Felicia Day Wants to be a Gnome in Warcraft Movie

A small clip from Felicia Day's interview at 2011 Blizzcon where Felicia states that she wants to be a Gnome in the upcoming Warcraft movie directed by Sam Raimi. Let's hope she gets the part :)

Liam Neeson in Talks for Role

Few days ago Mila Kunis was connected with the movie and it seems that Liam Neeson could be joining her, as it is believed that he is in talks for a role in the film. It is expected that Liam will not be playing any of the lead characters in World of Warcraft movie but will instead have a smaller role, with the potential of playing a bigger part in any future sequels.

Mark Hildebrandt’s suggested role as Varian Wrynn has been lent weight by the fact that he has been training with film fighting trainer Bob Goodwin. Goodwin trained Christian Bale for the Batman Begins movie and is believed to be in charge of training the World of Warcraft stars.

Mila Kunis Joins Sam Raimi's Oz: The Great and Powerful

Actress Mila Kunis has officially finalized her deal to portray the Wicked Witch of the West in Oz: The Great and Powerful.

We reported in mid-February that Mila Kunis joined the cast, although it seems that negotiations just recently ended. The actress will star as Theodorah the Wicked Witch of the West, the youngest of the three witch sisters Glinda, the Good Witch of the North and Evanorah, the Wicked Witch of the East. James Franco will also star as a salesman who ends up in Oz via a hot air balloon which is taken by a tornado. It is said that Mila Kunis' Theodorah starts out as a good witch with her sister Glinda, although she is later convinced to convert to the dark side of the broom.

The other two witch sisters have yet to be cast. It seems Disney is considering such high-profile talent as Olivia Wilde, Kate Beckinsale, Amy Adams, Keira Knightley, and Rebecca Hall for the roles of Glinda and Evanorah.

Sam Raimi will direct from a screenplay by David Lindsay-Abaire. Production will begin sometime this summer.

Oz: The Great and Powerful comes to theaters March 8th, 2013 and stars James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Abigail Spencer, Zach Braff, Joey King. The film is directed by Sam Raimi.

Mila Kunis Wants to be a Gnome

In an interview on MTV Mila Kunis said she would be up for a role in the film.

“Hell yeah! I would do it, of all things,” said Mila Kunis when MTV asked her if she would like to be in a World of Warcraft movie. “I don’t know if I would want to be a big character in it,” she said. “But I would totally want to run around as a little mage. Like a kick-ass mage. With pigtails? Mmmmm… Awesome!”

The Mila Kunis fans of the world are likely already aware of the fact that the spunky star was obsessed with playing World of Warcraft. So obsessed, in fact, that the "Black Swan" actress had to cut herself off and stop playing cold turkey.

"I'm off," she told MTV News recently when she stopped by our New York offices to discuss her new role in the Darren Aronofsky thriller. "I took it off the computer. I did. I didn't cancel my account, so I still have my little twinks running around, but I had to take it off," she said, then laughed at herself for sounding so distraught. "I feel like a drug addict talking about a drug."

Don't worry though, Kunis claimed she hasn't given up the game for good - she's just limited her own access to it.

"My account still stands, it's just I don’t have it on my computer when I travel," she said.

Fair enough. We know those who suffer from "WoW" affliction/addiction. The hardest part is recognizing the signs of extreme obsession, and then figuring a way to manage it. So bravo, Mila!

Regarding the "World of Warcraft" movie however, Kunis would have no problem jumping on board that project, if and when it happens.

"Hell yeah! I would do it, of all things," she exclaimed and then addressed what type of role she'd want. "I don’t know if I would want to be a big character in it," she said. "But I would totally want to run around as a little mage. Like a kick-ass mage. With pigtails? Mmmmm... Awesome!"

Blizzard Releash Date Schedule for WOW Movie

So, for few days around the Blizzard related sites there has been Blizzard Slate picture poping up. Some say its inner company date projection from some meeting and since its about 8 months old you can check this years dates. And both Starcraft and Cataclysm hit on the same quarters of year the slate is saying. Ofc, slate is not offical document so we can just speculate is it true or not, but is surely looks good.

