (the mark of the Kirin Tor) indicates an old book. Taking it in his hands, he finds himself attacked by the cautious Medivh. Skeptical of the sorcerer's story, Medivh agrees to visit the king. In Stormwind, convinced of the veracity of Khadgar's words, he is part of a reconnaissance party that also included Lothar, his son Callan and Khadgar.

  Following one of the trade routes, stumbling upon destroyed carts and scattered provisions, they find traces of Fel. To the Guardian's horror, his worst fears have come true - orcs use fel magic, and fel and light are opposites. The squad was lured into an ambush set up by the orcs of Blackhand the Destroyer, among whom was Durotan, who had been in reserve throughout the battle. The battle shows that the orcs are much stronger physically and taller. If it were not for the help of Medivh, who used the enemy's weapon - fel magic, the squad would have been destroyed. And Durotan becomes convinced how bloodthirsty and at the same time vulnerable his brothers are, afflicted with Fel.

  Wanting to get the prisoner to study his weak points, Lothar organizes a chase, as a result of which the old orc and Garona Half-orc, who passed with the Durotan clan through a magical portal, are captured. Only the captive reached Stormwind; the old orc was killed by Anduin. To everyone's surprise, Garona knows human language, making communication easier. After reconnaissance, people understand what Gul’dan is trying to achieve - with the help of the life energy of the prisoners, he wants to open the portal to Draenor again in order to summon the remaining Horde there. Then Azeroth will have no chance of winning the coming war. Khadgar, studying a book he found in the Karazhan library, finds illustrations of that same portal and understands that Gul’dan did not bring the orcs himself, they were called by someone from their human world. Wanting to help Guardian Medivh, he talks about his discovery, but he advises him to mind his own business, simultaneously burning all the notes and sketches, except for the one that depicts a hooded man opening a portal from the other side.

  Meanwhile, Durotan realizes that the fel used by the orc warlock caused the death of his home world. Deciding to stop Gul'dan, he makes an appointment with the King of Stormwind, Llane, in a mountain gorge. Orgrim Doomhammer does not agree with Durotan's decision to rebel against Gul'dan, since from the outside it looks like a betrayal of his race. During negotiations between the two races, humans and the Frostwolves are attacked by a detachment led by Blackhand. The Guardian arrives in time at the last moment and manages to fence off the army of orcs from a small handful of surviving people with an insurmountable magical barrier. But Callan remains outside the barrier with several warriors, who dies at the hands of Blackhand.

  Having spent all his energy helping people, the Guardian falls unconscious. He is found by Garona and Khadgar. Old Morose, the ruler of Medivh's sorcerer's stronghold, places the victim in a Source filled with the energy of arcane magic. Seeing the green, fel-tainted eyes of the Guardian, Khadgar decides to seek advice from the Kirin Tor, whose leaders are located in the high-floating city of mages Dalaran, which was a haven for all people who were able to exchange knowledge with the High Elves. There he asks the elders about a certain Alodi, who was mentioned in the book of Medivh. Antonidas, the powerful leader of the Kirin Tor mages, leads the young mage to an ancient magical cube that only the Guardian and the council of sorcerers know about. Suddenly the cube comes to life and opens a passage for Khadgar. Walking along it, he finds Alodi, an artifact created by Medivh's mother, the first Guardian - Aegwynn. In ancient times, she created a special relic - the Guardian's Crucible. Alodi says that Medivh no longer protects Azeroth, but rather wants to destroy. Medivh admits that he lost the fight against the Fel, and, having finally gone over to the dark side, takes the life of the castellan.

  There is a heated debate in Stormwind about the future strategy in the war against the orcs, given that neither the elves of Quel Thalas, nor the dwarves of Ironforge, nor even the powerful Kingdom of Lordaeron will come to the aid of Stormwind. Lothar does not believe in victory - after all, as soon as Gul’dan opens the Dark Portal for the Horde, the battle will be lost. Medivh appears, and after a short conflict with Anduin, he convinces the king to throw all his forces into the decisive battle near the portal, promising to help from Karazhan and saying that Durotan managed to split the Horde. Lothar is locked in a prison cage, believing that grief over his dead son is preventing him from thinking straight. Khadgar realized that the Guardian is not who he claims to be, and hurries to notify Llane about this, but does not have time, and finds Lothar alone. They decide to stop Medivh and, through a teleport created by the sorcerer, are transported to the Guardian's tower. Medivh, meanwhile, reads spells that activate the Dark Portal. Lothar and Khadgar engage Medivh. Using fel magic, Medivh falls completely under the control of Sargerass, the ruler of the Burning Legion. A long time ago, a battle took place between Sargerass and Medivh's mother, Aegwynn, in which the guardian won, but the demon used her, and then her son, as a vessel.

  In the orc camp, Blackhand unravels Durotan's plans and asks permission from Gul'dan, together with Orgrim, to destroy the entire Frostwolf clan. When most of its members were killed (those orcs that were weaker were taken prisoner for the ritual), near the tent with Durotan’s wife and son, Orgrim realized what a mistake he had made and released Dreka. Orgrim helps stage Durotan's escape and makes peace with his friend, admitting his mistake. The young leader, wanting to delay the coming of the Horde and open the eyes of all other orcs to the true essence of Gul'dan, challenges the latter to Mak'Gor - a sacred duel. But the warlock is preparing for the ritual of opening the portal and, in order not to waste time, is forced to use magic, sucking out all the life force of Durotan, which causes extreme dissatisfaction among almost all orcs, who from time immemorial have respected traditions, recognize only strength and consider magic to be dishonest. Gul'dan, in order to maintain control, intimidates the orcs, draining the lives of several Horde warriors with one spell and using their energy to desecrate Blackhand. At this time, a portal opens; in turn, the remaining legions of Stormwind approached the orc camp. The battle begins.

