Warcraft Movie Details:
Also known as | Warcraft: The Beginning |
Based on | Warcraft by Blizzard Entertainment |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
Release date | May 24, 2016 (Le Grand Rex) June 10, 2016 (United States) |
Running time | 2hr 3min |
Age rating | PG-13 |
Starring | Travis Fimmel Paula Patton Ben Foster Dominic Cooper Toby Kebbell Ben Schnetzer Robert Kazinsky Daniel Wu |
Directed by | Duncan Jones |
Written by | Charles Leavitt Duncan Jones |
Produced by | Charles Roven Alex Gartner Thomas Tull Jon Jashni Stuart Fenegan |
Cinematography by | Simon Duggan |
Edited by | Paul Hirsch |
Music by | Ramin Djawadi |
Production Company | Legendary Pictures Blizzard Entertainment Atlas Entertainment |
Distributor | Universal Pictures |
Warcraft Movie Cast & Characters:
- Travis Fimmel as Anduin Lothar
- Paula Patton as Garona
- Ben Foster as Medivh
- Dominic Cooper as Llane Wrynn
- Toby Kebbell as Durotan / Antonidas
- Ben Schnetzer as Khadgar
- Robert Kazinsky as Orgrim
- Clancy Brown as Blackhand
- Daniel Wu as Gul’dan
- Ruth Negga as Lady Taria
- Anna Galvin as Draka
- Callum Keith Rennie as Moroes
- Burkely Duffield as Callan
- Ryan Robbins as Karos
- Dean Redman as Varis / Caged Frostwolf
- Glenn Ennis as Compound Guard
- Terry Notary as Peon
- Elena Wurlitzer as Draenei Mother
- Michael Adamthwaite as King Magni
- Anna Van Hooft as Aloman
- Callan Mulvey as Warrior
- Adrian Glynn McMorran as Officer
- Kyle Rideout as Officer
- Michael Antonakos as Officer
- Elisabeth Rosen as Westfall Woman
- Patrick Sabongui as Footman
- Kent O’Connor as Footman
- Wesley MacInnes as Gate Guard
- Mackenzie Gray as Lordaerian Delegate
- Christian Sloan as Elf Delegate
- Valérie Wiseman as Kul Tiran Delegate
- Dan Payne as Clansmen
- Eugene Lipinski as Finden
- Christina Jastrzembska as Archmage
- Travis MacDonald as Prison Mage
- Frank C. Turner as Prison Mage
- Tommy Rieder as Young Medivh
- Dylan Schombing as Varian Wrynn
- Donavon Stinson as Prison Soldier
- Meelah Robbins as Scared Girl
- One Take Charlie as Sheep
Storyline:
When the world of the Orcs of Draenor is being destroyed by the evil fel magic that uses life-force, the powerful warlock Gul’dan creates a portal to the world of Azeroth and forms the Horde with members of the Orc clans. He also captures many prisoners to keep the portal open. The king of Azeroth, Llane Wrynn and his brother-in-law, Anduin Lothar are informed by the apprentice of magician Khadgar that he has found fel magic in dead bodies and the king decides to summon the Guardian of Tirisfal, Medivh, to protect his kingdom. Lothar and Khadgar head to Kharazhan to meet Medivh and an ominous shadow points a book out to Khadgar, who takes it and hides. Anduin, Khadgar and Medivh and a group of soldiers are attacked by Orcs and they capture the slave Garona, who is released by King Llane, and she shows them the location of the portal. Garona is contacted by the Orc chief of a clan Durotan that wants to meet King Llane to stop the fel magic. Meanwhile Khadgar learns that the gate was opened with the help of someone in Azeroth. Shall King Llane trust Garona and Durotan, who might be the traitor?
About Warcraft Movie:
Warcraft (alternatively known as Warcraft: The Beginning) is an American action fantasy film based on the video game series of the same name. Directed by Duncan Jones, who co-wrote with Charles Leavitt, it stars Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Robert Kazinsky, and Daniel Wu.
The film was first announced in 2006 as a project partnership between Legendary Pictures and the game’s developer, Blizzard Entertainment.
Principal photography began on January 13, 2014, and lasted for four months, finishing on May 23, 2014. Filming took place primarily in Vancouver, among other locations. Post-production lasted twenty months. Regarding the use of computer-generated imagery, Jones said, “It’s a tool like any other. It can be done well and it can be done shit. The best CGI has you forgetting [that] it’s CGI, and accepting the visual as whatever it is supposed to be—like props. No one has an issue with props in film, do they?” Cinematographer Simon Duggan stated the film had a long prep of about 12 weeks, in addition to the 18 weeks of shooting.
Warcraft premiered in Paris on May 24, 2016, and was released by Universal Pictures in the United States on June 10, 2016. The film grossed $47.4 million in the United States and $439 million worldwide based on its considerable success in China, where it grossed $225.5 million, becoming the highest-grossing film based on a video game at the time. However, it failed to reach its break-even point of $450-500 million after global marketing and distribution, and the film received generally negative reviews from critics.
Warcraft Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
Budget | $160 million |
Domestic Opening | $24,166,110 |
Domestic Collection | $47,365,290 |
International Collection | $391,683,624 |
Worldwide Collection | $439,048,914 |