A sequel would have the ability to really dive into the rich world after Warcraft spent so much time doing the legwork to establish the different locations and characters. Jones is clearly passionate about the lore, and he's previously outlined where he would take a sequel. Its been nearly two years since Warcraft hit theaters, so the lack of sequel talk is hardly encouraging. Let's just make it.' And assume that the international is what's gonna make it successful, but I'm still waiting. Maybe at some point, someone will say, 'You know what? It made so much money in China. And with a Warcraft sequel, no one wants to pull the trigger. It's very hard to say yes because that's when you get fired. One of the things you'll probably notice or be aware of with the studios is, it's very easy to say no to things. And I think no one is kind of ready to pull the trigger one way or the other. No one really knows why or if a sequel will get made at this point. It has this really weird split, and then obviously, the financial side in the US was not what it needed to be, but it did do great internationally. I mean, I think it has the highest divergency between fan ratings and critical ratings of any movie. I would love to and it's such a weird one, Warcraft. He is still interested in directing a sequel should the studio come calling, but the chances of that happening are very much up in the air right now. Pointing to the divide between critics and fans and the first film's great international performance, Jones still sees some merit to doing a sequel. JoBlo spoke to Duncan Jones as part of his promotional tour for Netflix's Mute and discussed the chances of a sequel then. Related: Duncan Jones Teases Possible Warcraft 2 Story That may just be why the chances of a sequel don't appear to be too great.

For a movie that cost $160M to make not including marketing, Legendary likely didn't turn a profit. The first film made less than $50 million domestically, but China turned out in big numbers to see it, inflating the international box office to nearly $390M. The movie wound up getting largely negative reviews as Warcraft struggled to give the characters real depth while introducing the massive world the potential franchise would have to offer.ĭespite the critics not liking it, Warcraft still found an audience, albeit one largely overseas. Thanks to the game's huge fanbase, there was hope that the millions of players would generate a big box office haul. Legendary looked to bring the popular MMORPG to the big screen in 2016.

Director Duncan Jones doesn't know if Warcraft 2 will ever happen.

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