April, 26. 2013.

Today on Nick Carpenter, Blizzard's vice president of art and cinematic development, twitter account came a tweet that you can see here...


So who is Bill Westenhofer? He is two time Academy Award winner for visual effects, Golden Compass and fresh one from last Oscar for Life of Pi. Westenhofer is a visual effects supervisor at Rhythm and Hues Studios and his film career includes large projects such as The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Elf, Men in Black 2, A-Team and more.

Now for real the ball is rolling and that filming start in the end of summer this year and release 2015. seems pretty solid now. Bloody finally ;)

April, 11. 2013.

So how do you make a good movie based on a video game?  According to Tull, forget that it’s a video game and focus on the story.  He acknowledges that it was much tougher to make movies based on classic games like Pong, but now they have the ability to tell great stories because video game plotlines have vastly improved in the past several years:

"I think first of all is to lose the fact that it's a videogame movie and just concentrate on do you have a story that’s worth telling? Because if you look back to the 80’s, comic book movies were not anywhere near what they are today. They weren’t given the resources and you didn’t have the level of directors that you have today working on these things. I think with videogames it’s just become much more sophisticated storytelling, hard to do a movie off of Pong, but today when you have stuff like Mass Effect, you have things like Warcraft, you have things like Skyrim where very cool worlds have been created, that’s what we’re attracted to. We took our time with Warcraft because just saying “How many people play the game? Well then that means X number of people will buy a ticket.” That’s a death trap, that’s the surest way to make a crap movie, and that’s not an option. So we took our time wanted to make sure that we used all the canon that’s been built up over years and years by Blizzard." 

Tull became a little more vague on the specifics of the project's status, but firmly believes that they have the resources, the script, and the leader they need in Duncan Jones:

"We’re huge believers in Duncan Jones, and I think what we’re going to bring to screen and to bear with Duncan, he is going to break that mold because it’s going to have the resources, the talent around it, and a Field General in Duncan Jones. It’s, again, the reason we took our time, made sure we had the right guy, the right person to make the movie, and then it will speak for itself when it comes out."

He added that we’ll soon be hearing updates regarding the production status, script, and release date.

Read whole interview at collider.com

March, 5. 2013.

You're no longer attached to the World of Warcraft movie, and now Duncan Jones is making it.

I loved his movie Moon, and I think he's a strikingly talented director. I bet that if anyone can do a great job with it, it's him.

What was the biggest obstacle on that project?

Robert Rodat was working on the script, and it was taking a long time. I think they were getting a little antsy at Legendary, the production company. Actually, what happened was even more complicated, so let me go back a little bit. First, they asked me if I wanted to make it, and I said, "Yes, I love World of Warcraft, and I think it would make a great picture." So I read a screenplay they had that was written by the guys at Blizzard, and it didn't quite work for me. I told them I wanted to make my own original story with Robert, so we pitched it to Legendary and they accepted it, and then we pitched it to Blizzard, and they had reservations, but they accepted it.

Then Robert wrote the screenplay, and only once he was done did we realize that Blizzard had veto power, and we didn't know that. And they had never quite approved the original story we pitched them. Those reservations were their way of saying, "We don't approve this story, and we want to go a different way," so after we had spent nine months working on this thing, we basically had to start over. And Robert did start over, but it was taking too long for the people at Blizzard, and their patience ran out. Honestly, I think it was mismanagement on their behalf, not to explain to us that the first story was vetoed long ago. Why did they let us keep working on it? Were they afraid to tell me?

Read whole interview at vulture.com

January, 30. 2013.

It's been half a year since last news that was actually about the movie and finally today something worth posting. When Raimi left the director’s chair empty there were speculation who will take the chair next and one name, not very high on the wish list, came up that I actually thought was one of the best to take over – Duncan Jones.

He showed he got the talent with movies Moon and Source Code plus, and that is a big plus, he is a big fan of Warcraft universe. He understands it and for WoW movie project to work, you need to have director who understand the Warcraft lore. Raimi was never fan of the game, they made him play it for a while for PR purpose, but Duncan is a real deal.

