Could Warcraft be the film to break the video game movie curse? Many fans expect video games to follow the path trailblazed by comic book movies - languish in mediocrity for decades and then explode with a true, bonafide breakout hit. Will it be Warcraft that pulls off this feat? Or could it be Michael Fassbender's Assassin's Creed (which is currently filming)? Warcraft director Duncan Jones weighs in. "There are a couple of things. One thing I would say is that that stigma used to be attached to comic book movies too. It took a generation of filmmakers who loved and were raised on comic books to make movies that you actually cared about and felt something for. I think that’s absolutely the same with what’s going on with videogame movies. I am absolutely of the videogames generation, starting on the Atari and Commodore 64 and the Amiga. I’m a gamer at heart and always have been. I’m also a filmmaker. I think my sensibilities about storytelling and character just automatically come into play when I’m trying to work on any kind of narrative. For me, it doesn’t really matter what the source of the narrative is. I will be looking for ways to make it into an intriguing story with empathetic characters."
Warcraft arrives in theaters on June 10, 2016.
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