Robert Rodat Named as Writer For World of Warcraft Movie
Sam Rami (Drag Me to Hell) recently spoke with MTV and discussed World of WarCraft movie, noting that Robert Rodat, who penned Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan“, writing the script . He says the movie will be an original tale based on the overall game rather than a specific storyline.
Says Raimi said:
“I think we would try and find touchstones within the game to make it accurate and true and choose one or some of the lands that are portrayed in the game with as much accuracy and authenticity as possible.”
“We would choose… something that encompasses lands and characters and storylines, and we would be true to it. But our story may or may not be about one of those central characters. …We want to be really faithful to the game,” Raimi said. “We would have our writer, Robert Rodat, really craft an original story within that world that feels like a ‘World of WarCraft’ adventure. Only obviously it’s very different ’cause it’s expanded and translated into the world of a motion picture.”
Brandon Routh Wants Warcraft
MTV Splash Page ’s Rick Marshall recently spoke with Brandon Routh, “Superman Returns” star and the “World of Warcraft” fan at San Diego Comic-Con about the live-action Warcraft movie.
Routh is hoping that he can join Warcraft, since he will likely not be back as the man of steel.
“I know they just announced that Sam Raimi is gonna be directing and again that’s very cool. And my friends over at Legendary [who also produced Superman Returns] are working on that so, you know, I’m looking forward to what’s gonna happen with that.”
When pressed if he’s hoping for a call to be in the movie, Routh said,:
“You know, might get a little action, a little sword-fighting. That’d be a lot of fun.”
Sam Raimi is Directing World of Warcraft Movie!
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and Legendary Pictures announced that Sam Raimi, director of Evil Dead, Spider-Man films and Drag Me to Hell, has signed on to direct a big screen adaptation of World of Warcraft (WOW).
Variety says he’ll start supervising the pre-production and development of Warcraft: The Movie while at the same time finishing up Spider-Man 4. The fourth Spidey film starts shooting next year, with Warcraft to follow.
“At its core, ‘Warcraft’ is a fantastic, action-packed story,” said Raimi. “I am thrilled to work with such a dynamite production team to bring this project to the big screen.”
Charles Roven (The Dark Knight, The Bank Job) will also be on board as a producer.
The Warcraft universe features an epic conflict between the Alliance and the Horde. The game has developed a global following since its launch in 1994 and shows no signs of slowing. The franchise now exists in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft. Its most recent expansion, “Wrath of the Lich King,” sold more than 2.8 million copies in the first day of release and more than 4 million its first month.
