Straight from the Video Game

... to movieland.

... [Director Duncan] Jones was on hand at the Anaheim Convention Center with "Warcraft" visual effects supervisor Bill Westenhofer to hype the upcoming film from Legendary and Universal Pictures. They were later joined on stage by "True Blood" and "Pacific Rim" actor Rob Kazinsky, who was wielding a replica of the behemoth Doomhammer weapon. Kazinsky is playing the orc warrior Orgrim in the film.

"We have so many special effects," said Jones. "It's 'Avatar' and 'Lord of the Rings' at the same time." ...

So it's another animated feature disguised as a live-action movie with flesh-and-blood actors.

Warcraft, the Movie rolls out in Spring 2016.