We want to do right by the fans, honor the game’s rich lores and visceral world-building while evoking the strong emotions the players feel while immersing in the game.” “’Diablo’ fans are very passionate, and many have been with the game for over two decades.

“Working with Blizzard, we had the wonderful opportunity to bring the dark, thrilling and imaginative world of ‘Diablo IV’ to life,” Zhao said in a statement. The trailer features actors portraying the game’s five playable classes - Barbarian, Sorcerer, Druid, Rogue, and Necromancer - fighting various monsters and ending with a shot of the game’s primary antagonist, the demon Lilith. The trailer, which Zhao co-directed with Kiku Ohe, is set in the video game’s world of Sanctuary, the realm of humans constantly caught in the middle of the battles between heaven and hell.

The Oscar winner has teamed up with video game publisher Blizzard to direct a live-action trailer for their upcoming video game “ Diablo IV,” set to release in two weeks. Chloé Zhao has gone from intimate dramas in the American West to massive Marvel blockbusters, and now she’s entered the world of gaming.

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