‘WARCRAFT: THE BEGINNING’ Trailer Touts An Epic Adventure

WARCRAFT: THE BEGINNING. Courtesy of Universal Pictures.

Courtney Howard // Film Critic

WARCRAFT is something gamers have gone bonkers over for years now so it’s only logical it would be turned into big screen, blockbuster epic. Directed by Duncan Jones (MOON), the film adaptation stars Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Rob Kazinsky and Daniel Wu.

Here’s the official synopsis:

From Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures comes Warcraft, an epic adventure of world-colliding conflict based on Blizzard Entertainment’s global phenomenon.

The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: Orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people and their home.

So begins a spectacular saga of power and sacrifice in which war has many faces, and everyone fights for something.

WARCRAFT: THE BEGINNING opens on June 10, 2016.

Courtney Howard

Courtney Howard is a LAFCA, CCA, OFCS and AWFJ member, as well as a Rotten Tomatometer-approved film critic. Her work has been published on Variety, She Knows and Awards Circuit.