World of Warcraft Film Archive

  • Recent speculation circled around the web after Guillermo del Toro left The Hobbit’s director’s seat. Sam Raimi was interested in that film back on 2007, according to an interview by EW Online. Chances are now that Guillermo del Toro stepped down, he might give it a thought. However, just out of the oven, The Vulture Blog (New York Magazine) claims to have inner knowledge that Sam Raimi was approached to direct Oz, the Great and...

    Warcraft Film or Oz the Great and Powerful? Sam Raimi’s Dilemma

    Recent speculation circled around the web after Guillermo del Toro left The Hobbit’s director’s seat. Sam Raimi was interested in that film back on 2007, according to an interview by EW Online. Chances are now that Guillermo del Toro stepped down, he might give it a thought. However, just out of the oven, The Vulture Blog (New York Magazine) claims to have inner knowledge that Sam Raimi was approached to direct Oz, the Great and...

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  • Chris Metzen told VG247 the WarCraft film script is basically a work in progress, so don’t expect to watch it at a cinema any time soon. Boo aside, the Vice-president of Creative Development wants the story to feel right and to leverage expectations of those who have played WarCraft games. On the bright side, fans can tell from experience that when a Blizzard game takes long in the making and goes to several iterations, the...

    WarCraft Film Stuck in Script Phase

    Chris Metzen told VG247 the WarCraft film script is basically a work in progress, so don’t expect to watch it at a cinema any time soon. Boo aside, the Vice-president of Creative Development wants the story to feel right and to leverage expectations of those who have played WarCraft games. On the bright side, fans can tell from experience that when a Blizzard game takes long in the making and goes to several iterations, the...

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  • There has been quite a lot of buzz around the net that Sam Raimi might direct the revamped film adaptation of The Shadow. It was a crime-fighting vigilante radio drama back in the 1930s featured in comic books, newspaper comic strips, television and videogames. Last time this character appeared on the big screen was with Alec Baldwin in 1994. Sam Raimi has wanted the rights of The Shadow since late 1980s, but things didn’t work...

    Warcraft film won’t roll cameras yet

    There has been quite a lot of buzz around the net that Sam Raimi might direct the revamped film adaptation of The Shadow. It was a crime-fighting vigilante radio drama back in the 1930s featured in comic books, newspaper comic strips, television and videogames. Last time this character appeared on the big screen was with Alec Baldwin in 1994. Sam Raimi has wanted the rights of The Shadow since late 1980s, but things didn’t work...

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  • GamePro interviewed Gary Whitta to discuss his recent film The Book of Eli. The interview shed a short comment about Gary Whitta’s involvement as writer of the Warcraft Film prior to Sam Raimi signing as its director. Gary’s script was scrapped, and the new script and plot is unknown at the moment. Blizzard, Legendary, Robert Rodat and Sam Raimi have been silent and haven’t offered any hints on what the new story is all about....

    Warcraft Film: Gary Whitta talks about his former scrapped script

    GamePro interviewed Gary Whitta to discuss his recent film The Book of Eli. The interview shed a short comment about Gary Whitta’s involvement as writer of the Warcraft Film prior to Sam Raimi signing as its director. Gary’s script was scrapped, and the new script and plot is unknown at the moment. Blizzard, Legendary, Robert Rodat and Sam Raimi have been silent and haven’t offered any hints on what the new story is all about....

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  • It’s been a week since SONY announced Sam Raimi’s departure from the Spider-man 4 production, and expectations have been the director might tackle the World of Warcraft film as his next project. There has been no word from Sam Raimi on what he is gonna work next. On the other side of the coin, IF Magazine caught up with Robert Tapert (Warcraft film executive producer) at the Television Critics Association (TCA) Winter Edition to find...

    TCA 2010: Tapert Confirms Warcraft Film in Script Phase

    It’s been a week since SONY announced Sam Raimi’s departure from the Spider-man 4 production, and expectations have been the director might tackle the World of Warcraft film as his next project. There has been no word from Sam Raimi on what he is gonna work next. On the other side of the coin, IF Magazine caught up with Robert Tapert (Warcraft film executive producer) at the Television Critics Association (TCA) Winter Edition to find...

