Warcraft: The Beginning
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| Directed by | Duncan Jones |
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| Story by | Chris Metzen |
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Warcraft by Blizzard Entertainment |
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| Music by | Ramin Djawadi |
| Cinematography | Simon Duggan |
| Edited by | Paul Hirsch |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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123 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $160 million |
| Box office | $433.7 million |
Warcraft (alternatively known as Warcraft: The Beginning) is a 2016 American action fantasy film directed by Duncan Jones and written by Jones, Charles Leavitt, and Chris Metzen. It is based on the video game series of the same name and the novels set in the world of Azeroth. The film stars Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Robert Kazinsky, Clancy Brown, and Daniel Wu. The film portrays the initial encounters between the humans and the orcs and takes place in a variety of locations established in the video game series.
The film was first announced in 2006 as a project partnership between Legendary Pictures and the game's developer, Blizzard Entertainment.Warcraft premiered in Paris on May 24, 2016, and was released by Universal Pictures in the United States on June 10, 2016. Despite receiving negative reviews from critics and a disappointing domestic box office performance, the film has grossed $433 million worldwide, surpassing Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time as the highest-grossing video game adaptation of all time, although it was still considered a financial disappointment.
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