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Warcraft , also known as "Warcraft: The Beginning" in the UK,[1] is a 2016 American epic fantasy film directed by Duncan Jones, written by Chris Metzen, and starring Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Robert Kazinsky, Daniel Wu, Ruth Negga, Anna Galvin, and Clancy Brown.

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An epic fantasy/adventure based on the Warcraft popular video game franchise and novels set in the world of Azeroth. The story will center around the first encounter of orcs fleeing their dying world and humans unprepared for their sudden and violent arrival. However, not all the orcs are hostile and not all humans are the paragons of good. Also the motivations on each side are complex and varied with the interplay of peace, war, fear, and survival.

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THE PEACEFUL REALM OF AZEROTH STANDS ON THE BRINK OF WAR AS ITS CIVILIZATION FACES A FEARSOME RACE OF INVADERS: ORC WARRIORS FLEEING THEIR DYING HOME TO COLONIZE ANOTHER. AS A PORTAL OPENS TO CONNECT THE TWO WORLDS, ONE ARMY FACES DESTRUCTION AND THE OTHER FACES EXTINCTION. FROM OPPOSING SIDES, TWO HEROES ARE SET ON A COLLISION COURSE THAT WILL DECIDE THE FATE OF THEIR FAMILY, THEIR PEOPLE AND THEIR HOME.
SO BEGINS A SPECTACULAR SAGA OF POWER AND SACRIFICE IN WHICH WAR HAS MANY FACES, AND EVERYONE FIGHTS FOR SOMETHING.

Cast[]

  • Clancy Brown[2][3] — Blackhand
  • Travis Fimmel[4][5][6] — Anduin Lothar
  • Ben Foster[4][5][7] — Medivh
  • Rob Kazinsky[4][5] — Orgrim Doomhammer
  • Toby Kebbell[4][5] — Durotan
  • Paula Patton[4][5][8][9] — Garona Halforcen
  • Daniel Wu[2][3] — Gul'dan
  • Dominic Cooper[5] — King Llane
  • Ben Schnetzer[10] — Khadgar
  • Ruth Negga[4] [9] - Lady Taria
  • Anna Galvin[11] - Draka
  • Ryan Robbins[12][13] — Karos
  • Daniel Cudmore[12][14] — Various orcs
  • Terry Notary as Grommash Hellscream
  • Dylan Schombing as Prince Varian Wrynn
  • Callum Keith Rennie as Moroes
  • Burkely Duffield as Callan
  • Dean Redman as Varis

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  1. Youtube Warcraft: The Beginning – Official Movie Trailer (Universal Pictures) by Universal Pictures UK on Nov 6, 2015
  2. 2.0 2.1 Twitter WARCRAFT by @Legendary from @UniversalPics coming March 11, 2016 cast to also include @danielwuyanzu and Clancy Brown. by @Warcraft on 19 Dec 2013 12:54 AM
  3. 3.0 3.1 Twitter #WarcraftMovie update! Daniel Wu & Clancy Brown to join the cast. by @Legendary on 19 Dec 2013 12:12 AM
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 ComingSoon.net Full Warcraft Cast Includes Ben Foster, Paula Patton, Dominic Cooper and More! Source: Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures on 4-Dec-2013
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Variety Ben Foster, Toby Kebbell, Rob Kazinsky Join ‘Warcraft’ for Legendary by Justin Kroll on 4-Dec-2013 04:00PM PST
  6. Variety Vikings’ Actor Travis Fimmel Game for Legendary’s ‘Warcraft’ (EXCLUSIVE) by Justin Kroll on 25-Oct-2013 05:37 PM PDT
  7. IGN BEN FOSTER REVEALS HIS CHARACTER IN THE WARCRAFT MOVIE by JIM VEJVODA on 30 MAY 2014
  8. The Atlantic Wire 'World of Warcraft' Gets the Movie Treatment by Richard Lawson 23-Sep-2013
  9. 9.0 9.1 Blogs.IndieWire.com Paula Patton & Ruth Negga Will Fight for the Alliance in 'Warcraft' Movie Adaptation by Tambay A. Obenson on 7-November-2014 9:20PM
  10. Video Game Films Actor Ben Schnetzer reveals he’s in WARCRAFT by Mark Julian on 6-Sep-2014
  11. Yahoo News Making the 'Warcraft' Movie: How They're Building a Better Video Game Film by Marcus Errico and Jordan Zakarin on 11-July-2015
  12. 12.0 12.1 2p.com Medivh, Morros And Karos Will Appear on World of Warcraft Movie by Tracyfan on 31-May-2014
  13. Variety Watch: ‘Warcraft’ TV Spot Teases More Fantasy Action by Alex Stedman on 24-Jan-2016 10:33AM PST
  14. KUTV.com Salt Lake Comic Con 2015: Daniel Cudmore by Ryan Painter on 27-September-2015}}

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