Now we just need Charles Leavitt to make a good script and in the hands of talented director who is also a gamer I honestly believe this movie will be success. Warner Bros. set the Fall 2013 as a good time to start shooting and 2015 good time for a release. So in next months I think we will start hearing officially who will be the cast and for what role. Even though some of the names are known already and unofficially confirmed, but in WoW slang “SS or it didn’t happen” we will have to wait for that officially “SS” from Legendary about the cast.

So  now with a huge hope that this project after 5 years will actually start rolling for real, cuz I really don’t know what more they need…..i’ll give you fresh info as soon as I get my hand on it :)

August, 16. 2012.

August, 6. 2012.

Got some pictures of Mark Hildebrandt practicing sword fighting with Robert Goodwin for his role of Varian Wrynn in WoW movie. The pictures are not too good in quality so I didn't put the "click for bigger" option :)


The last picture is Christian Bale training with Goodman for Batman

August, 4. 2012.

Sam Raimi may no longer be helming "World of Warcraft," but Legendary Entertainment is still eager to get the film adaptation of Blizzard Entertainment's hit videogame up on the bigscreen, with "The Seventh Son"- scribe Charles Leavitt penning the latest script.

Legendary is said to have sparked to Leavitt's take on the fantasy tale, which could move the project forward in the coming months, including a search for a another director.

Leavitt already has a relationship with Legendary, having penned another of the company's fantasy pics, "The Seventh Son," that stars Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes and Julianne Moore. Warner Bros. will distrib the pic Oct. 18, 2013. His credits include "Blood Diamond," "The Mighty" and "K-PAX."

While Activision Blizzard - chief Bobby Kotick has held off on brokering film deals for his company's games, he told Variety if it's "important to Blizzard, it's important to me. They're very excited about having a 'World of Warcraft' film. They've been very careful and thoughtful about the development process."

While it is awesome news that Legendary finally moved WoW movie project from the spot, I highly doubt that Leavitt will write a new script because that would delayed the movie for months again. He is more likely to rewrite the current script drafts and polish it for production and in that time they will look for new director also.

Source - variety.com

July, 14. 2012.

After many months of no information that is directly connected with Warcraft movie production, finally something. It seems that Sam Raimi is not directing WoW movie anymore. Even though there wasnt any offical statement from Legendary Pictures about change in director, if there is a smoke, there must be a fire somewhere also :)

After Sam Raimi’s press conference for the Oz: The Great and Powerful at San Diego Comic-Con, CraveOnline was able to go right up to Raimi for a follow-up question.

“Actually, they don’t have me directing World of Warcraft anymore because when I took the Oz job, they had to move on to another director,” Raimi said. “They had to start making it.”

So if Sam Raimi himself says he is out, well I kinda believe him. This for WoW movie actually does good, cuz the project was waiting Raimi along with some other things that I think got solved (like money that Legendary Pictures got for their own movie projects).

The casting will speed up, some main actors are already in projects for some time anyway. Now the question is, he will take Raimi's spot on the helm of WoW movie?

I checked IMDB for great directors who look promising and how they stand with future projects. Nolan for example is tied only for Man of Steel which is pretty much already done and he is "just" producer. Jon Favreau doesnt have a busy schedule also and he done pretty good job with Iron Man movies. Joss Whedon obviously done great job with Avengers even though it was his first big movie.

Also I wouldnt mind to see Guillermo del Toro's work with Warcraft lore, but he is kinda in work with Pinocchio movie after he finished Pacific Rim (next year potential blockbuster). From the names before mentioned I believe Duncan Jones was pretty interested for WoW movie, he is a gamer you cant blame him :)

In one interview he said he was jealous at Raimi, well Duncan theres a second chance now :)

He done Moon when Raimi was signed and after that he directed pretty good Source Code, so I wouldnt mind if a young director with a great passion and idea takes over the World of Warcraft project. At least you would know his heart is in it.

Source - craveonline.com

June, 15. 2012.

