Sam Raimi Joins World of Warcraft
Wed, July 22, 2009 
If you'll remember, Sam Raimi was on the short-list to direct The Hobbit a few years back. By his own admission, he went as far as meeting with Peter Jackson over the project. Sure, the job ultimately went to Guillermo del Toro. But it sounds like he's been bit with the fantasy-bug ever since.
Aint-It-Cool-News big-cheese Harry Knowles got the exclusive (which was quickly "officially" confirmed in the trades afterwards) that Raimi has been tapped by Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures to direct a film version of the World of Warcraft video-game series - here simply titled Warcraft. Adding even more "nerd-cred" to the project (like that matters) is the participation of producer Charles Roven. You may remember him from such films as Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.
Details remain under-wraps including what screenwriter will be brought on-board to work with Raimi and Roven as well as start and release dates. In fact, the only real nugget of information at this time are plans for Raimi to jump right on Warcraft immediately after he finishes Spider-Man 4 for Sony.
The thing is though details are also sketchy on the web-slinger's fourth cinematic outing even though production is expected to commence at the beginning of next year. I've long been of the opinion that Raimi would ultimately jump ship from the franchise instead of helming another film. And one can't but wonder if his new commitment to the (potential) Warcraft franchise could be his way out.
Reader Comments (2)
Spiderman was a good movie and well directed. I hope as a WoW fanatic, that Sam Raimi would be able to meet every gamer's expectations and WoW won't fall under the category of games who doesn't belong in the big screen. Now it makes me wonder if the movie would include grinding wow gold too?
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