  And in Karazhan, the Guardian has changed beyond recognition. Khadgar lured Medivh into a trap by dropping a clay golem on him and exorcising the demon, but the sorcerer himself became under the influence of fel. Having regained his human appearance, Medivh repents before his death, advising the sorcerer never to fight evil alone, as this is doomed to failure. He finds the strength to help King Llane in the battle, instead of a portal to Draenor, briefly opening a passage to Stormwind and giving hope to the already thinned legions. Stormwind soldiers help the freed peasants escape from captivity through a portal.

  Despite this, the king finds himself surrounded, and seeing that death is inevitable, he asks Garona to kill him in order to glorify the half-breed in the eyes of the orc people. Before his death, Llane makes the woman promise - she will do everything so that peace between the two races someday comes. In desperation, Garona performs last will king. Anduin, who flew in to help, does not understand the half-orc’s act and perceives it as a betrayal. He himself is captured. Having come to his senses, he sees how the killer of his son, Blackhand the Destroyer, the leader of the Horde, who accepted Gul'dan's gift - Fel - challenges him. Lothar won the duel; Having avenged his son, he wants to take Llane's body and fly to Stormwind. Gul'dan, seeing him as a dangerous enemy, is going to break the laws of the duel and kill Lothar, but, fearing to be left without the support of the Horde, he lets him go. The funeral of Llane Wrynn is taking place in the capital, which is attended by representatives of all the Eastern Kingdoms of Azeroth, as well as the High King of Khaz Modan Magni Bronzebeard - the creator of a magical sword called the Ashbringer in the future and the King of Kael'Thalas Anasterian the Sunstrider. Anduin Lothar is chosen as the new leader of Stormwind, and he announces the creation of an Alliance that will crush the Horde in the future.

  The son of Durotan and Dreka Go'el, whom his mother managed to save, is found by the people of the manager of the Durnholde Fortress, Edalas Blackmoore. The blue-eyed baby growls at the man holding him. Thus ended the story of the first clash between the orcs and the races of Azeroth, and began the story of Thrall, Leader of the New Horde.

  Cast

  The film features over 50 actors, not counting the extras.

  Alliance

  • Travis Fimmel - Anduin Lothar, main character from the Alliance. Commands the troops of Stormwind, a close friend of King Llane.
  • Ben Foster - Medivh, last of the Guardians of Tirisfal, an ancient caste of protectors with great power to fight demons.
  • Dominic Cooper - King Llane Wrynn, leader of the human kingdom of Stormwind and a beacon of hope for his people in a time of darkness.
  • Ben Schnetzer - Khadgar, a talented young mage who dropped out of his Kirin Tor training. Helps Anduin Lothar.
  • Ruth Negga - Lady Tharja, sister of Anduin Lothar, queen of Stormwind, Llane's wife and his most trusted advisor. Mother of the future King of Stormwind, Varian Wrynn.
  • Ryan Robbins - Karos, knight of Stormwind, chief of the king's guard.
  • Berkeley Duffield - Callan", son of Anduin Lothar.
  • Callum Keith Rennie - Morose, Medivh's assistant.
  • Michael Adamthwaite - King Magni Bronzebeard, ruler of Ironforge and friend of Anduin Lothar.
  • Anna von Hoft (English) Russian - Aloman, Stormwind officer.
  • Dylan Schombing - Varian Wrynn, son of Llane and Tharja, heir to the throne of Stormwind.
  • Mackenzie Gray - Ambassador of the King of Lordaeron Terenas Menethil II.
  • Callan Mulvey - warrior.
  • Kyle Rideout - Officer.
  • Patrick Sabongui - infantryman.
  • Wesley McInnes (English) Russian - gate guard.
  • Chesney Hawks - cameo (bard in the tavern)
  • Chris Metzen - cameo (merchant in Stormwind)

  Horde

  • Toby Kebbell - Durotan, the main character of the Horde. Durotan is the noble chieftain of the Frostwolf clan.
  • Anna Galvin (English) Russian - Dreka, wife of Durotan and mother of their newborn son.
  • Paula Patton - Garona Half-orc, a female half-orc, knows the language of people.
  • Clancy Brown - Blackhand the Destroyer, clan leader Black Mountain and leader of the Horde. Gul'dan's protégé.
  • Robert Kazinski - Orgrim Doomhammer, member of the Frostwolf clan, best friend Durotan.
  • Daniel Wu - Gul'dan, a sinister orcish warlock who wields fel magic.
  • Terry Notary - Grommash Hellscream, leader of the Warsong clan.
  • André Tricote (English) Russian - orc captain.
  • Dan Payne (English) Russian - clan member.
  • Dean Redman - captured orc from the Frostwolf clan.

  Mages of the Kirin Tor

  • Glenn Close - Alodie, the first Guardian of Tirisfal, imprisoned inside the Dalaran Artifact.
  • Toby Kebbell - Antonidas, Archmage of the Kirin Tor
  • Eugene Lipinski - Finden, mage of the Kirin Tor
  • Kristina Yastrzhembskaya (English) Russian - archmage.
  • Frank S. Turner (English) Russian - archmage.
  • Daniel Cudmore - uncredited.

