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World of Warcraft: The Movie?

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Word has it that the epic World of Warcraft franchise, owned by Blizzard and currently one of the most popular videogames ever released, has had the film rights purchased by none other than Warner Bros. Pictures. So just when might we expect to see a WoW movie in theatres? Lets find out...
May 9, 2006   Submitted by Chris Stark

ComingSoon.net reports that:

Warner Bros.-based Legendary Pictures has picked up film rights to adapt the popular fantasy video game franchise World of Warcraft and will develop the project with game publisher Blizzard Entertainment, which is owned by Vivendi.

While the "Warcraft" franchise has been around for more than a decade, the most recent iteration, the megahit online title "World of Warcraft," has transformed the video game industry.

Unlike most games, where players pay $50 once and play until they're done, more than 6 million people around the world pay $14.99 per month to participate in the multiplayer game.

When will we see the battle between the Horde and Alliance on the big screen? Your guess is as good as mine, but it will be interesting to see if they choose to do an animated feature similar to Final Fantasy, or a live action adaptation...If Blizzard goes the route of Microsoft with their upcoming Halo feature film adaptation, we may see this movie greenlit very soon.

Only one question remains....Who will play Thrall? In my opinion, only one actor is capable of such an important roll.....Chuck Norris!

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