will this be based on World of Warcraft? or more on the storylines of Blizzard's older games like Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness?
the World of Warcraft stuff doesn't appeal to me at all... but those older games had a grit to them and i also remember there being some really cool artwork in the booklets that came with 'em
unfortunately World of Warcraft is probably more popular and familiar for a lot more people at this point, so they'll probly go that angle
i think the potential is there for a good movie if it's done the right way... imagining a more gritty atmosphere, perhaps a decent amount of live sets, real props effects, that sort of thing... but i'm guessing it will probably be heavily computer generated (if it ends up getting made)
it will also be challenging to make something that doesn't feel too derivative of Lord of the Rings or something like that
liked
Moon (2009) though, so maybe Duncan Jones can carry over some 'goodness' from that one
here's a screenshot (found it online) from that old Wacraft 2 game. lost that disc long ago. the image of Grom Hellscream on the left-middle would make a not-too-shabby avatar