
They also revealed that Overwatch, Diablo, Call of Duty, Candy Crush, and Starcraft, are coming to the Game Pass. Microsoft posted a blog post sharing their view on the Activision Blizzard acquisition. So, what do you think of the rumor? And which part of the Warcraft mythos should be covered in this potential re-launch of the brand on the big screen? NOT part of the rumor, just a fan interpretation. The first movie's director, Duncan Jones, previously both shared his own plans for a potential trilogy, and commented on the fact that a sequel wouldn't be happening as far as he knows, which is true even if the above rumor turns out to be true. We've also recently seen some community wishes for a potential Lich King movie, with Henry Cavil as Arthas ( with some posters whipped up as well), which definitely got everyone's vote for the next attempt at starting the Warcraft cinematic universe, and it seems pretty likely that regardless of which iconic storyline they choose to adapt, Metzen should be involved to some degree. In any case, his mentioning it definitely made us a lot more curious.


Whether his comment was just as a member of the public and obviously interested in seeing more Warcraft or he knows something more about this rumor is unclear, although it seems difficult to believe a project like that would be made without his knowing about it. Metzen was also involved in the first movie, co-producing it and being an un-credited writer, and he also had a cameo appearance in it as a turbaned perfume vendor in Stormwind. Warcraft 2 Rumored to Be Happening at Legendary Hmmmm. Now all of the above rumors were a little under our benchmark, as it's all very vague, but something new came up today which definitely got our attention, as first noticed by Wowhead: All related articles mention the poor critical and audience receptions of the first movie, as well as it's success in China and high box office returns from overseas.
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The next rumor had a little more weight to it, coming from a relatively reliable "scooper", Daniel Ritchman via Movie Web, and claimed that the second movie is actually already in development. These were somewhat vague and just mentioned that the production company for the first movie, Legendary Entertainment, were "already discussing" the next Warcraft movie behind the scenes and that it would wipe the slate clean and start the franchise over. Story details are under tight security, but knowing that the film will move past some of the lore of the first film, expect that some characters that did not appear in that could appear in this new film.įor more on movie news, make sure to check back to That Hashtag Show.There have been some rumors going around recently about a potential second Warcraft movie that may be in development. For instance, I was told that we saw a baby version of Go’El, but he will be of adult age and go by Thrall in the planned reboot. There may be older versions of characters seen in the original movie as per sources.

The soft reboot will focus on a new set of characters, not entirely ignoring the continuity of the first film but not being completely beholden to it either. Our sources have indicated that, indeed, the studio has elected to go with a soft reboot. Staying RelevantĪs Warcraft 2 fell apart, discussions began internally about whether the studio and Blizzard wanted to reboot the franchise or continue with the established characters, actors, and lore from the first movie. Stars were attached and dropped out of the project, and filmmakers were eyed but ultimately unavailable. The issue was that the pandemic began shortly as early development began. It would’ve brought back characters and introduced a ton more. In 2019 development started on a sequel, Warcraft 2. Despite poor critic reviews and a lackluster domestic box office, it did well enough in international markets to keep conversations between Blizzard and Universal going. We’ve exclusively learned that a reboot of the Warcraft movie is in development over at Universal Pictures.
