{"id":16797,"date":"2009-07-23T00:00:40","date_gmt":"2009-07-23T07:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=16797"},"modified":"2009-07-22T12:23:02","modified_gmt":"2009-07-22T19:23:02","slug":"sam-raimi-tackling-warcraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2009\/07\/23\/sam-raimi-tackling-warcraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Raimi Tackling World of Warcraft Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Variety is reporting that acclaimed director Sam Raimi (the &#8220;Evil Dead&#8221; and &#8220;Spider-Man&#8221; films) has signed on to direct &#8220;Warcraft,&#8221; a live-action film adaptation of &#8220;World Of Warcraft&#8221;, the fantasy video game franchise.  Legendary Pictures and Blizzard Entertainment are mounting the film, with Warner Brothers distributing and co-financing.  Charles Roven, who produced &#8220;The Dark Knight&#8221;, is attached to produce.  <\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Warcraft&#8221; universe, first launched in 1994 with the first game, is about a fantasy war between the two races, the Horde and the Alliance. The game has since developed a global fanbase and expanded the franchise to include books and comics based in the world of the game.  <\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more &#8220;Warcraft&#8221; news right here at Shockya.com.<\/p>\n<p>By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Variety.com)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16808\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16808\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/world_of_warcraft_movie.jpg\" alt=\"World of Warcraft Movie\" title=\"World of Warcraft Movie\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/world_of_warcraft_movie.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/world_of_warcraft_movie-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">World of Warcraft Movie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Variety is reporting that acclaimed director Sam Raimi (the &#8220;Evil Dead&#8221; and &#8220;Spider-Man&#8221; films) has signed on to direct &#8220;Warcraft,&#8221; a live-action film adaptation of &#8220;World Of Warcraft&#8221;, the fantasy video game franchise. 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Charles Roven, who produced &#8220;The Dark Knight&#8221;, 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