  Production

  In June 2007, Legendary Pictures chairman Thomas Tull announced that the studio was working closely with Blizzard's designers and writers to adapt World of Warcraft to the silver screen.

  The notorious German director Uwe Boll, known for his disastrous film adaptations, wanted to take on the film adaptation of the game. computer games. He reported this to Blizzard representative Paul Sams. To which Paul replied: “We won’t sell the rights to the film, and certainly not to you. Since the game was a huge success, perhaps a bad movie would greatly reduce the flow of new players."

  In July 2009, it became known that Legendary Pictures had entrusted the director's chair to Sam Raimi, known for the Spider-Man trilogy and the classic horror films The Evil Dead. In addition to him, the film company invited the producer of the film “The Dark Knight” Charles Roven.

  In 2013, it became known that Sam Raimi had left the project, and Duncan Jones became the director of the film.

  Filming took place from January 13 to May 23, 2014 - a total of 131 days. Post-production took twenty months.

  Marketing

  The first private screening of the teaser took place at San-Diego Comic-Con 2013. According to viewers, it showed a meeting between a man and an orc before their fight. The first details of the future film were presented at BlizzCon 2013, where at the presentation the creators and producers of the film showed concept art and also told plot details. The new teaser was shown at the film's 2014 Comic-Con panel, where both humans and orcs were showcased. Most The video showed viewers the landscapes of Azeroth. The second half of the video showed the leaders of two opposing camps: humans and orcs. A clip from the upcoming film was shown at ComicCon 2015. The fifteen-second teaser, published on November 4, received more than 3 and a half million views in the first day. The official trailer for the film was released on November 6, 2015.

  At the Dota 2 esports tournament in Moscow EPICENTER on May 15, 2016, director Duncan Jones and Rob Kazinsky, who played Ogrim Doomhammer, presented footage from the film, a trailer and a video about the making of the film, and interviews were also given [ ] .

  Artists Gavin Boke, Dan Hermansen, Helen Jarvis, more

  Do you know that

  • The first draft of the script was written by Gary Whitta, but when Sam Raimi took over the project, the script was completely revised. However, in the end, both Whitta and Raimi left the project.
  • The notorious film director Uwe Boll, who specializes in film adaptations of video games, approached Blizzard with a proposal to make a film based on Warcraft, but received an answer that the company was not going to sell the rights to the film adaptation, and especially to him.
  • Colin Farrell could very well take part in the filming. He read the script and met with the director, but in the end the role went to Dominic Cooper.
  • Filming took 123 days.
  • The release could have taken place in December 2015, but in order to avoid competition with the new episode of Star Wars, the premiere date was moved to March 2016.
  • Duncan Jones said that the script he received presented the story of the confrontation between the two factions in a very one-sided way. Taking the director's chair, he edited the script so that each side had the opportunity to tell their version.
  • The orc language was specially developed for the film.
  • Blizzard announced the project back in 2006, but it was implemented only ten years later.
  • The film adapts the very first Warcraft game, which focuses on the first war between humans and orcs, although other races are rumored to appear on screen as well.
  • Johnny Depp was interested in participating in the film for some time.
  • Chris Metzen, who wrote the history of the Warcraft universe and voiced many of the key characters in the series, had a hand in the plot.
  • Duncan Jones described the Warcraft universe as "High Fantasy" and an eccentric one at that. He planned to make the world more like reality, while maintaining, however, appearance and the charm of the original game.
  • During Comic Con fans asked Duncan Jones where filming would take place, but he was not allowed to answer the question. However, the director was able to give a hint by pointing to a shirt with the word “Vancouver” written on it (where the filming took place).
  • Paula Patton did not use motion capture technology for her role as Garona, despite the fact that her character is half-orc.

