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11/24/2024 11:18:45 pm

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Chinese Version of 'World of Warcraft' to be Released This Month

Chinese WoW-Themed Movie My WoW

(Photo : YouTube Screenshot) A Chinese version of the 'World of Warcraft' movie is set for release this month, and people are highly critical about it.

A Chinese epic fantasy film titled My WoW, (which means My World of Warcraft) is set for release this month, according to The Nanfang. Of note, this is not the Hollywood Warcraft movie

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The film was revealed during a press conference at Shijiazhuang on April 16, according to Sina. Other than the expected time travel, love, fantasy, and of course World of Warcraft, specific details of the film's story remains unknown.

The Nanfang wrote that the movie's "Chinese tagline translates to: 'A man gets transported to a fantasy world of Warcraft, where the impossible occurs..."

The creative team behind the movie reportedly focused their effort on coming up with a quality work. Another report revealed that casts include veteran Hong Kong actor Waise Lee and Wong Yat-fei and a bunch of newcomers like Chen Tsung.

"I have injected the entirety of my favor and passion into this movie, completely depleting the whole of my efforts to show a spectacle that is both sensible to a logical mind and yet remains an unceasing marvel for the eyes to behold," Director Zhang Wei is quoted saying about the movie.

Blizzard, however, has not commented on its involvement in the project.

Some fans have been highly critical of its upcoming release. One Facebook user commented "Guessing that 'Father' Blizzard (makers of the World of Warcraft video game) will sue them for copyright infringement!!"

The Chinese version of Blizzard's World of Warcraft is expected to be released this month, ahead of its Hollywood counterpart that is scheduled to hit theatres on June 8 in China.

The Hollywood film Warcraft will be released first in China, as the country is one of the games' largest market comprising nearly 50 percent of its five million players. Furthermore, one of the studios behind the movie is Legendary Entertainment, which was recently acquired by China's richest man Wang Jianlin.


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