Why am I talk about it? Well, something called WoW Movie is on the list also, so click on the pic and you can see when they are aiming with it :)

Brandon Routh Talks With Sam Raimi

Empire caught up with "Superman Returns" star Brandon Routh at the San Diego Comic-Con and asked him about his upcoming projects, specifically "World of Warcraft" that Routh said he has been trying to board since last year.

"I met Sam Raimi a month ago actually at a party Edgar [Wright] had," he said. "And he was very sweet, very nice and we talked a little bit about our addictions to 'Warcraft.' We'll see what happens when they get it up and running."

The $100 million "World of Warcraft" movie is being developed by Warner Bros, Legendary Pictures and Blizzard Entertainment. It is expected to be released by 2013.

Source: Empire

15 Minutes of Fame Interview with Michele Morrow

15 Minutes of Fame is WoW.com's look at World of Warcraft personalities of all shapes and sizes -- from the renowned to the relatively anonymous, from the remarkable to the player next door. Tip us off to players you'd like to hear more about.

Actress Michele Morrow makes no secret of the fact that she's a WoW player. In fact, she's let it be known that she's more than a little interested in appearing in Sam Raimi's upcoming WoW movie. You may recognize the raiding guild leader's face from horror and dramas such as "Basement Jack" (2009), "The Seer" (2007) and "Slaughterhouse of the Rising Sun" (2005), as well as small-screen turns on CBS' "The Young and the Restless" and ABC's "Alias."

Life and WoW have become inextricably entwined for the 32-year-old actress. "I told my guild (, US Thorium Brotherhood-H) that they aren't allowed excuses in raiding after reading your interview with Quad," Morrow told 15 Minutes of Fame. "I actually cried when I read that story; what an incredibly determined individual. I myself suffered a neck injury a few years back, falling on my head in a stunt accident in a movie ("Basement Jack") after being vaulted in the air 15 feet. I'm lucky I wasn't paralyzed. Really lucky. But being in a neck brace for a year is what got me into WoW. It gave my boyfriend and I something to do together."

Main character Asharhi
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15 Minutes of Fame: While it may have taken an accident to get you into World of Warcraft, we hear you basically grew up gaming, Michele. How does gaming figure into the mix for you today?

Michele Morrow: Video games have always been an awesome outlet for me, but I kinda drifted away from it during college and my first years in LA ... Not much time. But then I busted my neck in a stunt accident while filming a slasher flick called "Basement Jack" ... Long story short, I jumped on an air ram that vaulted me 15 feet up and then straight back down on my head. I spent a good year in a neck brace and was pretty depressed about not feeling as busy and accomplished as I was before I was banished to a year on the couch.

My boyfriend played WoW with his brothers as a way to hang out and bridge their physical distance, so one day he came home with a copy for me. It really gave us something fun to do together while I recovered!

And you're a guild leader! How did that come about?

Hah, ya ... I'm the GM right now, but I switch off with my friend Pyrokenisis from time to time. We started the guild with the main intention of it being a 10-man raiding guild, but now we're on 25-man Putricide, so ... That plan failed!

I spent time in a few other raiding guilds, and the main thing I noticed was how unhappy people were in raids. It is my experience that DKP and loot council only make people angry and greedy and left-out or sad, and it eventually turns everyone into dicks. So our main rule is "Don't be a dick" -- if you've been winning a lot, share with your teammates. If you haven't been consistent, don't take from the people that are. If people are dickish, the blame is with them. I have a pretty low tolerance for people who wanna upset our morale, so I just won't invite them to raids anymore. Cut throat! Rawr!

That being said, we have a very funny group of people who have made friends from all over the world. I try to make it fun, so instead of repairs we have "guild lottos" where we give away gold or two-month game cards, or contests like "Best Gray Item." It rewards people for showing up and downing new bosses. I learned this from spending a month in the now-defunct of Mug'thol, and I thought it was genius.

