Warcraft Fans Rejoice! Major Live-Action Motion Picture!

[Nehkara]

IRVINE, Calif. -- May 9, 2006 -- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and Legendary Pictures today announced that they have entered into an agreement to develop a live-action film based on Blizzard Entertainment®'s award-winning Warcraft® universe. Based on the terms of the agreement, Legendary Pictures has acquired the movie rights for the best-selling game universe, and both companies are now focused on translating the high-quality Warcraft entertainment experience to the big screen.

"We searched for a very long time to find the right studio for developing a movie based on one of our game universes," said Paul Sams, chief operating officer of Blizzard Entertainment. "Many companies approached us in the past, but it wasn't until we met with Legendary Pictures that we felt we'd found the perfect partner. They clearly share our high standards for creative development, and because they understand the vision that we've always strived for with our Warcraft games, we feel there isn't a better studio out there for bringing the Warcraft story to film."

http://www.blizzard.com/press/060509.shtml

Legenday Pictures lineup:

• Untitled Superman Returns Sequel (2009) ... Production Company
• Untitled Batman Begins Sequel (2008) ... Production Company
• 10,000 B.C. (2007) ... Production Company
• 300 (2007) ... Production Company
• Paradise Lost (2007) ... Production Company (co-production)
• Where the Wild Things Are (2007) ... Production Company
• We Are... Marshall (2006) ... Production Company
• The Ant Bully (2006) ... Production Company
• Lady in the Water (2006) ... Production Company
• Superman Returns (2006) ... Production Company
• Batman Begins (2005) ... Production Company

I think this will be truly awesome.

[sadora]

Thanks for posting that. I think it's time to pull out the old video game to take a walk down 2D memory lane.