Blizzard Announces Sam Raimi is The Warcraft Director

Blizzard Announces Sam Raimi is The Warcraft Director

Blizzard and Legendary Pictures have announced that Sam Raimi will be directing the Warcraft movie.................................

By Spoon366 - Jul 30, 2009 01:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Warcraft
Source: Warcraft-Themovie
Raimi has in the course of his career, clearly demonstrated a genius for developing and adapting existing fictional universes for mainstream audiences while staying true to the spirit of the original content. Raimi directed the Spider-Man trilogy, which has broken box-office records around the world and garnered five Academy Award® nominations. Known for his imaginative film making style, richly drawn characters, and offbeat humor, Raimi wrote and directed the cult classic, "The Evil Dead" and produced "30 Days Of Night." He most recently wrote and directed the supernatural thriller, Drag Me To Hell."

"At its core, 'Warcraft' is a fantastic, action-packed story," said Raimi. "I am thrilled to work with such a dynamite production team to bring this project to the big screen."

Charles Roven’s producing talents were recently seen with last summer’s blockbuster "The Dark Knight." It grossed in excess of $1 billion and was nominated for eight Academy Awards® and won two. His body of work includes the widely acclaimed "Batman Begins" and the sci-fi classic "12 Monkeys." Roven, with Atlas producing partner Alex Gartner, will be produce. Along with them are Legendary Pictures CEO Thomas Tull, Legendary’s Chief Creative Officer Jon Jashni, Raimi, and Raimi’s producing partner Joshua Donen. Raimi’s partner, Robert Tapert, will executive produce. Blizzard Entertainment’s Senior Vice President of Creative Development, Chris Metzen will co-produce.

"Partnering with Sam Raimi exemplifies Legendary's mandate of marrying the highest quality intellectual property to world-class filmmakers" said Legendary’s Tull. "Sam's passion for 'Warcraft' is undeniable and we know that he will create an incredible film worthy of Blizzard's phenomenal franchise. We look forward to collaborating with our partners at Warner Bros. And, continuing our successful relationship with Chuck in bringing this rich new world to the screen."

"Blizzard Entertainment and Legendary Pictures have a shared vision for this film and we searched at length to find the very best director to bring that vision to life," said Paul Sams, chief operating officer of Blizzard Entertainment. "From our first conversation with Sam, we could tell he was the perfect choice. Sam knows how to simultaneously satisfy the enthusiasts and the mainstream audience that might be experiencing that content for the first time. We're looking forward to working with him to achieve that here."
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CaptainCanada
CaptainCanada - 7/30/2009, 3:25 PM
Im not knocking Warcraft but how the hell did this get a live action movie before Legend of Zelda or Final Fantasy
Osiris
Osiris - 7/30/2009, 4:03 PM
I could never really get into WoW, but I did like the Warcraft games and the mythos behind WoW is amazing and in depth they have a lot of work on their hands if they want to make the fanboys and girls happy.
CaptainCanada
CaptainCanada - 7/30/2009, 4:17 PM
"Bman: I loved Advent Children too but i think it could work as a live action, with the FF8 story line somewhat altered but not to much; god forbid it would turn out like BDE gahhhh....and Legend of Zelda is so overdue its painful...I mean they even made 3 Resident Evil movies and 2 Street Fighter movies before it, whats the frickin holdup
superdog
superdog - 7/30/2009, 7:48 PM
i said it before and ill say it again, this movie will not make any money cause the WoW people will have to leave there computers and houses long enough to see the movie. wont happen.:)
CaptainCanada
CaptainCanada - 7/30/2009, 8:20 PM
@Bman: yeah i remember seein that, i thought it was a joke right away cause it was kinda to good to be true.

@superdog: hahahahahha so true
CaptainCanada
CaptainCanada - 7/31/2009, 3:19 PM
Thinking of videogame movies I WANT A MEGA MAN MOVIE
Rumblebeast
Rumblebeast - 7/31/2009, 11:59 PM
Oh oh oh what about a Dragonball movie...oh wait...damn (Shudder)
hey what about a Double Dragon movie...oh wait...damn (Shudder)
umm Tekken movie??? :>
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