Although it didn’t have a great domestic theatrical run, Duncan Jones’ Warcraft was a huge success overseas and became the most successful video game movie ever made. We did hear word late last year that a sequel was in development solely designed for the Chinese market, but now the director has thrown some shade on those […]
Movie Review – Warcraft: The Beginning (2016)
Warcraft: The Beginning, 2016 Directed by Duncan Jones Starring Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Robert Kazinsky, Clancy Brown, Daniel Wu, Ruth Negga, Anna Galvin SYNOPSIS: The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their […]
Warcraft director Duncan Jones on the videogame movie curse
Appearing at BlizzCon to promote his upcoming fantasy epic Warcraft – which received its first trailer on Friday night [watch it here] – director Duncan Jones has taken part in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, where he was asked for his thoughts on Warcraft and Asssassin’s Creed being highlighted as two movies that could potentially […]
Duncan Jones says Warcraft is not responsible for Pacific Rim 2 being on hold
When The Hollywood Reporter announced yesterday that Pacific Rim 2: Maelstrom was on “indefinite hold”, they said that Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. saw Warcraft was one of the reasons. They also noted that the film based on the best-selling game was a, “problem movie”. However it’s director, Duncan Jones, has jumped to the film’s defense. […]
All Spider-Man movies are “defacto MCU” says Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson
Scott Derrickson, the director of Doctor Strange, says that all Spider-Man movies are “de-facto” MCU films. The Marvel Cinematic Universe might be getting a lot bigger with the introduction of multi-verses and alternate timelines. Recent films have teased such concepts and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will look to delve into the subject […]
Duncan Jones compares the Orcs in Warcraft to The Incredible Hulk; would “love” to do a sequel
It was starting to feel like things were a bit too quiet from the production of Duncan Jones’ big screen adaptation of popular video game series Warcraft, but in the past couple of weeks we’ve had quite a bit. We got our first look at Orgrim played by Robert Kazinsky and now we’ve got an interview […]
Warcraft 2 plot revealed, new Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer, Han Solo loses directors and more – Daily News Roundup
WARCRAFT 2 It’s no secret that Duncan Jones had issues directing last year’s Warcraft, and the man himself held a Q&A screening of the movie on Monday night in London. During the session, Jones spoke about what he would have done with Warcraft 2, which likely won’t happen now. “This first film is about establishing […]
Duncan Jones says Warcraft will explore “first contact” between Orcs and Humans
The hugely-popular fantasy video game series Warcraft will be making the jump from monitors to the big screen next year courtesy of Duncan Jones, and the Moon and Source Code director has been speaking about his upcoming epic during a chat with Chinese site Mtime (via ManMadeMovies), stating that it will explore “first contact” between […]
Duncan Jones gives an update on his Rogue Trooper movie
Back in July of last year, it was announced Moon and Warcraft director Duncan Jones is teaming with Rebellion, owner of the iconic British comic 2000AD, to develop a feature adaptation of Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons’s Rogue Trooper. During an interview with Entertainment Weekly to discuss the tenth anniversary of Moon, Jones has now […]
Duncan Jones to director Killer Intent TV series
Fresh from the news that he’s set to direct a big screen adaptation of 2000 AD’s Rogue Trooper, it has now been announced that Duncan Jones (Moon, Warcraft) is set to direct and executive produce the TV series Killer Intent. Based on the novel by Tony Kent, who is also leading the writers room for […]