Warcraft Director Shares Story of Showing Dad David Bowie the Movie

Warcraft director Duncan Jones has spoken up to share a nice story about how she showed his father, David Bowie, an early cut of the film before he passed away. Speaking to The Daily Beast, Jones said his father was happy to see Jones pursuing his passion.

"I showed him an early cut of this and showed him some of the effects shots," Jones said. "You know, for everyone else he was one person. For me, he was my dad. And he was always interested in things I was working on. So I showed him what I was working on, and he was all excited for me and happy that I was doing the thing that I enjoyed doing in my life."

Bowie passed away in January 2016, towards the end of production on Warcraft. His passing was not the only major life event that Jones and his family experienced during the making of the film, as his wife was recovering from breast cancer during production. Now, Jones and his wife are expecting their first child in June, the same month Warcraft opens in the US.

"It's been a hard three years, so it's been a difficult time," Jones told Entertainment Weekly in April. "But I'm proud of what we've done."

Warcraft opens on June 10 in the US. It is already out internationally, and has brought in $31.6 million at the box office, according to Deadline.

The film stars Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Robert Kazinsky, and Toby Kebbell. Check out this review roundup to see what critics are saying.

It's not the first video game movie this year and it won't be the last. Animated movies based on Ratchet & Clank and Angry Birds came out earlier this year, while Assassin's Creed opens in December.