First Official Look at WARCRAFT's Orgrim Doomhammer
We were a little disappointed in Universal's decision to bump Duncan Jones' Warcraft back to next summer, but only because we're so excited to see the adaptation. It's been in the works for a long time, and there's a chance it could be one of the very, very few — some might even say "only" — good films based on a video game. Universal's delay is actually a sign of confidence: positioning the film as a big time summer contender is much better than dropping it somewhere in March and hoping for the best. So with more than a year to go until release, Wired Magazine now has our first look at one of the main characters.
This is the film's version of Orgrim Doomhammer, the leader of the Horde who is destined to wield a powerful orc weapon known as the Doomhammer. He's played by actor Robert Kazinsky (Pacific Rim, True Blood). Industrial Light & Magic is responsible for creating the look of this character, but don't worry, gamers — the people at Blizzard definitely had some input:
Orgrim’s likeness comes from the masterminds at Industrial Light and Magic, who took concept art from Blizzard Entertainment—creators of the massive World of Warcraft videogame franchise on which Jones’ film is based—and merged it with photographs and scans of Kazinsky to create the orc.
What do you think about the character's look?
Warcraft arrives in theaters on June 10th, 2016.