WARCRAFT (2011) - PREVIEW

Warcraft (2011)

Starring: TBA
Director: Sam Raimi
U.S. Opening Date: TBA 2011

THEY SAY

An epic fantasy/adventure based on the popular video game series.

Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft universe is a rich fantasy setting that revolves around the epic conflict between the opposing forces of the Horde and the Alliance. Since its debut in 1994, Warcraft has developed a loyal following across the globe, with several bestselling, award-winning PC games and a range of popular licensed products including novels, action figures, apparel, comic books, board games, and more. World of Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment's subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in the Warcraft universe, is the most popular game of its kind in the world. Its most recent expansion, "Wrath of the Lich King," is the fastest-selling PC game of all time, with more than 2.8 million copies sold in its first 24 hours of availability and more than 4 million in its first month.

WE SAY

Most movies based on videogames are, well, shite. However, now that director Sam Raimi has signed on one is more hopeful for a movie adaptation of this hugely popular, sprawling online game. Sam Raimi of course directed the Evil Dead movies (including Army of Darkness) and the Spiderman trilogy. His most recent flick was the excellent horror flick Drag Me to Hell. Raimi will start work on Warcraft (as the movie is titled instead of World of Warcraft) once he finishes work on the upcoming Spider-man 4.