Blizzard wants "right partners" for a StarCraft movie, says James Cameron would fit the bill

"Yes, Mr. Cameron? If you're not too busy back-stroking in your private water park wave pool filled with half the world's money, we've got someone on the line who might be able to help you scoop up the other half."

Speaking with MTV Multiplayer, Blizzard EVP of game design Rob Pardo was all for a StarCraft movie - but on one condition: the "right partners" need to come out of the woodwork first.

"We've always had an interest in seeing our stuff on film or TV. It's just tricky to find the right partners. We probably could have made a ['StarCraft'] movie or something on TV years and years ago, but it's really important to us that we find creative people that are really talented but also really excited about our properties. That's always been the challenge for us. I think if [James] Cameron came to us tomorrow and said, 'You want to make a 'StarCraft' movie?' we'd probably sign that," he explained.

According to Pardo, the stars aligned in just such a way for the Warcraft movie, which is why it's now more than just a twinkle in Blizzard's eye.

"That's why we did the 'WoW' movie. We were really excited about being involved with Legendary Pictures, who we thought had a really good track record with these sorts of movies that would make sense for our franchises," he said, also noting that the Warcraft movie's still in the "story-development" phase.

Perhaps the writers need someone breathing down their neck, constantly reminding them to CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS WORDS to speed up the process. It definitely helps us, and is totally not irritating to the point that we advise Blizzard to beef up security at BlizzCon to at least make things interesting for us.