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  Errors in the film

  • In the opening scene of the film, close-up the warrior picks up his shield from the ground and takes a couple of steps back from the skeleton. On in general terms the warrior stands to the right of the skeleton.
  • The ring in Guldan's hands in the scene of his conversation with Garona appears and disappears depending on the camera angle.
  • When the Guldan portal first appears in the frame, when it is shown in the general plan, from the front side, in the upper part, two baskets and a bag of stones are visible. In the close-up, an additional third basket appears and the bag of stones disappears.
  • Dreka gives birth to the baby right in front of Guldan, but when Guldan picks up the baby and the camera pans behind him, Dreka is not visible in front of him. When the angle changes and we see Guldan on the right from behind the deer, Dreka reappears in front of the warlock.
  • In the scene when Lothar visits the forge, there is a hammer on the table behind him. Initially, the hammer handle is aimed exactly at the edge of the table; when changing frames, the handle moves to the right of the edge.
  • When Lothar throws Khadgar onto the table, it is seen that there is a leather-bound notebook and a book on the table. Khadgar lands with his back directly on the book and thereby closes it, but when the camera angle changes, the book becomes clearly visible lying to the left of Khadgar's head. Then the book disappears again.
  • In the scene of Khadgar's visit to Stormwind, Lothar approaches King Llane Wrynn close to his right shoulder, as the camera angle changes, he disappears and then reappears.
  • In the same scene, Lothar stands behind Khadgar, holding his arms crossed over his chest. The shot changes and Lothar is already holding a mug of beer.
  • In the scene when Lothar visits Medivh and finds him creating the Golem, he approaches a table with tools on which there is a stick and a scraper; when the camera angle changes, the scraper disappears and then reappears on the table.
  • The length of the rope Medivh used to cut the clay changes throughout the film's plot.
  • Medivh uses magic to hold Khadgar on a concrete pillar. Sheets of paper circle around Khadgar, but when Medivh releases the young mage, the sheets do not appear on the floor around Khadgar.
  • The bucket next to the broken cart wheel in the scene when Medivh, Lothar and Khadgar are walking through the forest either stands upright or tips over on its side.
  • In front of Khadgar in the forest lies the corpse of a huge orc, the camera moves behind the magician and the corpse disappears, but when Khadgar chains Garona to a tree with magic, the orc’s corpse appears again.
  • Durotan cuts off Blackhand's arm above the elbow, but later in the story it is seen that Blackhand's arm bends at the elbow. Apparently part of the limb grew off by itself.
  • In the conversation scene between Lothar and Garona, the latter's pose as she lies on a stone by the fire changes several times in successive frames.
  • The fire in Medivh's fireplace burns differently in the same scene.
  • In the scene when Khadgar comes to Medivh in his office, after casting the spell, Medivh lowers his right hand twice in a row.
  • In the scene of the orcs waiting to meet people in the gorge, a gray-haired orc stands behind Ogrim. He constantly changes his position in relation to other orcs.
  • In the gorge, in the middle ground between Khadgar and Kalan, stands a soldier. In the long shot the soldier disappears.
  • The statue of the guardian Medivh stands with his back to the two main buildings of the city in the evening, and with his left side during the day.
  • The ropes on the basket of a newborn orc appear and disappear.
  • When Medivh throws Lothar through the mouth of the mana source, in one angle Lothar lands first on his feet, then on his back, in another angle Lothar lands straight on his back.
  • When Medivh turns into a demon, at the moment of his transformation top part The clothes are torn to pieces, but when Medivh returns back to human form, the clothes on his chest appear again.
  • In the scene when Lothar gives Khadgar to hold Garona's dagger, on the table near which Khadgar is standing there are two glass vessels and a pouch. In the close-up, the vessels stand as close to each other as possible, in the medium, there is a small distance between them.
  • Before Blackhand's fight with Lothar, the reflection of a studio spotlight can be seen in the latter's eyes.
  • In the scene of the battle between Blackhand and King Wrynn, the orc in front of Blackhand appears in the frame and then disappears.
  • The fangs of the pregnant Dreka in the scene when she lies with Durotan in the tent do not move naturally when she opens her mouth. It is clearly visible that they are overhead.
  • In the scene when Khadgar comes to Lothar to tell him that the Keeper burned the information about the gate of corruption, leaving only one piece of paper, Khadgar and Lothar take up a large chest to drag it to another place, but as soon as they approach it , the shot ends abruptly and Khadgar and Lothar are already sitting on the steps.

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  Plot

  Beware, the text may contain spoilers!

  Homeworld orcs, Draenor is being torn apart by a mysterious force known as the Blight. Gul'dan, a powerful orc warlock, unites all orc clans into a single Horde and opens a portal to the world of Azeroth. The orcs begin to use fel magic to maintain the portal, which requires sacrificing captured creatures. When the portal begins to function stably, Gul'dan takes a small detachment of orcs and prisoners with him and leads them through the portal. Despite his doubts, Durotan, the leader of the Frostwolf clan, also decides to go through the portal along with his pregnant wife Draka and their friend Orgrim Doomhammer. Draka goes into labor right as she passes through the portal. When they arrive in Azeroth, Gul'dan helps with the birth, but the child turns out to be stillborn. The warlock then drains the life from a passing deer to revive the child using fel magic. Durotan gives the child the name Go'el. Gul'dan turns out to be extremely unhappy that Durotan took a pregnant woman with him, which slowed down the squad.

  Orcs begin raiding the nearby settlements of Azeroth. Anduin Lothar, a human warlord in the Kingdom of Stormwind, is investigating the deaths of slain humans and comes across a wizard named Khadgar, who reveals that he examined the corpses and realized that they contained traces of fel. Anduin takes Khadgar with him to the king of Stormwind, Llane Wrynn, where the wizard persuades him to seek advice from Medivh, the famous Guardian of Tirisfal. Llane sends them both to Karazhan, Medivh's stronghold, to bring him news of the Blight's presence in Azeroth. In the library of Karazhan, a ghostly shadow leads Khadgar to a mysterious book, which he takes with him.

  After the meeting, Anduin, Khadgar and Medivh join the scouting team. They follow the tracks of Fel, but are ambushed by orcs. Medivh uses a spell to kill all the orcs who are poisoned by Fel. Horde Warchief Blackhand, Durotan and Orgrim flee. Khadgar manages to immobilize a half-orc named Garona, who is captured by the soldiers. King Llane grants Garona freedom in exchange for an oath to Stormwind. She agrees to this proposal and leads people to spy on the orc camp, where the heroes learn that Gul'dan plans to transport the entire Horde to Azeroth, but for this he needs to complete some preparations.

  At this time, Durotan realizes that it is the Fel that is responsible for the destruction of Draenor, and if Gul'Dan is not stopped, then Azeroth will face the same fate. Despite Orgrim's objections, Durotan invites Llane to a secret meeting so that the people and the Frostwolf clan will unite to fight against Gul'dan. At this time, Khadgar studies the book stolen from the library and realizes that Gul'dan could not open the portal on his own; he was clearly helped by someone in the world of Azeroth. Medivh immediately finds out about this and burns all of Khadgar's research, claiming that he is mistaken.

