May 10, 2006 at 00:17WoW goes on the big screen
The film company Legendary Pictures (a division of Warner Bros.) acquired the rights to the adaptation of the online game "World of Warcraft" (World of Warcraft). After the release of the film, the most popular game on the Internet may experience a new influx of participants.
Today, the number of inhabitants of the virtual World of Warcraft is approaching 7 million people. Each of them pays up to $ 15 per month. Many devote their “second life” several hours a day and spend years on character development. As in other games of the MMOG class, the plot of World of Warcraft is not limited in time, that is, you can play it all your life.
Wakraft World was the first MMOG in the world to grab Hollywood's attention. The developers of the game from Blizzard Entertainment will help in shooting the film. The blockbuster promises to be very entertaining.
The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but the cost of the license may not be as high as experts suggest. After all, this is a win-win deal. After the release of the film, game publishers can expect millions of new players to enter the game, each of whom will pay approximately $ 15 per month. This year, publishers expect to receive more than $ 1 billion from subscription, so the release of the film is not so much a profit from the sale of a license as an opportunity to expand their core business.
Blizzard representatives say they’ve been looking for the right studio for a long time to shoot the film. Now the company is going to hire a screenwriter to adapt the game to the big screen. They will be most involved in the process of making the film.
Along with WoW, two more films are currently being prepared, based on the video games Grand Theft Auto and Halo. The latter is due out in the summer of 2007 and is being created in collaboration with Microsoft.
It can be assumed that the film based on the game World of Warcraft will receive a rather large budget and will become a large-scale epic in the style of “Lord of the Rings”. So far, nothing is known about the future film: neither the budget, nor the name of the director, nor the cast, nor the release date.
Today, the number of inhabitants of the virtual World of Warcraft is approaching 7 million people. Each of them pays up to $ 15 per month. Many devote their “second life” several hours a day and spend years on character development. As in other games of the MMOG class, the plot of World of Warcraft is not limited in time, that is, you can play it all your life.
Wakraft World was the first MMOG in the world to grab Hollywood's attention. The developers of the game from Blizzard Entertainment will help in shooting the film. The blockbuster promises to be very entertaining.
The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but the cost of the license may not be as high as experts suggest. After all, this is a win-win deal. After the release of the film, game publishers can expect millions of new players to enter the game, each of whom will pay approximately $ 15 per month. This year, publishers expect to receive more than $ 1 billion from subscription, so the release of the film is not so much a profit from the sale of a license as an opportunity to expand their core business.
Blizzard representatives say they’ve been looking for the right studio for a long time to shoot the film. Now the company is going to hire a screenwriter to adapt the game to the big screen. They will be most involved in the process of making the film.
Along with WoW, two more films are currently being prepared, based on the video games Grand Theft Auto and Halo. The latter is due out in the summer of 2007 and is being created in collaboration with Microsoft.
It can be assumed that the film based on the game World of Warcraft will receive a rather large budget and will become a large-scale epic in the style of “Lord of the Rings”. So far, nothing is known about the future film: neither the budget, nor the name of the director, nor the cast, nor the release date.