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Blizzard to Boll - DENIED!

Posted by timothy on from the no-cheese-for-you dept.

Drathos writes "From MTV Movies Blog by way of WoW Insider: Everyone's least favorite director, Uwe Boll approached Blizzard about making a World of Warcraft movie. Their response? "We will not sell the movie rights, not to you ... especially not to you.""

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  1. a shame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's a shame, because if there's someone who could capture the sheer mundacity of WoW, I think it would be Boll.

    1. Re:a shame by nawcom · · Score: 5, Funny

      Your ideas intrigue me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

    2. Re:a shame by An+ominous+Cow+art · · Score: 4, Funny

      To capture the proper level of 'realism', our heroes would also have to be constantly jumping around, like brain-damaged Mexican jumping beans.

      Very well done, otherwise - my undead warlock did that mind-numbing grind.

  2. May I proudly proclaim... by dintech · · Score: 4, Funny

    Woohoo! This is a proud day for both gaming and movie making.

    1. Re:May I proudly proclaim... by dintech · · Score: 5, Funny

      I hope the gaming suits and executives trying to learn everything the can from Blizzard's business model extend their eduction to this example too.

  3. I dunno... by d3ac0n · · Score: 4, Funny

    It can't be any worse than the WOW Pr0n I found on Pirate Bay recently.

    Pr0n chicks in green and blue body-paint with fake elf-ears and horns.

    Not nearly as hot as you would think it is. :(

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    1. Re:I dunno... by Dancindan84 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Pr0n chicks in green and blue body-paint with fake elf-ears and horns.

      Not nearly as hot as you would think it is. :( Consult a doctor immediately. The kind with the couch.
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  4. Re:Trey Parker & Matt Stone by SatanicPuppy · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't know...I can't even imagine how boring the movie would be.

    "Now we go to fight the ultimate evil!"
    "Wait, we don't have the key to his front door."
    "Who cares? Can't we break in?"
    "No! The door is too powerful! We have to spend days of our lives getting the parts of the key and forging them together!"
    "The door is too powerful? Fine. You guys go get the key..."
    "Sorry, sir, we ALL need a key. So we each have to go on the key quest separately, though of course we can help each other."
    "WHAT? That doesn't make any sense!"
    "The door works in mysterious ways, sir."

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  5. Re:WoW Movie by Culture20 · · Score: 5, Funny

    There was a lot of parts that just really dragged on. And a WoW movie will be different how? Grind, grind, grind. Grind, grind, grind. Raid! Grind, grind, grind.
  6. In a purely hypothetical case... by Cadallin · · Score: 5, Funny
    Wouldn't it be easier to just shoot him in the head?

    Not that I'm suggesting anyone should. Just y'know, it'd be a lot more expedient than a petition.

  7. I almost wish they would... by sTalking_Goat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe the sheer horror of the experience would get some people to finally pull the WoW needle from their arms and I'd get some friends back.

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  8. For the Horde by Pojut · · Score: 4, Funny

    The primary thing that pisses me off about the potential WoW movie is that from everything I have read, it looks like it's going to be told from the perspective of the Alliance.

    Come on. Everyone knows the Alliance is for pussies. And so are Blood Elves.

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  9. Re:WoW Movie by Impy+the+Impiuos+Imp · · Score: 5, Funny

    > Well, he (actually not him, the graphics effects people) did make [LotR] very pretty,
    > but my overall level of excitement from the movie is pretty low. There was a lot
    > of parts that just really dragged on.

    So it was a very faithful reproduction of the books, then!

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  10. Re:WoW Movie by Trent+Hawkins · · Score: 4, Funny

    And a WoW movie will be different how? Grind, grind, grind. Grind, grind, grind. Raid! Grind, grind, grind. In movies it's called a montage
  11. Re:WoW Movie by Dr.+Cody · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, there were some important parts missing but unless you enjoy sitting down for 5 hours straight (I don't), something had to be cut.
    In regards to a WoW film, I think you may be on to something.

  12. Re:WoW Movie by Wreckdom · · Score: 5, Funny

    As a former WoW (Horde) gamer I can see two kinds of responses to a WoW movie: 1) People who don't care. 2) People who are too hooked on Wow to care.

  13. Re:WoW Movie by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...and straight-out changed things that were completely contrary to what actually happened. ummm...you realize that orcs are fake and that none of that ever happened right?