‘Warcraft’ Movie Begins Casting Discussions

Legendary Pictures/Atlas Entertainment has begun casting for the much-anticipated movie Warcraft.

According to Deadline, a source from the production said that Colin Farrell has been offered a lead role–with a 50/50 chance he’ll take the deal.

Reports also state that Paula Patton (Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol) is negotiating for a lead role as well.

Paul Dano (Prisoners), Travis Fimmel (Vikings), Anson Mount (Hell on Wheels) and Anton Yelchin (Star Trek)  are also on the short list.

The Warcraft movie was first announced at BlizzCon in 2007 but lost momentum. The project was rekindled this year, with Duncan Jones at the helm to direct and production set to start in January 2014.

Very little is known about what kind of story the movie is going to tell. The title of the movie, Warcraft, has led some to speculate that the movie will take place prior to the events in the MMO, World of Warcraft.

The expectation is that more information will be revealed at BlizzCon this November.