While the Warcraft movie panel here at Blizzcon was short on details, director Duncan Jones was able to slip a few key facts: it’s an origin story, and two of the characters are named Lothar and Durotan.
Those of you familiar with Warcraft lore know this take us back at least a generation. Those of who saying ‘who?’; Durotan was an Orc Chieftain during the opening of the Dark Portal, and the First and Second Wars. He is also the father of Thrall.
Lothar was the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces during the Second War.
Both died horrible, martyr’d deaths and influenced the leaders of the current Azeroth and were responsible for much of the way of the World of Warcraft map looked prior to the Cataclysm.
If the movie goes back to the very beginning of the Orc/Human conflict, it will chronicle the same sequence of events players in World of Warcraft will have traveled back and changed. So that’s not confusing at all.
Jones also showed some concept art that was truly phenomenal and confirmed the Christmas, 2015 release date.
Filming begins next year in conjunction with Legendary Pictures.
While we don’t have any art to show you for the movie, here’s the Warlords of Draenor expansion cinematic to whet your appetite.