Warcraft News

Sam Raimi to Direct 'World of Warcraft' Movie Adaptation

July 22, 2009 04:07:40

Sam Raimi has signed in to direct the "Warcraft", a big screen adaptation of video game "World of Warcraft". The news was first reported by AICN before then confirmed by Variety. It has been said Raimi will supervise the development of the live-action film and begin its shooting after he completes work on "Spider-Man 4", which may start production in early 2010.

Raimi, who most recently directed "Drag Me to Hell", has made a little statement of what his upcoming film is going to be. "At its core, 'Warcraft' is a fantastic, action-packed story," he said. Beside directing the movie, Raimi will also serve as the producer alongside Charles Roven, Alex Gartner, Jon Jashni, Thomas Tull and Joshua Donen under Warner Bros. Pictures banner.

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New Details Revealed on Warcraft Movie

August 07, 2007 10:08:06

Responding to the curiosity surrounding its "Warcraft" project since announcement was made on the film adaptation of the Blizzard Entertainment popular fantasy video game series, Legendary Pictures, along with Blizzard, has delightfully opened up handfuls of the movie’s details at this year’s BlizzCon, Blizzard’s annual convention about its major franchises, held in Anaheim, California.

Hosting a panel on the flick at the event, Legendary’s Chief Creative Officer Jon Jashni plus Blizzard's Paul Sams and Chris Metzen all confirmed that the film will be aimed for a 2009 release and made as a live-action feature, with a yet to be determined level of CG environments and effects.

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Too much waiting-time already... Guess this gives me more time to farm :)

posted by Hvid on Jun 20, 2007

Hope the movie will be good.. and hope the actors will be good.

posted by nr1 on Mar 20, 2009

I wonder which actors will play in this movie .. that will be awesome!!

posted by Teisha on Jul 22, 2009