Ben Foster – who plays wizard Medivh in the forthcoming World of Warcraft movie – has been talking about the technology being used to bring the game to life.

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While promoting Lance Armstrong movie The Program , Foster talked about the fact that director Duncan Jones has combined huge practical sets with cutting edge digital effects to provide an intimacy “never seen before in fantasy film.”“Duncan Jones did something very intelligent” he explained. “He made a lot of practical sets, so when you’re in the woods, or the forest, he’s built the forest. When you’re in the castle, he’s built the castle. It’s a huge, huge movie. They invested in pushing technology in a way that I’ve never seen.“Duncan Jones loves the game, played the game; it was surrounded by people who have spent years it would seem of their lives in the Warcraft world. It’s spooky, because I didn’t know anything about the game. But you talk to people and they talk about hours that they’ve put in. It was made by people who have lived very intimately with the source material.“What’s most exciting is that it’s about humanising the characters. So if we have a creature, they’re able to track eyes now, and the way eyes dilate. It’s no longer an interpretation; it’s fairly accurate so if these are the windows to the soul [points to eyes], you’re watching a performance come to life. There’s an intimacy that I’ve never seen before in fantasy film. I think Duncan’s done something very special with it."I don’t even think this is about a video game. This is about old metaphors, old stories. It’s based in myths, and has some amazing technology advancements that I think people will really dig.”The Progam is out now in the UK, while Warcraft hits screens in early June.

Chris Tilly is the Entertainment Editor for IGN in the UK and spent an amazing day on the set of this one that he can't wait to share. He can be found talking nonsense on The Superhero Show and Twitter