Caffeinated Clint
Typical. Just a few days after I interview the guy, Sam Raimi’s new project is announced….. it’s like not being tipped off to a $50 dollar note that’s stuck to your car mat.
Sam Raimi (“Drag Me to Hell”, “Spider-Man”) will direct “Warcraft,” the live-action film adaptation of the fantasy videogame franchise “World of Warcraft”, according to Variety.
Legendary Pictures and vidgame publisher Blizzard Entertainment are mounting the film, and Warner Bros. will co-finance and distribute. The team boasts an impressive pedigree: In addition to the director of “Spider-Man,” the partners have added “The Dark Knight” producer Charles Roven to the creative mix.
The plan is for Raimi to supervise development of “Warcraft” and shoot the picture after he completes work on “Spider-Man 4,” which gets under way early next year for Columbia Pictures.
The “Warcraft” universe features an epic conflict between the Horde and the Alliance. The game has developed a global following since its launch in 1994 and shows no signs of slowing. Its most recent expansion, “Wrath of the Lich King,” sold more than 2.8 million copies in the first day of release and more than 4 million its first month.
“At its core, ‘Warcraft’ is a fantastic, action-packed story,” Raimi said in a statement.