I wanna thank my officers, because without their help, this whole thing would be a disaster for me to manage: Dellonas, Pyrokenisis, Krondor, Muubacca, Sarta, Menoxide, Neofate, Beloth, Kirmira, Aigle, Japmoo, Durch, Velindia, Albinos, Abriel and Allasra (A Gnome Effigy). awwwwwwww <3 What's the guild's playstyle? In the spectrum of casual to progression raiding, we fall in the middle. We're serious about it, but balancing real life is the most important (so I'm told >.>).
What's the high point of WoW for you right now? What's really charging you up?

I'm stoked that our 25 is totally consistent these days. We're only two nights a week, opposed to many other guilds that do three to four nights. 25s are hard to manage. Sometimes you have 32 people online, sometimes you have 22 -- either way, you're PUGging or leaving someone out, and both of those options blow. As one of our tanks, Solam, puts it, "It's like herding cats." Could not be more true ... I imagine my guildies jumping up on bookcases or darting under couches all the time. It's near impossible to manage 25 people spread across the globe, but I'll tell you, despite the frustrations, it's pretty incredible what those 25 people can do when they put their minds to it. Our 25 is on Putricide, and I'm sure we'll be downing him soon. The team has gotten really solid.

But my 10-man! We just downed Sindragosa, so we will be focusing on LK next week. Got to phase 2 in a few attempts, but that phase is beastly ... It really is a cool fight!

Will you be around for Cataclysm? What interests you the most there?

I'm very excited for all things Cataclysm, and I'm especially curious to see hunters' mechanics without mana.

We understand that you're angling to combine your career with World of Warcraft in a new way with the possibility of playing a role in the upcoming WoW film. What piques your interest most there?

The female characters in Warcraft lore have more strength than most other epic stories out there, and I mean that in a battlefield way. The women in powerful positions don't just hide behind a crown. GRLPWR! The women struggle with similar issues as the men, and they fall -- like Azshara -- and not because they were promiscuous or because they were virgins or because they were kidnapped. They fall because they were flawed. Or they teach because they know how to lead.

Sylvanas has the coolest story for me, hands down: death by Frostmourne, mutilated and tortured, used against her own people, only to regain her free-will and build the Forsaken with the sole purpose of hunting down Arthas?! I love her grit, her courage and her potential of fallacy. But Jaina is pretty rad, too. She's a gifted mage, a major leader, and big advocate for peace ... Not only that, but she was engaged to Arthas -- and that is one crazy ex-boyfriend.

It seems that film is finally starting to dip a little deeper into the vast resources of fantasy and gaming. Is it a trend you think will pick up steam? What would be your picks for upcoming films drawn from fantasy literature or gaming properties? Which would you be most excited to work in yourself?

I'd love to see Tim Burton do Bioshock. He excels at capturing the eccentric, bordering terrifying. The industry goes in cycles with genres, it seems. I remember growing up in the 80s with "The Neverending Story," "Labyrinth," "The Last Unicorn," "Star Wars," "The Dark Crystal," "E.T," and "The Goonies,"... those fantasy movies defined my life as a kid and they're why I wanted to become an actress. Even horror movies like "Gremlins" or "Nightmare on Elm Street" -- they were all so creative. It's why people loved "Avatar" so much. It was original; the effects were awesome, for sure. But it was a new story! Remakes are fun, and studios like them because they come with a built-in audience ... But something like Warcraft has the potential to really make an impact, because it's original and it has a built-in audience. Not to mention, I'm stoked that Sam Raimi is directing, because of his background and love for horror. I can't wait to see his vision of Undercity.

Are you "out" in game -- do your guildies and realm-mates know who you are and what you do? Have you had any funny experiences or even pushback from people who recognize you in game from your films?

Umm, most know, I think ... They certainly don't treat me any different, and in fact some go out of their way to make sure I know that they don't care! LOL But surprisingly, they are very supportive and encouraging. A guild is kinda like a mini-family -- at least, mine is. A lot of them have added my movies to their collections, and I love hearing their reviews.

How does WoW fold into your schedule as an actress? Do you find that you have to come and go from the game, or have you been able to maintain fairly regular play sessions?

Things have been a little hectic for me the past couple months, so I had to push back raid times to avoid being late all the time. Mostly my schedule works out or I cover my raid spot on our progression team with another guildie.