  At a meeting between the Frostwolf clan and people, they are attacked by Blackhand's group. The humans retreat and Medivh uses a protective spell to separate them from the orcs. However, Lothar's son remains on the other side of the barrier, and Blackhand kills him. Medivh is greatly weakened after this, so Garona and Khadgar take him back to Karazhan so he can recover. Khadgar notices that Medivh's eyes are glowing green, indicating he is infected with Fel. Then Khadgar decides to seek help from the Kirin Tor, an order that is the authority for magicians of humans and elves. There Khadgar meets Alodi, who was the shadow that led him to the book. She confirms that Medivh has been corrupted by Fel and possessed by an unknown demon.

  At this time, in the orc camp, the entire Frostwolf clan is awaiting execution for their betrayal. Orgrim helps Draka escape. Before her death, she manages to send her son Go'el in a basket down the river. Durotan challenges Gul'dan to a traditional orc duel to the death. If he wins, he will become the head of the entire Horde, but in fact Durotan only wants Gul'dan to use Fel during the duel so that everyone understands that he cannot be trusted. This is exactly what happens during the battle, when Gul'dan kills Durotan with magic, for which he receives the disapproval of all the surrounding orcs. After this, Gul'dan, with the help of Fel, empowers Blackhand incredible strength, which changes the appearance of the latter.

  At this time, in Karazhan, Medivh changed into a semi-demonic state and began to open a portal to Draenor. Gul'dan, for his part, began to sacrifice captured people, thereby fulfilling his half of the ritual, so that the entire Horde could be transported to Azeroth. Llane leads an army of men to attack the orc camp, while Khadgar and Anduin fight Medivh. Before his death, Medivh briefly comes to his senses, closes the portal to Draenor and at the same time opens a portal to Stormwind, which allows all the prisoners to be taken away from the orc camp. When the portal closes, only Llane, Garona and a small number of wounded soldiers remain in the camp.

  Llane secretly orders Garona to kill herself, since killing the king of men will honor her among the orcs. In the future, she will be able to use this power to bring peace between the two races. Garona reluctantly complies with the order, and Gul'dan's Horde begins to praise her. After this, Lothar arrives at the camp to pick up dead body Lleyna. He discovers Garona's knife in the body and decides that she has betrayed them. Blackhand challenges him to a duel, after which Anduin quickly deals with him. The orcs respect tradition, so they allow Lothar to take the king's body and leave the camp.

  At Llane's funeral in Stormwind, humans, elves and dwarves proclaim the creation of an Alliance aimed at fighting the orcs. Anduin Lothar becomes the leader of the Alliance. At this time, far from them, someone finds a basket with Go'el.

  On the eve of the release of the fantasy “Warcraft” in Russian distribution, we decided to prepare a combined article about how rich the game universe of the same name is, which became the basis of the film, and how the film itself was filmed.

  Background

  Without unnecessary “introductory information”, we will start from afar, but as briefly as possible, so that the material does not turn into a retelling of books and canons.

  In its history, the universe of “Warcraft” is comparable to Tolkien’s Middle-earth, where higher beings once upon a time created and populated the lands, gave birth to new life and brought order to this world. The first intelligent race were the Titans, who overthrew the creators themselves and began the redistribution of the worlds.

  

  One of the titans Sargeras, for a long time traveled, eradicating the Netrezim demons, but over time, the speeches of the minions of horror corrupted the hero’s strong faith and he lost faith in the importance of order in all worlds. He went over to the side of chaos, taking control of an army of demons he had previously imprisoned. This deadly army became known as the Burning Legion.

  

  We can talk about the conquests of this hellish brethren for quite a long time, but we will only note the result - Sargeras fell during an attempt to invade Azeroth, the main world of Warcraft, but his spirit managed to move into the female magician Aegwynn, and then into her son Medivh. Having gained control of Medivh, after many years of sleep, Sargeras awakened and prepared another plan to conquer Azeroth using a new portal. It is from this moment that the events of the upcoming film begin.

  Plot of the film

  Surely, most of our readers familiar with the Warcraft universe have played either WoW or the legendary strategy Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. Many of their characters are present in the film, but in general, if a connection is made with the games, the plot is close to the first and second parts of Warcraft, which few people are familiar with, because they came out back in 1994 and 1995.

  
  

  Warcraft 1 (Orcs & Humans) and Warcraft 2 (Tides of Darkness)

  In fact, the picture is not part of the canon of the game universe. The film's plot is based on events described in Christie Golden's book World of Warcraft: Rise of the Horde (2006) and Jeff Grubb's book The Last Guardian (2001).
  

  

  The film will introduce you to the confrontation people from Azeroth and orcs from dying Draenor. The latter, succumbing to the influence of Sargeras' minions, went over to the dark side and began preparing a new invasion of the capital Stormwind.

  

  Everything was led by the orc shaman Gul'dan, who had noticeably increased in strength with the help of demonic blood and thus became the main servant of the Legion. He had to prepare his part of the portal in Draenor, and Medivh, under the rule of Sargeras himself, would prepare the portal in Azeroth.