With all the Marvel and DC films coming out lately, not to mention the new Superman and Batman films on the horizon, the popularity of superhero movies is at an all time high. Everywhere audience members turn another mainstream actor is gracing the screen in a costume that showcases a massive, ripped physique that mirrors their comic counterpart. Leave it to the studios to ensure that reality will always imitate art.

But with all the muscle and power on the screen, an audience member has to wonder: just how does an actor like Gerard Butler, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, or even Mickey Rourke or Robert Downey Jr. transform themselves into the larger-than-life heroes so many have followed in the pages of best selling comics and graphic novels.

TheMoviePool: Hey, Mark.  With the intensity of your upcoming schedule, we’re glad you could take some time to talk with us today.

Mark Hildebrandt: No problem, thank you for having me.

TMP: We wanted to get a sense today of exactly what it takes, realistically, to bring a hero-style character to life for the big screen.

MH: (laughs) It certainly can require a great deal more than what most people would often believe and I’ll definitely fill you in on what all I have learned through the process.

TMP: As an actor, the physical body is the singular tool through which a character is defined and portrayed.  However, the time doesn't often come that a certain role requires such rigorous and intensive demands to effectively portray it for the screen so it can be difficult to know when to start preparing for it.  What do you, as an actor, do to consistently ensure a firm foundation of the body, so that when that certain demanding role comes along, you always have a great place to start from in physically preparing?

Read whole interview at themoviepool.com

May, 2. 2012.

This is taken from the site The Grid, they are little more serious then IMDB about info on movies, something like IMDB in old days. Even though the info can be also updated by users, just on The Grid they actually confirm stuff, not like someone changed the WoW movie name to Wrath of the Lich king a while ago and it was stuck until Blizz told them to remove it.


Source - itsonthegrid.com

March, 15. 2012.

...when a Blizzard employee said something about WoW movie progress in last...few years I think :D


Source - us.battle.net

March, 8. 2012.

Hey ppl, its been a lot of months and no new updates on the WoW movie project, at least nothing officially, just rumors and speculations. So to keep you updated, I will share some of my thoughts with you :)

Since after BlizzCon 2011 there wasn't even a word about the movie and now there won't even be BlizzCon 2012, there is a community feeling they dropped the project - but they didn't. In last few months there were some rumors that production will start this spring, then it was moved to summer and atm its late summer speculation. One thing that boggled my mind is how much exactly Blizzard is involved in this project and my feeling is, not as much ppl think they are. They sold the rights to Legendary Pictures and probably just kept few ppl as advisors since after all it is Blizzard franchise – there is where Metzen position in movie production probably is.

So they found the perfect project director in Sam Raimi, script work started and movie fund jumped to $200 mil. Some actors signed so it seemed like things are rolling, then script phase became rather long and on IMDB Pro the project is still in Script phase with Robert Rodat working on it. He wrote script for Saving Private Ryan so let us hope he will do good with WoW script. Then some lately Legendary Pictures moves hit me, maybe its LP who is actually stalling the whole project cuz they don't have enough money to start working on it cuz they went with some other projects in last few years (Batman Trilogy) and game to movie is always risky.

Few weeks ago they pulled the plug on the movie Paradise Lost, the project was about to start production with actors picked and script done but due to whole project getting rather expensive, they pulled the plug on it. Also rumor is they got a loan from China (don't know if they have some movie co-production company there or China is the world creditor these days) for a bigger sum of money that will maybe put on feet some of those stalled projects.

If you check the latest LP projects, this year they have the last part of Batman coming which earned a billion and didn't even came to cinemas, figuratively speaking ofc, but the movie will be huge hit. Then they have sequel to Clash of the Titans which looks much better then first movie and my opinion is that it will make some serious cash, and that's it for this year. Two sequels, cuz they make most money, but one closing trilogy and for the next one I didn't hear there is third one in planning so far.

For the next year they have couple of heavy movies, Man of Steel (MoS 2 already in plans), Jack the Giant Slayer and 300 sequel, rest don't look too promising to me. First two movies are pretty much done and 300 is filming.  Which opens up a space to start working on new projects that can produce sequels, cuz like I said - sequels make money. If you look the movies lately, half of them are sequels.

