"WARCRAFT" CONJURES UP A MOVIE DEAL

May 7, 2006

The "Warcraft" video games are curently being developed by Blizzard Entertainment Inc., into a live-action feature set in the world of 'orcs', 'trolls' and 'elves'.

Legendary Pictures have acquired the movie rights.

The "Warcraft" games debuted in 1994, with four titles now in release, including "Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness" (1995), "Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos" (2002) and "World of Warcraft," a popular multiplayer online role-playing game, with an estimated subscription base of more than 6 million.