Sources say Phone Booth actor has a 50/50 shot to make a deal to star in the upcoming film based on Blizzard Entertainment’s MMO.

Phone Booth and In Bruges actor Colin Farrell has been offered a lead role in the upcoming World of Warcraft movie, according to a new report at Hollywood news site Deadline.

Sources told the site that Farrell’s participation in the movie is far from a certainty, as the deal to bring him on is reportedly “50/50.”

The report also names Paula Patton (Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Deja Vu) as a candidate for a lead role.

It is not clear what roles Farrell and Patton would play. The film’s plot remains largely under wraps, though the Deadline report suggests the movie will feature “time travel and alien worlds.”

Director Duncan Jones (Moon) is also reportedly testing other actors for the World of Warcraft movie’s major roles, though these people were not named.

Production on the film will begin in January. Blood Diamond and K-PAX writer Charles Leavitt authored the most recent version of the World of Warcraft film’s script.

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