  

  As many could see from the film's trailers, an army of battle-hungry orcs led by Gul'dan will still invade the world of people. However, there were clans in the Horde camp that did not succumb to the influence of the Burning Legion and did not drink the blood of the demon. Their leader is Durotan (Toby Kebbell), who wanted peace and order, and it was he, along with his loyal ally Orgrim (Robert Kazinsky), who would try to stop the war.

  

  Note: Durotan's companions, like himself, have brown skin precisely because they refused to become stronger by drinking the blood of a demon. All those who succumbed to the Burning Legion and, accordingly, drank this blood have green skin.

  

  In order not to completely reveal the plot of the film and not to spoil more than necessary, we will not delve into the description First war, which formed the basis of the film.

  Filming

  The film itself was prepared with the direct participation of Blizzard Entertainment; negotiations about the launch of the project took place back in 2006, but filming started only on January 13, 2014 and lasted 123 days. The next two years were spent in post-production. It's funny, but the film's duration was 123 minutes.

  Considering the many spectacular animated story scenes in the same WoW, there were a lot of hopes for the film. Fans were waiting for a bright fantasy according to all the canons in the spirit of some kind of “Lord of the Rings” and, judging by the first reviews, they got it. The worlds of Azeroth and Draenor with their landscapes, forests, villages, huge cities and fantastic creatures were recreated in all its glory.

  

  Active WoW players will be able to recognize Elwynn Forest, Westfall, Dalaran, Blackrock Mountain and many other locations familiar from the games. Hidden in each of them many secondary objects environments that in one way or another will remind you of the game, these are sawmills, and banners of orc clans, and much more. According to the film's director, it is simply impossible to notice all such details when watching the film for the first time; the film will have to be reviewed two or three times.

  Spectators who managed to get to the pre-shows enthusiastically describe the magnificent visual component with maximum attention To to the smallest details and, of course, acting.

  The creators claim that with the help of the most modern CGI graphics, reality and the “finished” picture on the screen merge into one. Even from the first videos you can see how well-developed the landscapes are, each of the armies and even the faces of the heroes - orcs sometimes seem much more real than the people themselves.

  

  Achieve this visual effect allows motion capture technology, the implementation principle of which is known to many. After each such blockbuster, photos appear on the Internet every now and then with actors in green tight overalls and with a bunch of sensors attached, this is how it is possible to “tie” the drawn character to to a real hero, sometimes even preserving the latter’s facial expressions.

  

  In terms of the volume of CGI scenes, this film is close to Avatar. and the latest “Planet of the Apes”, which the creators themselves spoke about, but one should not underestimate the importance of the actors themselves, who also approached their roles with the utmost responsibility. Many of them, including Travis Fimmel (Anduin Lothar), spent a long time mastering sword techniques and hand-to-hand combat skills so that the battle scenes were as realistic as possible.

  

  It wasn't easy for Paula Patton, who played Garona. Her hero is a half-breed, half orc and half draenei, who at the same time looks more like a human. Her difficult fate in the film is unlikely to be fully revealed, but we can definitely say that she had a hard time on the set. He is one of the few non-human characters not to have CGI applied to him. Orc teeth, green skin and other attributes were makeup that she had to wear and hone her fighting skills in between filming.

  

  The orc dialect was even developed especially for the picture, and great amount ammunition: armor, swords, shields, halberds, bows, mortars. Not long ago this arsenal was shown on video.

  

  All this action even before viewing the film looks very promising, but it is still impossible to say with confidence that the film was a success. There will always be critics with their favorite low ratings and a lot of quibbles in terms of the artistic component. However, in fact, the main verdict for “Warcraft” will be the reviews of fans of the game series of the same name, because they are the main audience of the film. In the meantime, we can say: so much work has been put into the project that the film is really worth going to the cinema, even if it turns out to be “no work”, you need to evaluate it with your own eyes.

  Continuation

  The first film in the Warcraft universe has already received the postscript “The Beginning”, that is, the beginning. You don't need to be a seer to see in this hints about the release of subsequent parts if the first one is successful. The history of Azeroth allows you to film more than one trilogy with a lot of spectacular and colorful characters. If we consider them as a continuation of the film, this could be the development of the branch of Medivh, freed from the power of Sargeros, and Thrall, son of Durotan.

  

  If you fantasize about the most striking and desirable plots, you can recall the fascinating single-player campaign of The Frozen Throne, which tells the story of the rise of Arthas and the rivalry with Illidan, who also simply cannot be ignored. True, if the film adaptation gets to them, it will not happen before the third or even fourth part of the film, which is still very, very early to talk about.

  

  Teaser for a film featuring World of Warcraft characters who may well appear in future film adaptations

  There is an opinion that in Hollywood they make movies like grandma makes pancakes on a clear summer morning: quickly, smoothly and in large quantities. Those who agree with this can laugh in their faces: there are films here, the production of which stretches in time and space from approximately the fence to lunch.

  Sometimes even the most devoted fans, waiting for the film adaptation, crawl away in mortal anguish in search of something that grandma has already riveted. Since the mid-nineties, 6 million people around the world have been desperately playing World of Warcraft, and Hollywood men could not decide on a screenwriter, or a director, or something else. And so 10 years! We are happy to announce that the long-term construction has finally moved forward.

  Preparing a film adaptation

  Legendary Pictures (which is almost the same as the movie giant Warner Bros.) decided to turn the toy into a movie back in 2006, when they bought the rights to it. Blizzard Entertainment, the producer of Warcraft, was enthusiastic about the idea and got involved. However, the Warner Brothers were in no hurry to name the exact date release of the picture.

