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Blizzcon 2014: The Warcraft Movie

Published Sat, 08 Nov 2014 13:30:44 -0600

by Dan Wickline

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During Blizzcon's first day, there was a panel focusing on the Legendary Pictures film being directed by Duncan Jones. The film is scheduled to be released March 11, 2016… Legendary held its first movie panel in 2007, the other time I was at Blizzcon ironically.

The panel was hosted by the Nerdist himself, Chris Hardwick and included director Duncan Jones, Senior VP of Story and Franchise Development for Blizzard Chris Metzen, VFX supervisor Bill Westenhofer and actor Rob Kazinsky.

They are showing footage from the movie, but not during the panel as the panel was aired live on the virtual ticket and Blizzard and Legendary wanted to keep that for fans who were at Blizzcon. I haven't gotten over to see the footage, but will do so on day two.

What they did do was reveal the characters and actors for the film. The film is being described as Human vs Orc and will be 50% focused on the Alliance and 50% on the Horde, the two different factions in Warcraft.

THE ALLIANCE

Anduin Lothar (Travis Fimmel)

The lead protagonist for the Alliance, Lothar is a war hero who has sacrificed everything to keep the people of Azeroth safe.

King Llane Wrynn (Dominic Cooper)

King Llane is the leader of the Alliance city of Stormwind and a beacon of hope to its people in a time of darkness.

Medivh (Ben Foster)

Known as 'the Guardian,' Medivh is a mysterious and reclusive protector who wields formidable power.

Khadgar (Ben Schnetzer)

Khadgar is a gifted young mage, embarking on a daring search for the truth.

Lady Taria (Ruth Negga)

Taria is the royal Queen of Stormwind, King Llane's great love and most trusted counsel.

Garona (Paula Patton)

Caught between the Alliance and the Horde, Garona is a strong-willed survivor who must decide where her true loyalty lies.

THE HORDE

Durotan (Toby Kebbel)

The lead protagonist for the Horde, Durotan is the noble Chieftain of the Frostwolf Clan, battling to save his people and his family from extinction.

Orgrim (Rob Kazinsky)

Orgrim is Durotan's right hand and a brave warrior destined to wield the Doomhammer: a weapon of orc legend.

Blackhand (Clancy Brown)

Known as 'The Destroyer', Blackhand is one of orc-kind's most fearsome and titanic warchiefs.

Gul'Dan (Daniel Wu)

Gul'dan is a supreme orc ruler, fueled by a dark magic that even he cannot control.

They also got the fans at the panel involved by recording them yelling "For the Alliance!" "For the Horde!" and "For Azeroth!" Azeroth being the fictional world where all of this takes place. The recorded battle cries are supposed to end up in the movie itself.

Legendary also announced a new fan-initiative, which invited the BlizzCon audience to join the frontline of the film. By signing up at FIGHTFORTHEALLIANCE.COM or FIGHTFORTHEHORDE.COM, fans can celebrate their allegiance and receive regular updates on the movie from the perspective of their chosen side.

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