Now my speculation is that they will see how the Mass Effect 3 game goes on (they bought the rights for the movie) and go with Mass Effect or Warcraft movie, cuz both franchise can produce many sequels. I really really hope they go with Warcraft cuz if that movie doesn’t start production this year, im not sure we will see it in near future. Glimmer of hope for WoW movie is that on similar site to IMDB but little more professional - The Grid, few days ago the project was updated after longer period of time….so lets hope :)

November, 1. 2011.

So, one more BlizzCon is behind us but this one was different. Usually they would atleast say something like - we are working on it (movie), but this time nothing, not a word about the movie production.

They announced the new expnasion for WoW - Mists of Pandaria, but also introduced interesting offer - if you sign for 12 month subscription for WoW you get Diablo 3 (digital version) for free, pretty cool mount and sure spot for MoT beta testing. Its good offer for ppl who will play WoW anyway and wanna get Diablo 3, like me ie. :)

What made Blizzard to make such a deal, I would say a few game competitors that will be out in next 6 months. How to keep ppl on paying list so they dont put their accounts on hold for few months while they try out new games - simple, give them free Diablo 3. Even those who would play only Diablo 3 would prolly stop WoW for sometime, but this way you get D3 for free and Blizzard gets 12 months of sure subscription money. Its a brilliant move, I can give them that.

Its pretty obvious that WoW is declining, I am a big fan of Warcraft universe and play WoW for 6-7 years, but the new expansion announce didnt really make any emotional response from me, I was just - yeah, whatever. I will buy it even thou from the first look doesnt look too much promising, but time has its toll on WoW and now they are pissing off fans with no new info about movie.

They are teasing ppl with movie for like 4 years now, I think its time they start working on it cuz they will miss the peak of the WoW interest among the players. I'm running a WoW movie fansite and I'm losing interest ffs :P

Ahh, just my two cents....

September, 1. 2011.

Movie work is heating up in last few weeks. After little info coming out about project now we finally get some real info.

Few days ago Mila Kunis was connected with the movie and it seems that Liam Neeson could be joining her, as it is believed that he is in talks for a role in the film. It is expected that Liam will not be playing any of the lead characters in World of Warcraft movie but will instead have a smaller role, with the potential of playing a bigger part in any future sequels.

Mark Hildebrandt’s suggested role as Varian Wrynn has been leant weight by the fact that he has been training with film fighting trainer Bob Goodwin. Goodwin trained Christian Bale for the Batman Begins movie and is believed to be in charge of training the World of Warcraft stars.

Source - fansshare.com

August, 30. 2011.

There have been a lot of stories going around about the World of Warcraft movie from who will be directing the project, to who will be starring in it. It was initially claimed that Sam Raimi would be at the helm but since he left to do his Wizard of Oz prequel it was believed he would no longer be involved.

James Cameron was the next name to be suggested, however he seems to be very busy with his Avatar sequels, so that now looks unlikely. Then there were claims that Mark Hildenbrandt would be set to star as Varian Wrynn and that is looking ever more likely.

Now it has been suggested that Friends With Benefits actress Mila Kunis is set to appear in World of Warcraft movie. It is believed that Mila will play the character Valeera Sanguinar but there have also been rumours that she could play Lady Jaina Proudmoore.

Source - fansshare.com

August, 1. 2011.

Interesting video from a few months ago with Michele Morrow (few post down, she wants to play Sylvanas) playing with Frostmourne and also interesting thing in the video at the end you can see Mark Hildebrandt in behind talking with someone. So there Michele who wants to be in WoW movie playing Sylvannas and Mark who is in the movie playing Varian - first it was rumors, then after info on the Robert Goodwin site its kinda fact cuz that website has credibility and nobody asked them to remove it, so its pretty sure Mark Hildebrandt is signed for the movie.

July, 16. 2011.

It has been suggested that those involved with turning the hit online game World Of Warcraft into a movie are eager to get Avatar director James Cameron involved with the project. However, Cameron joining the World Of Warcraft movie project does not look very likely.

