Director Duncan Jones talks about Warcraft, it's story, and the direction the film will take.

Director Duncan Jones has broken his silence and gave a great interview in which he speaks about his upcoming live action video game adaptation film, Warcraft.

Filming may be complete but a lengthy post production process for the film has begun to add in the films' many special effects.

During an interview with Chinese entertainment outlet Mtime, Jones spoke about what the film will be about exactly and the direction that he is looking to take.

"From the moment I first talked to Blizzard, the plan was to start our film with the first time Orcs met Humans.  First contact!  I think that for a world with so much newness to explain, this was a wise choice, especially when so many people in our audience may not know anything about Warcraft… it was important that some of our characters would be seeing the world fresh as well, and that the audience could see the situation through their eyes. 

A Warcraft film should not be about a good race of humans battling an evil race of orcs! Warcraft should be about heroes on both sides trying to avoid a conflict, when villains leave them no choice. 

Peter Jackson did a magnificent job of ‘setting the table’ for Tolkein’s universe with his first Lord of the Rings film.  I know that my job in this first film is to establish certain characters, places and culture while telling a story that a broad audience can be excited by! Hopefully, if I have done my job right, people will want to know and see more! There is certainly plenty more to tell!  …I would love to be part of that process of expanding on the lore that makes up Warcraft, but it will all depend on what you, the audience, think of our first film!"

This all sounds pretty great and if things take off the way that Jones wants them too it seems that he could have an epic franchise on his hands. One thing that I loved hearing is that the film will focus on both sides of the conflict. This should create some great story telling for both characters and the overall story itself. Are you excited to see Warcraft?

Warcraft is set to be in theaters on March 11, 2016.

Source: Collider