subject: Raimi Makes "world Of Warcraft" Movie [print this page] Star Directed by Sam Raimi should have said yes to directing the film based on the online phenomenon of "World of Warcraft ".
Game company Blizzard took the online gaming genre by storm when they released "World of Warcraft" in 2004. Today is "World of Warcraft" the world's largest online role playing game with as many as 11 million active players.And now they get the help of "Spider-Man" director Sam Raimi to bring vision to the big screen.
BEGAN TO THREE YEARS AGO
Already on Blizzard's own fan-fair, BlizzCon, in 2007, it became clear that there will be Legendary Pictures, Warner Brothers, who helped with "The Dark Knight", "300" and last "Watchmen", which stands behind the production of the film based on the "World of Warcraft ".
Warner Brothers is expected to contribute financially to the project, and the company has with Harry Potter, Batman and Superman, had a number of successes with effects heavy fantasy and science fiction films in recent years.
Now, with the last "Harry Potter and the Half-brother Prince", which has made Norwegian cinemas by storm.According to the New York Times to work with a film version have already started three years ago, while at the time had not found a director to take on the assignment.On Blizzard's own annual conference BlizzCon in 2007 told the "300" producer Thomas Tull that they wanted a director with "caliber that Zak Snyder (300) or Chris Nolan (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight). "
PREMIERE In 2012?
And now the report that is New York Times that Sam Raimi has agreed to take on directing chair. Raimi is currently enjoying success with the horror film "Drag Me Back to Hell", and has previously been behind movies like "Evil Dead" trilogy and "Spider-Man " movies.
But finding the right director have clearly been long in coming, and there are not any premium before Sam Raimi has done to make "Spider-Man 4", which begins filming in the autumn of 2009 and aims at its premiere in 2011.
Nytimes.com write that they believe that Warner Brothers are aiming at a premiere as early as 2012, but it is still very uncertain.
According to Thomas Tull is not talking about a standard adventure film. The action will take place one year before the start of the game, and many familiar locations from the game will be in the film, but it is a war film.
- It's not like a great adventure. It's more like a war film. In fact, it is certainly a war film. Cultures collide in is horrible moments where everything explodes and comes completely out of control, "he said during BlizzCon 2007.
