Duncan Jones is taking on Legendary Pictures' adaptation of the popular video game universe.
Duncan Jones will direct the adaptation of "Warcraft."
Duncan Jones is making the jump to big-budget tentpole movies, signing on to direct Warcraft, Legendary Pictures’ live-action adaptation of Blizzard Entertainment’s video game universe.
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Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni are producing for Legendary along with Blizzard and Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven and Alex Gartner.
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Taking an almost kitchen-sink approach to fantasy, Warcraft, which has grown to be one of the most popular multiplayer online role-playing games out there, is part fantasy, part science fiction and — depending on the game you’re playing — includes elements such as dragons and orcs, zombies and werewolves, and aliens and spaceships.
Legendary is keeping its script, written by Charles Leavitt, under wraps. The Warner Bros.-based production and finance outfit is eyeing a fall 2013 start and a 2015 release.
Jones’ producing partner, Stuart Fenegan, will executive produce while Chris Metzen will co-produce for Blizzard.
Warcraft is a big jump up in terms of scope and scale for Jones, the filmmaker son of David Bowie known for his thoughtful sci-fi work.
Jones (CAA, Independent Talent Group, Bloom Hergott) made his feature debut writing and directing 2009's Moon, the well-regarded low-key indie sci-fi drama that starred Sam Rockwell and cost around $1 million to make. He followed that up with Source Code, Summit’s 2011 time travel thriller that starred Jake Gyllenhaal and cost around $35 million to make. Warcraft is expected to have a budget north of $100 million.
Roven most recently produced The Dark Knight Rises and is a producer on Man of Steel, both of which involved Legendary. Atlas is in pre-production on David O. Russell’s follow-up to Silver Linings Playbook, an untitled project that will star Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner. Production begins this March.
Legendary is prepping for the July 12 release of Guillermo del Toro’s monsters vs. mechas tentpole Pacific Rim.
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dalaohu 发表于 2013-1-31 13:44
it's warcraft, not wow
They do share the same story line right? 作者: Murphy 时间: 2013-1-31 14:57
尼玛。终于看到振奋人心的消息了。
别TMD拍的跟指环王似的，全民近战职业，尼玛甘道夫也出去砍人，我擦了。
不知道死亡骑士的大便魔法在电影里如果表现？作者: juvenMPG 时间: 2013-1-31 16:59
必须去看，主角会是阿尔萨斯么？作者: killkat 时间: 2013-1-31 18:53
slicendice 发表于 2013-1-31 14:47
They do share the same story line right?
same universe, different time.作者: killkat 时间: 2013-1-31 18:59
Moon 挺不错，Source Code 也过的去，不过这两部风格多少类似，而魔兽应该是另一类，当然还不知道剧本怎么编呢。
