After the head turner animation at this year
Comic-Con, a Rumor is spreading like wildfire, regarding the story and
characters. According to BC, the "film’s story is not an adaptation of
World of Warcraft, and instead takes place around the events of the first
couple of Warcraft games, ‘real time strategy’ classics of the mid-90s."
They
then go on saying that;
“The
lead character seems set to be Khadgar, a young consul to the Kirin Tor senate,
rulers of the city of Dalaran. Early in the story, Khadgar is charged with
investigating a series of crimes that have rocked the city, but as we go on,
we’ll find that his mission leads him into a quest beyond the city walls.
Then
there’s his mentor, Medivh, a mage and the sworn protector of mankind against
demonkind. Johnny Depp was rumoured for a role almost as soon as the film was
announced, and while I can’t find any substance to those rumours, at least not
right now, I’m sure this would be the part he was up for. Not quite Gandalf
meets Captain Jack Sparrow, he’s actually a more morally complex character than
will be at first revealed. Expect him to be a scene stealer, too.
And
set on a collision course with Medivh is Lothar, The Lion of Azeroth, leader of
the King’s Army. He’s brave but maybe a touch too bold. In a straight down the
middle version of the film, this might be the role The “Dwayne Johnson” Rock
would go up for, though I’m imagining somebody like Mark Strong could carry
just the right amount of pride and gravity.
And
then there are the King and his Lady too,
playing key supporting roles. Expect to see some well-loved actors in
these parts.
I’ve
got less of an idea of the specific Orc characters involved, but there’s
definitely plenty of them, and I know that their story will be intimately
entwined with that of Medivh. We can also expect to see dwarves, trolls, elves,
revenants and wraiths.
The
impression I’ve picked up, from a few sources and the information I’ve been
passed, is that this project makes no concessions to tidy mainstreaming, or
chewing the gristle out of its meaty, raw fantasy ideas. The names are big and
a spellcheck unfriendly, there will be mythical creatures all over the place,
the magic will flow and so will the talk of prophecies and ancient artefacts.”
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