The "Warcraft" movie may be previewed next week at Gamescom 2015 along with the unveiling of the newest "World of Warcraft" expansion.
Blizzard Entertainment has announced via Twitter that the next "World of Warcraft" expansion will be revealed on Aug. 6, 9 a.m. PDT, at Gamescom 2015. According to IGN, the studio confirmed that the new expansion will be shown during a special live stream event.
"You won't want to miss our #gamescom live stream next week," the game's official Twitter account posted. "Watch it at: http://www.blizzgc.com/ #BlizzGC2015"
Although Blizzard has not revealed the name for the "World of Warcraft" expansion, the company did file a trademark last year for the title "Eye of Azshara." The last "WoW" expansion was "Warlords of Draenor" which was launched in Nov. 2014.
Blizzard might also feature a preview for the highly-anticipated "Warcraft" movie, which is based on their game series, next week.
The "Warcraft" movie trailer will officially be released to the public in November. The extended trailer for the movie was shown at the panel opened on Draenor, where orc people were shown desperately searching for a new home. Orc Warchief Blackhand commanded his forces through the gates between worlds and called for them to take prisoners.
"Warcraft" movie director Duncan Jones revealed at the San Diego Comic-Con that making the movie accessible and interesting to everybody, rather than specifically catering to "World of Warcraft" players, is his top priority.
It will be told from both the perspective of the orcs who are fleeing from famine in Draenor as well as from the humans of Azaroth's side who are defending their homes from the horde.
The film has wrapped production last year but the extensive special effects needed for the "Warcraft" movie meant that post-production will be quite long. Visual effects supervisor Bill Westenhoffer, who won an award for "Life of Pi," and ILM's Jeff White, who worked on Hulk in "The Avengers," are heading the team.
The "Warcraft" movie release date is slated for Jun. 2016.
