subject: World of Warcraft Movie [print this page] Chris Metzen talks World of Warcraft Movie
Chris Metzen, Blizzard's VP of Creative Development, has spoken with GameSpy about the latest WOW Movie developments mainly Sam Raimi as director of the big screen adaptation. He discusses Raimi's dedication to creating faithful adaptations (he didn't have full creative control in Spider-man 3) and his excitement at seeing familiar places and characters brought to the big screen.
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GameSpy: You've just made the big announcement that Sam Raimi will be directing the Warcraft movie. You're co-producing, so what are your thoughts on the announcement?
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Chris Metzen: We're all very,wow gold very excited about the announcement. We waited along time to announce adirector. We've been with Legendary for anumber of years and we've jammed alot of ideas, and we've waited for the right personalities, the right chemistry to come together. We're really, really stoked that it finally has. It's pretty surreal that we've finally made the announcement. It's finally like, "It's on, it's official, here we go." We're just stoked to get it going and see this thing starting to takeshape.GameSpy: Was Sam Raimi one of the originally targeted directors?wow goldChris Metzen: We talked about alot of different people, and certainly his name was one of the first we had talked about. We're all huge "Spider-Man" fans, and all of his horror content, like "Army of Darkness" is one of my personal favorites. Sam's one of those guys who came out swinging with "Spider-Man," in terms of handling the licensed product and all the geeky fanfare. The passion of fandom, he really translated that into something that everyone could love,and had alot of heart. And those were really important components for us, in terms of translating alicense, in building acinematic experience that speaks to the license, but really sings to everybody. That was really, really important to us, so he was the perfect partner.www.ffxigil-us.comGameSpy: The fan base is relying on you to ensure that the movie stays true to Warcraft. Are you prepared to say that it willbe?Chris Metzen: Absolutely! Absolutely.GameSpy: What most excites you about co-producing themovie?Chris Metzen: The thing that would excite me most is just that it translates boldly. That it feels like afan experience, and that acouple years from now, you sit down in atheater and you're like, "They did it. They got it.cheap wow gold That feels genuine." It may not be about your Level 12 Night Elf Hunter, specifically, but all the familiarity the locales, the places, the characters, the storylines it all feels contiguous and one-to-one with your expectations That's my greathope.
2.Sam Raimi will direct World of Warcraft Movie
The World of Warcraft movie is officially on the move, after many months of stagnation we thought the project may have died aquiet death. However, behind the scenes it seems there were some exciting discussions and today, two years since the initial announcement, Blizzard and Legendary pictures have named their director, one SamRaimi.
Raimi has directed both the Spider-man and Evil Dead series, and may be aperfect choice, as someone that can take ahuge wealth of core material (with astrong fan following) and deliver something phenomenal.
Raimi is currently set to direct Spider-man 4 which is due for release in 2011, production hasn't yet started on the fourth movie, which gives the World of Warcraft movie arelease date, at the earliest, sometime in 2012 (Assuming Spider-man 4begins early next year, takes one year to complete and meets its release date, and that the WOW movie has asimilar schedule).
Press release
LOS ANGELES, Calif. July 22, 2009 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and Legendary Pictures announced today that Sam Raimi has signed on to direct the eagerly-anticipated major motion picture based on Blizzard Entertainment's award-winning Warcraft universe. Raimi has, in the course of his career, clearly demonstrated agenius for developing and adapting existing fictional universes for mainstream audiences while staying true to the spirit of the original content.
Raimi directed the Spider-Man trilogy, which has broken box-office records around the world and garnered five Academy Award nominations. Known for his imaginative filmmaking style, richly drawn characters and offbeat humor, Raimi wrote and directed the cult classic, The Evil Dead and produced 30 Days Of Night. He most recently wrote and directed the supernatural thriller, Drag Me ToHell.
"At its core, Warcraft is afantastic, action-packed story," said Raimi. "I am thrilled to work with such adynamite production team to bring this project to the big screen."
Charles Roven's producing talents were recently seen with last summer's blockbuster The Dark Knight, which grossed in excess of $1 billion, was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won two. His body of work also includes the widely acclaimed Batman Begins and the sci-fi classic 12 Monkeys. Roven, with Atlas producing partner Alex Gartner, will be producing with Legendary Pictures CEO Thomas Tull, Legendary's Chief Creative Officer Jon Jashni, Raimi and Raimi's producing partner Joshua Donen. Raimi's partner, Robert Tapert, will be an Executive Producer and Blizzard Entertainment's Senior Vice President of Creative Development, Chris Metzen, aCo-Producer.
"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. We look forward to collaborating with our partners at Warner Bros. and continuing our successful relationship with Chuck in bringing this rich new world to the screen."
"Blizzard Entertainment and Legendary Pictures have ashared vision for this film and we searched at length to find the very best director to bring that vision to life," said Paul Sams, chief operating officer of Blizzard Entertainment. "From our first conversation with Sam, we could tell he was the perfect choice. Sam knows how to simultaneously satisfy the enthusiasts and the mainstream audience that might be experiencing that content for the first time. We're looking forward to working with him to achieve thathere."
