A New WARCRAFT Movie Is Reportedly in Development at Legendary Pictures

A new report has surfaced from entertainment scooper Daniel Ritchman, who says that Legendary Pictures is looking at making another movie based on World of Warcraft.

I enjoyed the Warcraft movie that was directed by Duncan Jones, and while it didn’t do grat at the box office in the U.S., it did extremely well in the overseas market.

There are no details on if this new Warcraft film will be a direct sequel to Jones’ 2016 film or a complete reboot. It’s also unknown if director Jones or any of the cast will return to for this new project.

When Jones made the first movie, he was planning a Warcraft trilogy. When previously talking about his future plans for the franchise, the filmmaker said:

“This first film is about establishing the world, and showing Durotan helping his son escape a dying planet. So to me the idea over the course of three films would be for Thrall to fulfill that vision of Durotan to create a new homeland for the Orcs. So in [the sequel] it would be the adolescent years of that baby, and anyone who does know their Warcraft stories would know it’s very much a Spartacus story that goes on with that character. I would basically follow that through. And with the human side of it, which is a little less clear of how that would follow, but basically there is an aftermath to this film which would need to be completed. And on the Orc side you’re very much following that baby, Go’el, known as Thrall in the universe, and how he eventually creates the Orc homeland.

"My fascination with trying to do Warcraft in three films and the idea of family is, I love the idea of Durotan has sacrificed himself so his son and the people he cares about can survive – I want to see that sacrifice pay off. That’s the trilogy. That’s the heart of the story. The rest of it is mumbo jumbo names and shit (laughs). Good shit, because Chris Metzen is a wonderful writer, but the heart of the story is someone’s sacrifice because they thought it was worth sacrificing for, and it was a good person who has a good kid and I want that good kid to pay off.”

I’d actually like to see Jones get to continue his story, but if this news of a new Warcraft film ends up being true, I think the project will most likely be a reboot that tells a new a different story.

What would you like to see from a new Warcraft movie?