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‘Warcraft’, ‘Pacific Rim 2’ Get New Release Dates!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Dang.

Two films that I was really looking forward to have just received delays. Sure, they’re small delays, but delays nonetheless.

Warcraft, which was initially slated for March 2016, has received a new date of June 10th 2016. This puts it into the busy Summer movie season (showing confidence for the film, right?), and also pushes it away from the sure-to-be-a-blockbuster Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Pacific Rim 2 was originally set to release in April of 2017, and will also get a push to the Summer, hitting theatres on August 4th, 2017.

At least each push is only a few months, right? Are one are you most looking forward to? Sound out below!

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BlizzCon 2014: ‘Warcraft’ Cast Revealed

by S.J. Borger

Almost lost in the avalanche of announcements at BlizzCon 2014 today was the Warcraft cast. Never fear, though, we at Geekscape are here, battling exhaustion and bad internets, to bring you all the Blizzard news worth reporting.

And to not keep you in suspense any longer, here’s the casting (as we know it):

The Alliance

Travis Fimmel (Vikings) has been tapped to play Anduin Lothar. Yes, that Travis Fimmel and that Anduin Lothar. Lothar is known to most fans as the well-meaning, upright (maybe even a little uptight…) war hero and last true descendent of the Arathi bloodline.

Travis Fimmel will plau Aunduin Lothar in Blizzard/Legendary Pictures Warcraft movie.
Travis Fimmel will play Anduin Lothar in Blizzard/Legendary Pictures Warcraft movie.

King Llane Wrynn (grandfather to Prince Anduin Wrynn) is the ruler of the Kingdom of Azeroth during the First War (so that pretty much answers the when and the what of the movie, as the rest of cast confirms) and will be played by Dominic Cooper of Captain America: The First Avenger and Need for Speed.

Dominic Cooper will play King Llane Wrynn in Blizzard/Legendary Pictures Warcraft movie.
Dominic Cooper will play King Llane Wrynn in Blizzard/Legendary Pictures Warcraft movie.

Paula Patton (MI:5) joins the Alliance as Garona, a strong willed survivor torn between two loyalties.

Paula Patton will play Garona in the upcoming Warcraft movie.
Paula Patton will play Garona in the upcoming Warcraft movie.

Also joining the cast are Ben Foster (Lone Survivor)  as Medivh, the Guardian of Trisfal, corrupted and forsaken by the demonlord Sargeras, Ben Schnetzer as Khadgar, Medivh’s last apprentice and one of the great heros of the Alliance, and Ruth Negga (Agents of Shield) as Lady Taria, Queen of Stormwind and Llane’s great love & trusted advisor.

(l-r) Ben Foster, Ben Schnetzer and Ruth Negga have joined the Warcraft cast as Medivh, Khadgar and Lady Taria.
(l-r) Ben Foster, Ben Schnetzer and Ruth Negga have joined the Warcraft cast as Medivh, Khadgar and Lady Taria.

 

The Horde

The leading figures of the Orc Horde were announced as well.  Toby Kebbell (Planet of the Apes) as Durotan, Chieftain of the Frostwolf Clan (for the Horde!), with Rob Kazinsky (Pacific Rim) as Orgrim, Durotan’s right-hand man, and Clancy Brown (The Highlander) as Blackhand, the Destroyer. Rounding out the Horde announcements is Daniel Wu as Gul’Dan, the supreme Orc ruler who can’t see the dark path he is leading his people down.

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l-r Toby Kebbell, Rob Kazinsky, Clancy Brown, Daniel Wu will all appear as famous Horde leaders in the Warcraft movie.

 

While exciting news (if somewhat disappointing that only two women were named, and both as lovers/advisors…still, that’s double the number of woman roles that were announced in the first Star Wars casting announcement, so…improvement? Maybe?), there’s still a lot we don’t know about the movie…other than it comes out in 2016, and it clearly deals with the First War and the creation of the Dark Portal.

Stay tuned for more Blizzard news from BlizzCon, and let us know in the comments what you think!

 

Warlords of Draenor Pre-Order Now Available

by S.J. Borger

Blizzard announced yesterday that Warlords of Draenor,  its newest expansion to the behemoth MMO, World of Warcraft, can now be pre-ordered at the Blizzard website (digital versions only).

Players who pre-purchase the digital version will be able to immediately boost one character on their account to level 90–and if you want to boost more than one toon, you have the option to purchase additional level 90 upgrades (at $60/toon). Players that upgrade their pre-order to the deluxe version will unlock other in-game goodies, including a dread raven mount and dread hatchling pet.

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Warlords of Draenor art.
Courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment.

The retail-exclusive Collectors Edition is expected to be available for pre-order soon. The Collector’s Edition will feature all of the items included in the digital deluxe, as well as a hardcover art book, a behind the scenes two-disc blu-ray/DVD set, a CD soundtrack and a mouse pad.

Warlords of Draenor is expected to launch this Fall. The expansion sends players back in time (and back to Draenor) to battle Hellscream and his Iron Horde. WoD will feature new character models for all of the races, a Garrison building feature, and a raised level cap of 100.

The standard digital edition is $49.99; the digital deluxe is $69.99 and the Collectors Edition comes in at a not-as-bad-as-expected $89.99.

Take a look at the new WoD  cinematic featuring the level 90 boost below and let us know what you think in the comments! Are you excited? What do you think?

Warlords of Draenor: Closed Beta, New Details Announced

by S.J. Borger

It’s a big year for Blizzard Entertainment–November will mark the 10th Anniversary of World of Warcraft and the 20th Anniversary of the Warcraft series. In anticipation of the upcoming  World of Warcraft expansion, “Warlords of Draenor,” Blizzard Entertainment announced this week that the expansion will soon move into closed beta testing, along with a few other choice tidbits of information.

Warlords of Draenor is the newest expansion to the World of Warcraft mmo. Courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment.
Warlords of Draenor is the newest expansion to the World of Warcraft mmo.
Courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment.

Closed Beta: While no official start date for the closed beta has been announced, Blizzard says it is “in preperations” and encourages players to opt in on their Battle.net account beta profile. Make sure your hardware specs are up-to-date!

Pre-purchase: The WoD expansion will be available for pre-purchase soon, with standard digital and Digital Deluxe options (a physical Collector’s Edition is also in the works). Pre-purchase of the digital editions gets players the exclusive pet and mount to use in-game right away.

Level Boost to 90: Now available at the time of purchase of a pre-order. That’s right, before the actual expansion release. Players who pre-order the digital version of WoD will be able to immediately boost one character on their account to level 90. In regards to the change, Blizzard said: “based on feedback, many of you [players] would like a chance to get acquainted with a new class before heading out into the expansion.”

Blizzard is also in the process of evaluating ways to allow players to boost multiple characters to 90, including alts played on other realms/factions; plans to test a feature that allows players to purchase a character upgrade directly are in the works.

WoD was announced at last year’s Blizzcon, to a wild reaction from the crowd. The expansion will take players back to the Outlands of Draenor–way back, to the time of the Iron Horde.

You can see the entire announcement here. Watch the trailer below, and let us know in the comments what you think about WoD, Blizzards announcements and that level 90 character boost!