News of a World of Warcraft film have been quiet, but there has been some movement in that camp including a plot direction and title!
They have established a release date of 2011, but that’s not all folks. Originally holding a one word title, “Warcraft,” the guys over at Legendary Pictures and Blizzard Entertainment have changed the name to: Warcraft : Rise of the Lich King.
The reason why the title change is important is because it draws the connection to the novels written by Christie Golden which refer to the Warcraft III games and the general lore of Azeroth. These rely heavily on the presence of Arthas, who is a very prominent character in the world of Warcraft. People usually peg Arthas as the Darth Vader type in-game, but the books offer much more of an in-depth glimpse into the life of his undiscovered persona.
Originally it was said that a World of Warcraft movie was not going to be cannon with the games, but be a completely original story.
The epic story laid out in Warcraft 3 is magnificent, and I am happy to hear they will be moving forward with a canon based story. The events laid out in Warcraft3 and its expansion the Frozen Throne lead up to the insanely popular MMO game, which would make sense that they would flesh out that story instead of starting with something unrelated in the same world.
Now I am itching to play again.