  The film promises to become one of the highest grossing films in the history of cinema.

  The company's immediate plans included "Superman" with "Batman" and several other high-budget projects, so adding another item to this list was almost impossible. Realists and pessimists, having eyeballed the deadlines and budgets, predicted a long wait - according to their gloomy forecasts, the film should be released on the screen only by 2008-2009. But the enthusiasm did not disappear: preparations for filming were in full swing.

  Plot and prototype

  The first toy from the Warcraft series appeared in 1994 and told the story of the struggle between orcs and people. More than 20 years have passed since then, and the plots have changed significantly. Charles Leavitt, who turned out (also after a long search) to be the screenwriter of the film, was full of water, so the intrigue remained around the storyline.

  What exactly will happen on the screen is not yet known for certain. It is only clear that the plot will revolve around the first two games. So those who played Warcraft on MS-DOS in the dashing nineties will be able to shed a few tears of nostalgia: Warcraft: Orc & Humans and Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal got a sequel.

  The Alliance and the Horde will face each other - however, it is known that the picture will not repeat the events of the game. The creators took the time and place of action (as well as some of its details) for the film adaptation, and remade, modified and invented the rest from scratch. There are at least two reasons for this move. Firstly, even those who have played and already know the details will not be bored.
  And secondly, starting from the very beginning means leaving the opportunity to develop the story further.

  
  New promo posters for the movie "Warcraft"

  Director Duncan Jones has already said that 2016's Warcraft is the first film in a trilogy. The fate of the remaining two films must be decided by the audience: how they accept the first part will determine the format, release date and other details of the following parts. Nothing more is known about the future films of the trilogy, nor is the name of their creator. An excellent incentive for Jones to work at 300%: the director of the film adaptation of “Warcraft” in three parts - that sounds proud!

  Project director

  “War of the Worlds”, “Jurassic Park”, “Men in Black”... Spielberg was considered perhaps the greatest director not only of his time, but in the entire history of cinema. Inviting him into the project was obviously something of a kind gesture. According to a mysterious insider, the Warcraft producers were polite and respected tradition, so Spielberg was allegedly made an offer, and he allegedly agreed. And he even clarified that the film would not be released until 2009. And then everything went quiet.

  Talk about a film adaptation of World of Warcraft resurfaced six years later, in 2012. During this period, rumors about Christopher Nolan swirled around the film for some time, but they quickly died down. To soon be replaced by accurate information that another director refused to film. It was Sam Raimi. There was no limit to disappointment! Sam managed to come up with several interesting “tricks” for the film.

  In particular, he was going to leave the “framework” of the game, but create a new story. It could surprise not only those who are getting acquainted with the Warcraft universe for the first time, but also the 6 million users who play the toy. However, Sam turned up Oz the Great and Powerful. Raimi did not hesitate and began filming the story of Ellie, blown away by the wind far away lands. And Legendary Pictures did not wait for him to become available.

  
  Duncan Jones is the final director of Warcraft

  Sam himself announced this after the fact: he briefly commented on the Warcraft plot, talking about the filming of Oz. He simply said that the film company could not wait - they had to start working. And to finally decide on the name of the director, Legendary Pictures needed another six months. In January 2013, the long-suffering project was finally entrusted to the one who, it seems, would bring it to fruition - Duncan Jones.

  This appointment, frankly speaking, surprised many. Spielberg, Nolan, Raimi - Jones looks very modest in this row. By that time, his creative treasury included “Moon 2112” and the more famous “Source Code” with the handsome Gyllenhaal. But both of these things were in the semantic field of scientific pop and were inexpensive by Hollywood standards. “Luna 2112” cost a maximum of $5 million, and “Source Code” cost $32 million.

  Legendary Pictures dumped $100 million and the same amount of responsibility and expectations on Jones. Although, on the other hand, there are also motivations - the director is simply forced to jump above his head and produce a mind-blowing product, mastering new genre: he hasn’t had to work with fantasy yet. By the way, Jones had to stand in front of difficult choice. To direct the filming of Warcraft, he was forced to abandon the biopic about the legendary scientist Alexander Fleming. The orcs turned out to be stronger!

  Cast

  The long-term history of the director's search could not do without the epic that affected the list of actors. Behind long years Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell were matched to a place in the cast. But none of them were included in the list. But Ben Foster, Travis Fimmel, Toby Kebbell, Robert Kazinsky, Dominic Cooper and Paula Patton will definitely be there. More specifically, these are the characters the viewer will see in the film and try to recognize in the makeup.

  Alliance participants

  
  Travis Fimmel - protagonist from the Alliance (humans) side
  • Anduin Lothar. He will be played Travis Fimmell(TV series “Vikings” and “The Beast”);
  • Medivh performed Ben Foster(“Hostage”, “Alpha Dog”, “Pandorum”);
  • Lady Tharja, whom I changed into Ruth Negga("Breakfast on Pluto")
  • Khadgar - in the world Ben Schnetzer(“The Book Thief”);
  • King Llane Reed, whose role was assigned Dominic Cooper(“Dracula”, “The Devil’s Double”).