James Cameron already has two Avatar sequels lined up for the coming years and there is also the possibility of him producing Terminator 5. There is no doubting that a James Cameron directed World Of Warcraft film would be a huge success but it doesn’t seem that he could find the time.

A script for World Of Warcraft the movie was initially written by Gary Whitta, the guy behind The Book of Eli, however once Sam Raimi agreed to direct World Of Warcraft he scrapped the script. Sam Raimi has since left the project to do Oz: The Great and Powerful but there have been rumours that he could return to do World Of Warcraft once he has finished with that.

The responsibility of writing the new screenplay for World Of Warcraft the movie is believed to lie at the door of Robert Rodat, who wrote Saving Private Ryan. There have even been suggestions that Mark Hildenbrandt has been lined up to play Varian Wrynn. However, without a director a movie does not get made, so World Of Warcraft still waits on Warner Bros. slate.

Source - fansshare.com

May, 19. 2011.

Hot, upcoming actor-screenwriter Mark Hildebrandt has discovered his warrior within through film fighting training with Bob Goodwin. In about four sessions per week for well over the past year, Mark has honed stunt fighting skills that he plans to put to good use in major lead roles in a truly impressive slate of upcoming feature films.

With Bob Goodwin as his trainer, Mark has mastered medieval weaponry skills in preparation to play the co-lead role of Sir Lancelot in the upcoming film "Excalibur." Bob has also trained Mark in swords, knives, and Filipino Kali, further strengthening his skills to play the lead role of King Varian Wrynn in another upcoming feature film, "Warcraft"

But wait, there's more, like playing the role of Mark Antony opposite Angelina Jolie in James Cameron's upcoming feature "Cleopatra," and talk of the potential as a consideration as replacement if Tom Hardy is truly out as the lead character Max Rockatansky in "Mad Max Fury Road."

Source - filmfightingla.com

April, 15. 2011.

Took me awhile, about 3-4 years to finally make a facebook page related to this fansite so be nice and go join it ;)

I think that maybe this year is the year that we start to get some real info about the movie, even thou i had those feelings last year also. But now its different, the leaked Blizz slate put the WoW Movie release at the end of 2013 so maybe it really is time to start giving some better info then usual "we are working on it".

Sam Raimi is filming the Oz this summer starting in July so he should finish it by the end of year and since theres no new movies connected to him on imdb after OZ maybe its time he jumps offically on Warcraft. Or they can just find another director.

I guess we will see on BlizzCon this year, or I hope for some new info even sooner, you never know with Blizzard :)

January, 10. 2011.

If you’re going to make a film of a game it’s got to be about the essence of why you, the audience, care what’s going on. There are certain games where that will work, and there are certain games where it doesn’t.”

And that right project? “I’m hugely jealous of Sam Raimi,” Jones told me. “I really believe World of Warcraft could be the launch of computer games as good films. And from the little I’ve read of interviews with him the way he’s approaching it makes so much sense. It’s what I was talking about – it’s not worrying about how the game plays, it’s about creating the world of the game and investing the audience in that world.”

The good news for Duncan is that Sam Raimi looks to have put World of Warcraft on the back burner for The Great and Mighty Oz; maybe now is the time when Jones can jump in and gets his mitts on Azeroth? I would certainly be happy to see what a real game nerd like Jones would do with that world. At least you know he wouldn’t make a movie about grinding.

As for what games Jones plays? He’s a PC gamer mostly, although he also has a PS3 and a Wii. As you can tell from his love of Warcraft he’s a bit of a Blizzard partisan. “I love everything Blizzard is doing. I can’t wait for Diablo 3. I played through Starcraft 2. I’ve been playing a lot of Call of Duty: Black Ops lately. I used to be involved with a clan back in Britain for Call of Duty.”

Source - badassdigest.com

December, 24. 2010.

The Holidays are here, one more year went by and hopefully next 2011 year will bring us more information about Warcraft movie :)

Heres something to make 2011 more interesting, proper calendars ;)



So Marry Xmas and Happy New 2011 :D

December, 2. 2010.

