World of Warcraft movie producer Thomas Tull has given his reasons on why so many game films adaptation fail.
According to IGN, Tull also revealed that footage from the movie – simply titled ‘Warcraft’ – will be shown at this year’s Comic Con.
On why he feels game movie adaptations fail, Tull said, “Doing a videogame movie has not really been done well, and I think part of the reason for that is it’s been done for the wrong reasons. If you simply say ‘How many people have played the game? How much money can we make?’ You’re doomed. You’re doomed right off the start.
“Bringing a filmmaker like Duncan [Jones] onboard to distill that and bring the incredible cast onboard that he was able to get… we hope that when you see the first trailer for it, you’re going to say ‘OK, this is not what I was expecting.’ He’s an incredibly exciting filmmaker.”
When asked what Warcraft will focus on, Tull replied, “With a great cast, there’s a lot of folks to follow, so I’d look more in that direction because there’s so many talented people working on it…
“We’re very aware of the fact that in the mythology of Warcraft, there are two tribes – two big things to follow. We think you’re going to get a chance to look at both.”
Warcraft will release in March 2016.
