Was that part of your pitch?
I made my pitch based on story and character.
When you had to cast actors to play the Orcs, how did you go about doing that?
Certainly, Toby [Kebbell] was a natural and a shoe-in.
So, Toby was a natural fit and that was an easy decision.
Anna Galvin was a Canadian localAustralian actress, incredibly talented, had done very little mo-cap before.
Thats exactly what she did, and she was absolutely fantastic.
We feel like weve found a real treasure in Anna Galvinshe was really, really terrific.
You are incorrect, sir.
I was wondering specifically about the mountain locations and the Hordes original home.
I know youve done a lot of FX work before but was this just another level of that?
But its kind of like lighting.
Did you end up spending most of the past few years at ILM on the FX?
Yeah, certainly in post-production, I was up there constantly.
They will go to a place is very much recognizable to them.
Its also very hard to convince people who dont play the game to take it seriously as a movie.
I was curious about making a movie with that kind of burden.
I remember back when the firstLord of theRingsfilm came out.
WhenFellowship of the Ringcame out, a lot of people said, No one wants to see this.
Nobody reads Tolkien anymore.
And Im hoping that we can do that withWarcraft.
Has anything been discussed about where to go from this movie?
You obviously left it in a place where they could be more stories to tell.
Warcraftcomes out in North America on Friday, June 10 with previews Thursday night.
(Thanks toDen of Geeks Warcraft Expert Laura Hardgrave for the questions!)
