'World of Warcraft' Movie News: 'WoW' Filming Starts Early 2014? Duncan Jones Directing 'A Video Game Movie That Doesn't Suck'

Legendary Pictures head Thomas Tull recently answered some questions concerning the World of Warcraft film that was recently announced. Tull admitted that a movie based on a popular video game is not always a good idea and that this time around the production team is approaching the idea more cautiously. He also mentioned that Duncan Jones (David Bowie's son and director of Moon), who signed on as director of the project, has really brought a lot to the table in a promising way.

"A lot of times what has happened in the past is, studios have said, 'How many people play that game? Okay, then that means they'll probably all go out and buy tickets.' That is an incredibly poor way to make a movie," Tull explained.

"How do you make a video game movie that doesn't suck?" Tull asked. "You start with that exact question!"

He went on to explain that instead of telling the story of the video game, this film will tell the story of the world within the video game.

"So for us, it's that we don't know how to make a movie out of Warcraft, the video game," he said. "It's the incredible story, the war, and these races, and everything these guys at Blizzard have come up with. They have 100 books, and just this incredibly rich world that they've created."

"And so having Duncan Jones realize that for us was exciting," Tull continued. "We've taken our time [developing this property], because we absolutely don't want to screw it up. And I think we're getting close to a place where we're ready to go. And when the script is finished, and when we feel like, 'Forget whether or not there's a built-in audience. Does this stand on its own, and is it great?' Then we'll start filming. We're not quite there yet, but we're under suspicion of going there. And Duncan is one of those directors that you just, 'This guy gets it.'"

Though earlier this producer Charles Roven said the film would start production as early as 2014, but Tull feels like 2016 is more plausible.

"The next two years are going to be pretty exciting, I think," he said.