The Warcraft movie could have been a trilogy – if it hadn’t been for the film’s poor box office performance in the US.
The 2016 CGI-fest based on Blizzard’s fantasy universe revolved around the orcs, who portal to the world of Azeroth under the influence of fel magic.
Warcraft ended up grossing $439m worldwide, but it only managed $47.4m in the US, which pretty much ended any hope of a sequel.
But what might have been? Director Duncan Jones has been chatting about the broad plot outline for Warcraft 2 and 3 – yes, it was meant to be a trilogy – on Twitter.
THERE MAY BE SPOILERS AHEAD
Warcraft ends with the portal to Draenor closed, Durotan, noble orc chieftain of the Frostwolf Clan and the father of Go’el, dead at the hands of evil orc warlock Gul’dan, and Anduin Lothar, the commander of the human army, as leader of the Alliance. A basket containing baby Go’el – aka Thrall from Warcraft legend – is found by a human.