  Participants from the Horde

  
  Toby Kebbell - main character from the Horde (orcs) side
  • The permanent leader of the orcs Durotan, whose role he played Toby Kebbell(Rock 'n' Roller, Wrath of the Titans, Planet of the Apes: Revolution, Fantastic Four).
  • Gul'dan, whose form he took Daniel Wu(“Around the World in 80 Days”, “To Kill an Emperor”);
  • Orgrim Doomhammer, as he introduced himself Robert Kazinsky("Pacific Rim");
  • Blackhand the Destroyer - “second self” Clancy Brown(“A Nightmare on Elm Street”, “Lost”, “Sleepy Hollow”);

  The third force, as in the Warcraft universe, is represented by Garona the Half-Worc, whose mental suffering because of Medivh was imagined Paula Patton(“Deja Vu”, “Mirrors”).

  Director's opinion

  Jones was already asked if he had any film set favorites. Like a good parent, the director evasively replied that he loves all the characters equally. He promised to depict even the opposing forces in equal detail:

  "I'm hopeful that audiences will see what the Horde and Alliance were like in the past and embrace the idea that there are heroes on both sides."

  By the way, there were rumors that the director was going to shoot a trailer for each side. Jones nevertheless noted the work of some actors with special comments: it is known that special meaning for the director is Durotan, embodied by Toby Cabbell. In addition, Jones noted the excellent work of Daniel Wu, who played Gul'Dan. The director said:

  “Daniel was happy to take on the challenge posed by the long-standing Warcraft audience, which has a keen understanding of who the characters are. But Daniel did a great job. Both he and his wife have been playing for a long time. She was determined to ensure that Gul'dan turned out exactly the way it should be. It will be great, but completely unexpected for you, you’ll see.”

  
  Photos from the filming

  Well, that sounds promising. Although we have some doubts regarding objectivity. Still, both characters, which Jones spoke about in detail, are in conflict with the Horde... Whose side are your sympathies on, Mr. Jones?

  Project status

  Filming for “Warcraft” started in early January 2014 and lasted until May. The process took just under four months, which is not that long for a film. However, the main work should not take place on the set, but in the laboratories responsible for special effects. By the way, this is another reason why the process has been extended. Thomas Tull, director of Legendary Pictures and producer, stressed that the team will need a lot of time for post-production.

  In total, almost two years remained from the end of filming to release, and almost all of this time was planned to be spent on processing the footage and creating special effects. They were taken over by ILM. One of the members creative group studio - Carey Phillips - has already dubbed the work on Warcraft the most difficult in the last two decades:

  “If my memory serves me correctly, problems that made the group tear their hair out with difficulty have appeared three times in the last 20 years. For the first time we found ourselves in such a situation when we had to create concepts for the film “ star Wars: Hidden threat". The second challenge was Davy Jones, whom we did for Pirates Caribbean Sea" But the concept art prepared for Warcraft cannot be compared with them. We have never done anything like this before!”

  
  Movie scene concept
  Another fantasy concept art

  Thomas Tull says:

  “We don't want to rush. Some episodes will be produced using Newest technologies, and we won’t take risks, we’ll do everything right.”

  It will take the guys from ILM about a year and a half to draw the picture. And then the long-awaited rest will finally come for the group involved in the preparation of the film. Duncan Jones will even have the opportunity to take a break from the large-scale action and turn to other projects - in particular, he is going to finish work on the film Mute.

  Having conceived it after watching Blade Runner, the director put off the project for several years. Perhaps it will be implemented approximately in the same time frame as Warcraft. In Mute, Jones will return to his favorite genre of sci-fi (science fiction, Science fiction), with whom he was already well acquainted before his grand transition to fantasy.

  Project deadlines

  It is obvious that the creators have faith in the film big hopes. Having passed long haul from purchasing the rights to the filming process, they took their time presenting the film to the general public. Initially, the release date was called December 18, 2015, but then the premiere was shifted by three whole months - until May 26, 2016. And all so that “Warcraft” does not get lost against the background of other bright premieres - this is how Thomas Tull explained it.

  
  Presentation of the film "Warcraft" at the Blizzcon conference

  Mostly, of course, it was about Star Wars. The continuation of the cult movie will be released on December 16, 2015, and showing a picture about people and orcs against this background would be cinematic suicide. The creators of Warcraft gave Americans and the whole world five months to breathe in, watch Star Wars, breathe out, discuss, and only after that they will present their creation.

  Along the way, we note that you shouldn’t miss Star Wars either. Since they postponed the premiere of a film based on a super-cult game on which a couple of generations of usernames and gamers have grown up, it means there will be something to see – the producers can be trusted 100% in this regard. At the same time, you can brighten up the agonizing days and months of waiting, although against the backdrop of nine years of preparation they look like a mere trifle.

  Warcraft movie video

  First official teaser - "Sky of Azeroth"

  The creators of Warcraft have finally become generous and posted the first video material on the Internet that has at least some relation to the film. Alas, this is not a full-fledged trailer. This video presents us with a fantasy world, available for viewing at an angle of 360 degrees (of course, if your browser supports panoramic viewing). Want to take a look at Stormwind from griffon flight?

  (UPD from 11/06/2015) The official trailer has been released!

  Warcraft movie trailer

  Warcraft movie review (part 1)

  Warcraft movie review (part 2)

  The colorful world of Warcraft in concept art

  We offer you photographs from the presentation of the project, as well as bright, detailed concepts with which the film is created.

  
  Creators of a film about the WOW universe
  Props created for the presentation of the film
  "Warcraft" is rich in enchanting fantasy landscapes
  Development of the main characters of the film
  Volumes computer graphics in "Warcraft" no one will be surprised
  One of many "landscape" sketches
  Film scene sketch
  Graphic elaboration of the scene