WoW is such a bonding element for people who meet in school, at work, all over. Have you met any other WoW players in the film industry?

I have! It's funny. A lot of actors really like the roleplaying elements of the game. There are a few of us that play Dungeons & Dragons at a comic store called Emerald Knights and have bonded over Warcraft. I just particularly enjoy the video game raiding aspect because I grew up on being social with video games. My best friend growing up is professional tennis player Jan-Michael Gambill. He plays on Mug'thol, though ... PvP... Too good for my RP server, that bastard. LOL

What's just ahead, professionally?

I'm shooting a movie this summer in Tennessee with my friend Katrena Rochell from the upcoming "Kick Ass." I have two releases this year: "Ashley's Ashes" and "The Silo." I'm also producing two reality shows, one about a big cat rescue facility called Cat Tales in Washington state, and the other is a competition show centered around LARPing. I'd like to get a role on "Legend of the Seeker" as well as "The Guild" Season 4. Felicia Day has really done a great job with that web-series, in my opinion ... very smart girl! I believe Robin Thorsen (Clara) and I have the same management; she's really great on the show as well, isn't she? I love it. Big fan here.

And what about in game? What are you working on now?

Asharhi the Kingslayer.

Here's hoping for a productive meeting with the Lich King, then! We'll look for you on the silver screen, Michele.

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Michele Morrow wants to play Sylvanas

For months there have been a few celebrities who have openly revealed in interviews they would love a role in the upcoming Warcraft movie , to be directed by Sam Raimi. The first one was Brandon Routh (Superman Returns), and now an actress has done so. A few days ago, Michele Morrow revealed to Fangoria during their interview her interest in the Warcraft film. I reached her to learn more about her career, and her interest in games. I was surprised to hear she is a guild leader in World of Warcraft and currently tackling Saurfang Jr. in the Icecrown Citadel.

The actress is in love with the story and characteristics of Lady Sylvanas Windrunner, the leader of the Forsaken, and she admits she would love to earn the role in the upcoming Warcraft film. That's not just words. Her agency, L.A. Management will back her up once auditions are called by the production.

Michele Morrow has been actress in Basement Jack (2009), Bled (2009), The Seer (2007), True Love (2007), Alias (2006), Slaughterhouse of the Rising Sun (2005), Ashley's Ashes (2009) and VideoDome Rent-O-Rama (2009) -- among other films, especially Horror, Thriller and Drama films.

Oscar Winning Screenwriter Robert Rodat Writing Warcraft Story

Director Sam Raimi, famous for his Evil Dead and Spider-Man films, is currently in pre-production on the WoW movie. He told MTV that rumors about the film being based on the Arthas: Rise of the Lich King novel are false.

Raimi confirmed that the story, which had previously been believed to be an adaptation of the book "Arthas: Rise of the Lich King" after the IMDB listing changed (it has since changed back), will actually be an original effort based in the universe of the popular online role-playing game. "We would choose... something that encompasses lands and characters and storylines, and we would be true to it. But our story may or may not be about one of those central characters."

The aim is to adapt the game, rather than a previously conceived story written within that world. "We want to be really faithful to the game," Raimi said. "We would have our writer, Robert Rodat(Saving Private Ryan), really craft an original story within that world that feels like a 'World of WarCraft' adventure. Only obviously it's very different 'cause it's expanded and translated into the world of a motion picture."

Raimi understands that there's a massive "Warcraft" fanbase out there, and a need to serve those fans as much as he serves the need to create a mass-marketable event film. The hope is that they'll properly capture "the Horde and the Alliance and the mythology that takes place in the game, and the archetypes that the game presents. I think we would try and find touchstones within the game to make it accurate and true and choose one or some of the lands that are portrayed in the game with as much accuracy and authenticity as possible."

"We would choose one of those worlds and one of those legends. Something that encompasses lands and characters and storylines, and we would be true to it. But our story may or may not be about one of those central characters. They might be in the picture, those characters that these myths are told about, but they would be more supporting characters."

Mila Kunis Talks About Wow

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