We have written before about the World of Warcraft Movie and how it would be guaranteed a $110 milliion opening weekend based on the popularity of the game and the number of WoW Subscribers. The WoW Movie was in the early stages of development in december of last year with Legendary Pictures looking for screenwriters.

Blizard Entertainment, Inc. and Legendary Pictures announced that Sam Raimi (director of the Spider-man trilogy and Horror Films such as The Evil Dead & 30 Days of Night) will direct the World of Warcraft movie. “I am thrilled to work with such a dynamite production team to bring this project to the big screen.” said Raimi. Chris Metzen, Blizzard Entertainment’s Senior Vice President of Creative Development will be a co-producer on the film.

Here is What the World of Warcraft Movie Might Look Like:

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