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  • A few years ago, I reported a glitch in the system on the Legendary Pictures website where the word Diablo appeared under the “Upcoming Projects” section. I contacted several gaming sites to let them know, and it echoed all around the web. However, the Diablo listing was removed in less than 24 hours after all the attention it got. Oddly, the Hollywood Reporter claimed Gary Whitta was working on a Diablo film for Legendary Pictures...

    Legendary Pictures Leaked Warcraft Film Placeholder Page?

    A few years ago, I reported a glitch in the system on the Legendary Pictures website where the word Diablo appeared under the “Upcoming Projects” section. I contacted several gaming sites to let them know, and it echoed all around the web. However, the Diablo listing was removed in less than 24 hours after all the attention it got. Oddly, the Hollywood Reporter claimed Gary Whitta was working on a Diablo film for Legendary Pictures...

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  • A few days ago, I informed the Spider-man 4 shooting meant to take place on March 2010 had been postponed; and speculated Sam Raimi might start work on the Warcraft film. One of the ideal situations I mentioned for the Warcraft film to go “max speed ahead” was if Sam Raimi abandoned production altogether of the Spider-man 4 film. Guess what? Deadline Hollywood has reported that Sony will reboot the Spider-man franchise with a new...

    Sam Raimi Leaves Spider-man 4!!! Warcraft Film in the Horizon?

    A few days ago, I informed the Spider-man 4 shooting meant to take place on March 2010 had been postponed; and speculated Sam Raimi might start work on the Warcraft film. One of the ideal situations I mentioned for the Warcraft film to go “max speed ahead” was if Sam Raimi abandoned production altogether of the Spider-man 4 film. Guess what? Deadline Hollywood has reported that Sony will reboot the Spider-man franchise with a new...

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  • For months there have been a few celebrities who have openly revealed in interviews they would love a role in the upcoming Warcraft film, 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...

    Celebs Interested in the Warcraft Film: Michele Morrow Interview

    For months there have been a few celebrities who have openly revealed in interviews they would love a role in the upcoming Warcraft film, 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...

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  • I posted over at Worldofwar.net an interesting speculation article that might be of interest to WoW fans. The internet is abuzz with the delay of Spider-man 4′s production. I speculate Sam Raimi might decide to commence work on the Warcraft film while the Spider-man 4 script woes are resolved. The Deadline Hollywood news site reports Sam Raimi is not happy with the Spider-man 4 script and the villains line-up. This potentially causes a major delay...

    Spider-man 4 Delayed … Warcraft Film Production to take the lead?

    I posted over at Worldofwar.net an interesting speculation article that might be of interest to WoW fans. The internet is abuzz with the delay of Spider-man 4′s production. I speculate Sam Raimi might decide to commence work on the Warcraft film while the Spider-man 4 script woes are resolved. The Deadline Hollywood news site reports Sam Raimi is not happy with the Spider-man 4 script and the villains line-up. This potentially causes a major delay...

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  • The Post-Gazette interviewed Paul Sams concerning the recent news that he is one of the co-owners of the Pittsburgh’s NFL team The Steelers. He confirmed his friendship with Thomas Tull (Legendary Pictures CEO), who is also a new co-owner and shareholder of The Steelers. At the end of the interview, the Post-Gazette pitched a question to find out the current status of the Warcraft Film. For now it is in pre-production stage, putting the script...

    Paul Sams Interviewed by Post-Gazette: Warcraft Film in Pre-Production Stage

    The Post-Gazette interviewed Paul Sams concerning the recent news that he is one of the co-owners of the Pittsburgh’s NFL team The Steelers. He confirmed his friendship with Thomas Tull (Legendary Pictures CEO), who is also a new co-owner and shareholder of The Steelers. At the end of the interview, the Post-Gazette pitched a question to find out the current status of the Warcraft Film. For now it is in pre-production stage, putting the script...

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