The director of the Warcraft movie promises nearly 40 extra minutes – but only if the film is a success at the box office.
Success is a prerequisite for 37 extra minutes of Warcraft
For nearly a week now, the Warcraft movie has been showing in German cinemas and already has a considerable length of 123 minutes. However, the work was originally supposed to be 37 minutes longer, with a total running time of 2 hours and 40 minutes. As is often the case in the film industry, numerous scenes have been cut or even completely removed from the theatrical version of the film to meet various requirements and producer expectations.
Fans are particularly eager to see the additional scenes at some point. But what needs to happen for a “Director’s Cut” version of the film to be released? Duncan Jones then gave a pretty direct answer: “There will be no extended version of the film if Warcraft is not a success at the box office. That’s just how things are.”
Some of the cut scenes have already been discussed. There is a “connective piece” as an Easter egg that links Duncan Jones’s various films together. The song “I am the One and Only” by Chesney Hawkes was used as an alarm sound in his film “Moon” and as a ringtone in “Source Code.” In Warcraft, it was supposed to be used as a medieval version by a bard – but it didn’t make it into the theatrical version.
But other scenes also fell victim to the cut. It was planned to show the attack of a troll tribe – presumably to add a bit more life and color to the world. However, the scene was too expensive and had too little to do with the main plot, which is why it was cut fairly early on.
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