'World Of Warcraft' is Hitting the Big Screen

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the hugely successful and popular video game franchise World Of Warcraft, is being made into a movie. There have been rumours of a World Of Warcraft movie for years now, but the reason these rumours have become a reality is because of the director that has signed to helm the project. Duncan Jones, best known for his work as the director of Moon with Sam Rockwell and Source Code with Jake Gyllenhal, has come on board as the director for this huge undertaking. Legendary Pictures, which was behind The Dark Knight Rises and The Hangover, is the production company that will be financing this project. World Of Warcraft, which is one of the most successful franchises in video game history, has many stories integrated into it so this leaves Duncan Jones with endless possibilities when it comes to developing a screenplay for the film. Production for World Of Warcraft is set to start by the end of this year.

To be honest, I have never played a World Of Warcraft game in my entire life. I am one of few human beings with an XY sex chromosome that has never indulged in this video game. World Of Warcraft just never stuck out to me as something I would want to play growing up but, that being said, I am still going to see this film regardless. I am a fan of Duncan Jones and I think he is one of the biggest up and coming sci-fi directors in recent years. I'm curious to see what he is going to do with the story for the World Of Warcraft film because he is a very talented writer. I think Jones will single-handedly be able to take on this mammoth of a project that has been in production limbo for about five years now. There was no word as to when the movie is slated for release but seeing as they have JUST acquired a director, it probably won't be for a few years.

What do you guys think of Duncan Jones taking on this film? Will you go see the World Of Warcraft movie when it hits theaters? Let me know in the comments below!

Sources:
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/World-Warcraft-Movie-Gets-Director-Duncan-Jones-Starts-Fall-35418.html
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