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I love games, and I feel they've been sold short shrift in films so far.

~Duncan Jones

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You could make a film out of just about anything so long as there is a clear vision about the story.

~Duncan Jones

Topics: About Anything Clear Clear Vision Could Film Just Long Make Out Story Vision You

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Be it a video game, comic book, or cheque book, the question always is, 'What story do you have to tell?'

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It took a generation of filmmakers who loved and were raised on comic books to make movies that you actually cared about and felt something for. I think that's absolutely the same with what's going on with videogame movies.

~Duncan Jones

Topics: About Absolutely Actually Books Cared Comic Comic Books Felt Filmmakers Generation Going Loved Make Movies Raised Same Something Think Took Were Who You I Think

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I am absolutely of the videogames generation, starting on the Atari and Commodore 64 and the Amiga.

~Duncan Jones

Topics: Absolutely Am Atari Generation Starting Videogames I Am

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I'm a gamer at heart and always have been. I'm also a filmmaker.

~Duncan Jones

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I think my sensibilities about storytelling and character just automatically come into play when I'm trying to work on any kind of narrative. For me, it doesn't really matter what the source of the narrative is. I will be looking for ways to make it into an intriguing story with empathetic characters.

~Duncan Jones

Topics: About Any Automatically Character Characters Come Empathetic Intriguing Just Kind Looking Make Matter Me Narrative Play Really Sensibilities Source Story Storytelling Think Trying Ways Will Work I Think

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I played lots of games, and I was a fan of gaming, so I was always looking for new games. I was also a science fiction and fantasy fan, growing up, in games and books and movies.

~Duncan Jones

Topics: Also Always Books Fan Fantasy Fiction Games Gaming Growing Growing Up Looking Lots Movies New Played Science Science Fiction Up

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I have to work with the team at Blizzard and the producers on the film and convince them that, as a fan, I have a unique and hopefully entertaining way of taking people through the first contact story, which is really what sets up 'Warcraft' for everyone else.

~Duncan Jones

Topics: Blizzard Contact Convince Else Entertaining Everyone Everyone Else Fan Film First Hopefully People Producers Really Sets Story Taking Team Them Through Unique Up Warcraft Way Which Work

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Fantasy films tend to skew towards what Tolkien fantasy was, which is that the humans, the Hobbits, and the cute creatures are the good guys, and everything that's ugly are the bad guys.

~Duncan Jones

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Director

Born: May 30th, 1971

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