Sam Raimi to direct WOW film News
PC News by Ellie Gibson
Sam Raimi has signed up to direct the movie based on stupidly popular MMO World of Warcraft.
"At its core, Warcraft is a fantastic, action-packed story," he said in a press release. "I am thrilled to work with such a dynamite production team to bring this project to the big screen."
Raimi directed all three Spider-Man films. He also wrote and directed The Evil Dead and Drag Me to Hell.
The WOW film will be co-produced by Charles Roven, whose previous credits include 12 Monkeys, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Other chaps involved include Chris Metzen, Blizzard's senior vice president of creative development, and Legendary Pictures CEO Thomas Tull.
"Sam’s passion for Warcraft is undeniable and we know that he will create an incredible film worthy of Blizzard’s phenomenal franchise," said Tull.
Paul Sams, chief operating wizard at Blizzard, added, "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.
"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."
The movie will be funded by Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. There's no word on who's in it, when it's out or what it's about, but it's probably safe to speculate elves, orcs and ratpunching will be involved.
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spliffhead
22/07/09 @ 07:51
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Drag me to Hell is film of the year, if it's still on near you go see it!
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Kazzahdrane
22/07/09 @ 07:54
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I came here to ask when we can expect the Bruce Campbell cameo news to appear, but it makes me ludicrously happy to see that others have already done the same :)
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Monkey_Puncher
22/07/09 @ 08:18
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*face palm*
Oh Sam, there was me hoping you might do a balls out horror film after the excellent but obviously 12 certificate Drag me to Hell. How on earth will he put his car in this film? |
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Groovicron
22/07/09 @ 09:00
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I hope his brother Ted gets a cameo too. I want to see Joxer The Mighty strolling round Stormwind :)
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altitude2k
22/07/09 @ 09:28
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I don't have a high-powered job or anything, and even I couldn't find the time to play a MMORPG. So how exactly does world-renown movie producer/directory Sam Raimi find enough time to be "undeniably passionate" about WoW?!
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@gmjapan
The dialogue will be rich though. :) "Great warriors of the alliance, the scourge advances to the borders of Stormwind they threaten our homes, our families, our very existence, we need the bravest warriors to find out their attack plans. Which are carried by some of the ghouls. For some reason." "FO! Those have, like, a 1% drop rate lol." "Yeah, I'm going to go dance naked in Ironforge lol." "STFU all you! Trade channel is for trade!" "LF rouge to open lockboxes" "THe king is ghey lol" "Wait, why would mindless ghouls be carrying plans?" |
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skullstorm
22/07/09 @ 10:50
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I was really hoping drag me to hell would've knocked some sense into him.
This franchise deserves some Uwe Boll. |
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sadakos_fury
22/07/09 @ 10:50
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The Car made it into The Quick and The Dead. I'm sure it'll turn up here somewhere. Bruce Campbell instantly improves every film he's in by 50%. Factoid.
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curtlikesmeat
22/07/09 @ 11:47
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Massive MEH on my part, though I guess hoping for someone like Aronofski was a bit of a reach! (though I have heard him talking about games in the past, I think he does play)
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makeamazing
22/07/09 @ 11:57
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If Bruce was in it (which is very unlikely) Lets hope Bruce gets something better than the one or two minutes on camera, that he normally gets :( ... why hasnt he been a spiderman villain. I personally Like Ted more than Sam, he is very funny.
Also didnt Sam Raimi only co-wrote Evil Dead? Sorry have to mention it as my wife looooves BC and I would be introuble if i didnt stick up for him. |
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hiddenranbir
22/07/09 @ 14:16
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Not just a Bruce cameo but we might see a Lucy Lawless cameo as well!
Especially when she is a big figure in fantasy genre as Xena! Warrior Princess! AIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAAAAH! |
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PlugMonkey
22/07/09 @ 16:02
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Also didnt Sam Raimi only co-wrote Evil Dead? Sorry have to mention it as my wife looooves BC and I would be introuble if i didnt stick up for him.
I thought he co-wrote with Ivan Raimi and Scott Spiegel. If Bruce had been writing it he might have spent less time being run over with motorcycles and attached to hydraulic whirly-gigs. |
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FortysixterUK
23/07/09 @ 15:40
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Bruce Cambell - head of SI7
Ron Perlman- Thrall Megan Fox- Jaina Proudmoore Brad Pitt- Arthas ( pre change ) John Rhys Davies- King of Ironforge ....after that just the rest of the cast of Lord of the Rings |
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Finally, a WoW movie. For sure it'll be a top rated film but just wondering if this will be animated and if not, who'll be the casts? Oh I'm super excited, maybe I should start collecting more wow gold coz they might give a discount if you could send a certain amount or you'll ticket will be free if you could give the rarest item in WoW.
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