VFX: Filmed-in-Vancouver Adaption WARCRAFT Movie Has Stunning Visual Effects

BBC on Industrial Light & Magic.

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Warcraft may be getting poor reviews for its storytelling in its big screen adaption of the popular video game, but not for its visual effects.

Warcraft: The Beginning is a Game of Thrones meets Avatar-style movie with a mix of live-action and computer-generated imagery (CGI). It tells the story of humans and orcs in Azeroth, with sword-wielding human hero Anduin Lothar (Travis Fimmel) and hammer-wielding Orc hero Durtan (Toby Kebbell) as the central characters. Directed by Duncan Jones, the film co-stars Clancy Brown (Sleepy Hollow), Dominic Cooper (Captain America: First Avenger), Ben Foster (3:10 to Yuma), Robert Kazinsky (Pacific Rim/Second Chance), and Daniel Wu (Hong Kong movie star) as humans or orcs, along with local actors Ryan Robbins, Daniel Cudmore and Dan Payne.

If u loved Warcraft,spread the word or better yet, bring someone new to see it!
If not. No worries, but please chill out. It’s just a movie.

— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) June 11, 2016

Thanks to $150-million box office in China after a record-breaking four days, Warcraft: The Beginning has over $250-million in overseas box office. It hasn’t been so well received in North America but the total box office is approaching $300-million in a week.

 

Just finished our Q&A at the prestigious Beijing Film Academy. It was awesome to share our experiences with all those students. They are the future of Chinese film. Jia You! #Warcraft #warcraftmovie #legendary #legendaryeast #universal

A photo posted by Daniel Wu (@thatdanielwu) on May 31, 2016 at 9:06pm PDT

Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) created the worlds with a little help from metro Vancouver as a backdrop.

Here’s a tour of the Lion’s Pride set from Orc second-in-command, Orgrim (Rob Kazinsky),

Check out my exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of The Lion’s Pride Inn set from #WarcraftMovie. https://t.co/Pkhebswutr

For The Horde!

— Robert Kazinsky (@RobertKazinsky) April 23, 2016

Here’s some behind-the-scenes from director Duncan Jones.

Just another day on the busy streets of downtown Stormwind. 😉 #WarcraftMovie pic.twitter.com/0VqzBopSyg

— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) March 3, 2016

And an overhead of Stormwind Keep’s “Throne Room” temporarily set up for a meeting. pic.twitter.com/AyVWMzMEe7

— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) March 3, 2016

Little Warcraft film BTS “easter egg” gift for those in the know! 😉
Have a great weekend! #WarcraftMovie pic.twitter.com/IOIxWw3KAz

— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) March 6, 2016

Warcraft is in theatres now.