So, for few days around the Blizzard related sites there has been Blizzard Slate picture poping up. Some say its inner company date projection from some meeting and since its about 8 months old you can check this years dates. And both Starcraft and Cataclysm hit on the same quarters of year the slate is saying. Ofc, slate is not offical document so we can just speculate is it true or not, but is surely looks good.

Why am I talk about it? Well, something called WoW Movie is on the list also, so click on the pic and you can see when they are aiming with it :)

November, 15. 2010.

Ok, BlizzCon 2010 passed and I just wanted to give some info about the Warcraft movie that was mentioned there. Don't worry, it wasn't nothing fancy :)

The Warcraft movie’s story is pretty much nailed down, and director Sam Raimi is just waiting on a green light.

That said, I think he will get a green light when he finish the Wizard of OZ project he recently got connected to. OZ will start shooting next year about spring time there was word going around so I guess around next BlizzCon.....lots of guessing with Warcraft movie ;)

October, 18. 2010.

With the recent news about World of Warcraft movie going on ice for a while and waiting for maybe some Blizzcon 2010 news on the development (even thou I doubt there will be some) I give you some "fire" ;)

October, 16. 2010.

Sam Raimi had a few decisions to make this year, thanks to a Spider-Man movie franchise reboot that raised questions about whether or not his "WarCraft" movie would become his new priority. It looks like Disney's "Oz: The Great and Powerful" won out in the end, however, meaning "WarCraft" won't be getting his full attention in the new year.

Raimi committed to doing "Oz" next and starting production sometime in 2011, according to a Deadline report. Oddly enough, Raimi hooked up with the new movie after Guillermo del Toro declined to direct it. Meanwhile, del Toro has been looking for new video game projects to work on rather than leaving old ones behind.

Hopefully Raimi hasn't parted ways altogether with "WarCraft." He seemed like a golden choice to oversee the film, but Legendary Pictures will have to be patient with him if they want to hold their current team together.

If del Toro didn't have a lifetime's worth of announced work in front of him already, I'd say someone should give him a call, but as it stands it wouldn't hurt for Legendary to keep their options open should Raimi move on completely. Kenneth Branagh's "Thor" will be coming out next year, and if it manages to stir up some thunder (no pun intended), he could be worth penciling in for a meeting if he's interested.

Source - multiplayerblog.mtv.com

August, 26. 2010.


Source - comicbookmovie.com

June, 26. 2010.


Source - collider.com

June, 16. 2010.

Sam Raimi has left the Daily Bugle, and the road before him has offered several different paths -- including one that is made up of yellow brick. And now it looks like the director has chosen which direction he'll be heading in.

Last week word came that Raimi was in talks to take on Oz: The Great and Powerful, the Wizard of Oz prequel that's happening at Disney -- and this despite his also being signed to direct the World of Warcraft game adaption for Legendary Pictures. Well, it looks like the latter is going to have to wait a while longer, for Deadline has confirmed that Raimi signed on the dotted line last night to make the 3D Oz.

The hope, of course, for Disney is that this picture will result in an Alice in Wonderland-like success. Which is possible, one supposes, especially considering that Robert Downey Jr. is circling the project (though he's not confirmed as of yet). He'd play the title character, no doubt with a twinkle in his eye (and Dorothy in the backseat of his circus caravan, perhaps?).

Source - uk.movies.ign.com

May, 1. 2010.

When discussing the movie, Metzen says that they are still meeting with director Sam Raimi about putting ideas together on “what kind of story we want to tell, what do we want people to feel, what is the best way to look at this big franchise.” It seems like a lot of thought process is going into the WoW movie, but yet nothing has yet be decided upon. Metzen talks about the conflict of how to go about making the movie remain true to the games but that the core experience would still remain on the game side. By saying “Oh, I get it that matches my expectations when I played”, Metzen wants fans to gain a certain feel from the movie through camera angles and other aspects that remind them of actually playing the game. The movie is still far from production and hopefully once the Hollywood side of production gets going the movie will become a real reality and that it won’t just become a big hyped up blockbuster failure.

