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Raimi Taking On World Of Warcraft
22 July 2009 6:36 PM, PDT
Director
Sam Raimi has been handed the challenge of bringing popular fantasy game World Of Warcraft to the big screen for a new movie.
The Spider-Man filmmaker has signed on to take charge of the live-action movie adaptation along with
The Dark Knight producer
Charles Roven.
Raimi is excited at the prospect of tackling the sci-fi franchise, about the battle between the Horde and the Alliance, saying, "At its core, Warcraft is a fantastic, action-packed story."
Production on World of Warcraft is expected to begin once Raimi wraps work on the forthcoming
Spider-Man 4 next year, reports Variety.com.