The movie Warcraft (which additionally goes by its full title, Warcraft: The Starting, leaving it open to potential sequels) wasn’t precisely a failure as a online game adaptation, but it surely actually fell in need of expectations. Because it finds new audiences on Netflix and makes it into the High 10, although, we’ve got to wonder if this success might result in a Warcraft 2.
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As a cinematic transforming of Blizzard Leisure’s beloved MMORPG, World of Warcraft, the movie earned a mediocre $439 million worldwide and sits at lowly 29% on Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert dubbed it “a straightforward contender for the worst film of the yr.” Apparently, the viewers reception on Google Opinions charges it 4.5 stars, which explains why it’s lately change into so standard on Netflix.
Rumors of a sequel started to stir in September 2023, when a supposed teaser titled Warcraft 2: The Lich King appeared on YouTube. 9 months later, one other trailer for Warcraft 2: The Closing Chapter, adopted. Right here’s if both of these trace at a Warcraft 2 coming to Netflix.
Is Warcraft 2 coming to Netflix?
Sadly, each trailers above had been fakes (it occurs loads) and no such sequel has been confirmed. The promos had been fan-made, and whereas spectacular, neither featured any new footage however moderately cleverly pieced collectively stuff from the prevailing movie.
That’s to not say a sequel, even a trilogy, is completely out of the query. Director Duncan Jones expressed curiosity in making a second movie. In 2017, he informed the gang at a particular screening what his plans had been for 2 sequels.
“My fascination with attempting to do Warcraft in three movies and the thought of household is, I really like the thought of Durotan has sacrificed himself so his son and the folks he cares about can survive—I wish to see that sacrifice repay. That’s the trilogy. That’s the guts of the story,” he mentioned, per GeekyTyrant.com.
“The remainder of it’s mumbo jumbo names and shit. Good shit, as a result of Chris Metzen is a superb author, however the coronary heart of the story is somebody’s sacrifice as a result of they thought it was value sacrificing for, and it was a very good one who has a very good child and I would like that good child to repay.”
Then once more, Jones tweeted in 2018 that it “doesn’t look good, my buddy,” when a fan requested if a follow-up to the film was within the works. Nonetheless, one other Warcraft film might come to screens with out Jones being concerned.
Warcraft franchise director John Hight informed IGN on the Recreation Builders’ Convention in March 2024 that the corporate is open to extra movies based mostly on their IP, however in the end, Activision-Blizzard is a video games studio first and the connection must be good.
“If we are able to discover expertise in different areas doing media which have that shared love and fervour for Warcraft, completely. However I feel I’ve seen, sadly, a few of my colleagues get enamored with the thought of changing into filmmakers and leveraging the chance that they’ve in proudly owning the IP or controlling the IP to be an entry into filmmaking,” he mentioned.
“I feel if we discovered the best accomplice, discovered the best scenario, I feel particularly if they’ve a proficiency in a sport style that we actually don’t, I feel that’d be the perfect accomplice for us to work with and we’re open to that, however that’s comparatively new. I’m open to it as a result of I wish to have Warcraft on the market a little bit greater than it’s now, and I additionally don’t wish to have us develop so quick that we’re now not in a position to serve the audiences we’ve got.”
So, don’t surrender, WoW followers!
Warcraft is on the market to stream on Netflix.