Source - mmomfg.com

For months there have been a few celebrities who have openly revealed in interviews they would love a role in the upcoming Warcraft movie , to be directed by Sam Raimi. The first one was Brandon Routh (Superman Returns), and now an actress has done so. A few days ago, Michele Morrow revealed to Fangoria during their interview her interest in the Warcraft film. I reached her to learn more about her career, and her interest in games. I was surprised to hear she is a guild leader in World of Warcraft and currently tackling Saurfang Jr. in the Icecrown Citadel.

The actress is in love with the story and characteristics of Lady Sylvanas Windrunner, the leader of the Forsaken, and she admits she would love to earn the role in the upcoming Warcraft film. That's not just words. Her agency, L.A. Management will back her up once auditions are called by the production.

Michele Morrow has been actress in Basement Jack (2009), Bled (2009), The Seer (2007), True Love (2007), Alias (2006), Slaughterhouse of the Rising Sun (2005), Ashley's Ashes (2009) and VideoDome Rent-O-Rama (2009) -- among other films, especially Horror, Thriller and Drama films.

Check whole interview HERE

Warcraft Movie just might get a real start after the Spider-Man 4 removed Sam Raimi from the project. Seems that Sam didnt like the script, and with Sam the main actor left the project too.

But thats not the important thing here, its important that now Sam might have time to jump in the Warcraft Project, it would be time that the project starts moving from spot thats been last 3 years.

But it seems that Sam wont just jump in the Warcraft project like we all would like to happen. Robert Rodant's script might not be ready for him just yet, so Raimi will prolly go for some other projects before Warcraft.

"It’s in development," the film's executive producer Robert Tapert told iF Magazine. "We're in the outline/story/script phase."

But considering that nothing much was happening in last 3 years excpet few rummors and one picture, this is moving forward and we cant say that Warcraft Movie wont happen so soon, but Tapert sounds like he wants to sparkle fan imagination that theres a actual work on movie, just he is not sure if Raimi will jump on the project soon cuz he didnt told him anything yet.

"I don't want to speak on Sam's behalf, because the Spider-Man thing happened so recently," Tapert explained. "I think he's getting his feet under him and trying to decide. He might want to do a teeny, tiny small film, but I don’t know what he wants to do."

Even thou all fans would like to see Raimi start doing Warcraft, theres a couple of projects that Sam might work on next like Evil Dead 4, Sleeper. So we will see, but its bloody time something start to roll on the Warcraft Movie Project.

Director Sam Raimi, famous for his Evil Dead and Spider-Man films, is currently in pre-production on the WoW movie. He told MTV that rumors about the film being based on the Arthas: Rise of the Lich King novel are false.


Raimi confirmed that the story, which had previously been believed to be an adaptation of the book "Arthas: Rise of the Lich King" after the IMDB listing changed (it has since changed back), will actually be an original effort based in the universe of the popular online role-playing game. "We would choose... something that encompasses lands and characters and storylines, and we would be true to it. But our story may or may not be about one of those central characters."

The aim is to adapt the game, rather than a previously conceived story written within that world. "We want to be really faithful to the game," Raimi said. "We would have our writer, Robert Rodat, really craft an original story within that world that feels like a 'World of WarCraft' adventure. Only obviously it's very different 'cause it's expanded and translated into the world of a motion picture."

Raimi understands that there's a massive "Warcraft" fanbase out there, and a need to serve those fans as much as he serves the need to create a mass-marketable event film. The hope is that they'll properly capture "the Horde and the Alliance and the mythology that takes place in the game, and the archetypes that the game presents. I think we would try and find touchstones within the game to make it accurate and true and choose one or some of the lands that are portrayed in the game with as much accuracy and authenticity as possible."

Are you a "World of Warcraft" player? What are your hopes for this movie? Will "Spider-Man" director Sam Raimi be the filmmaker who finally gives the world a first-class video game adaptation? Would you agree that he has the best shot out of anyone so far?

We would choose one of those worlds and one of those legends. Something that encompasses lands and characters and storylines, and we would be true to it. But our story may or may not be about one of those central characters. They might be in the picture, those characters that these myths are told about, but they would be more supporting characters.

Source - moviesblog.mtv.com