Sam Raimi brings Blizzard's 'Warcraft' to the big screen
- July 22, 2009 14:09 PM PST
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Sam Raimi, the director behind such cult classics as the Evil Dead series and the box office busting Spider-Man trilogy will be taking the helm of Blizzard's upcoming Warcraft film.
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and Legendary Pictures announced today via press release that they've found a director for their highly anticipated motion picture adaptation of Warcraft and as it turns out, it will be none other than Sam Raimi, the man behind such films as the Evil Dead, Darkman, Spider-Man and this summers Drag Me To Hell.
The news comes as a welcome surprise and Blizzard clearly seems very excited about the promise of a Raimi-helmed Warcraft picture:
"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."
Raimi was quick to release his own statement and excitement over the upcoming project, saying:
"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."
The film will be produced by Charles Roven, who's talents brought last summer's The Dark Knight to the big screen as well as the sci-fi classic 12 Monkeys. With such immense filmmaking talent behind the project, could this shape up to become the first truly great video game-to film adaptation? Time will tell, but thus far, the promise is looking pretty "groovy."
Read the full press release here.
O.K., my only question to you humble readers is this: What role should Bruce Campbell play?
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- Jul 22 2009 at 12:26:36:PM PST
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I'm not a fan of Warcraft, at all. But if Raimi's in the directors chair I might have to go see this regardless because he's awesome. Bruce Campbell should play every character including the return of ash :)
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If they screw this up (and considering the warcraft storyline, that would be incredibly hard), I will be incredibly pissed.
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Since its Blizzard, we will be waiting for ten years for this film. In the mean time I will be watching this documentary about WoW players. www.secondskinfilm.com I hope its good enough to tide me over.
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Dangit, all the nerds at work are going to be talking day and night about this until it comes out. That's how they were until the last add on pack came out. Dang... Gonna have to smack around some nerds if they get out of hand.
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I suggest keeping your standards for this movie really really low. Don't let the hype kill it!
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