World of Warcraft Movie Still in the Early Stages DateTime:12/11/2008 5:18:50 PM
World of Warcraft is definitely a huge game these days. With over 11 million paying subscribers every month, the game dominates the MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) market and enjoys a vast amount of popularity with the fans.Its latest expansion pack, entitled Wrath of The Lich King, has only confirmed the success of the game, as it has registered over 2.8 million units sold in the first 24 hours, making Blizzard, the company behind it, extremely pleased.
All of this attention with WoW has made a few analysts wonder about the old plans regarding a movie based on the action of the popular game. In response to those questions, Frank Pearce, the director of product development at Blizzard, has revealed to MTV Multiplayer that the project is still in the first stages of development. He went on to say that Legendary Pictures, the company tasked with the creation of this movie, is still looking for screenwriters. After all, the best selling PC game in history is something every developer would want to have in its trophy case.
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