Warcraft (2016)

[Kanon]

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT® AND LEGENDARY PICTURES SIGN SAM RAIMI TO DIRECT UPCOMING WARCRAFT® MOVIE

Raimi, acclaimed director of the blockbuster Spider-Man series, will bring the forces of the Horde and the Alliance to life in epic live-action film. Charles Roven's Atlas Entertainment will produce alongside Raimi's Stars Road Entertaiment.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – July 22, 2009 -- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and Legendary Pictures announced today that Sam Raimi has signed on to direct the eagerly-anticipated major motion picture based on Blizzard Entertainment®’s award-winning Warcraft® universe. Raimi has, in the course of his career, clearly demonstrated a genius for developing and adapting existing fictional universes for mainstream audiences while staying true to the spirit of the original content.
Raimi directed the Spider-Man trilogy, which has broken box-office records around the world and garnered five Academy Award® nominations. Known for his imaginative filmmaking style, richly drawn characters and offbeat humor, Raimi wrote and directed the cult classic, The Evil Dead and produced 30 Days Of Night. He most recently wrote and directed the supernatural thriller, Drag Me To Hell.

"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’s producing talents were recently seen with last summer’s blockbuster The Dark Knight, which grossed in excess of $1 billion, was nominated for eight Academy Awards® and won two. His body of work also includes the widely acclaimed Batman Begins and the sci-fi classic 12 Monkeys. Roven, with Atlas producing partner Alex Gartner, will be producing with Legendary Pictures CEO Thomas Tull, Legendary’s Chief Creative Officer Jon Jashni, Raimi and Raimi’s producing partner Joshua Donen. Raimi’s partner, Robert Tapert, will be an Executive Producer and Blizzard Entertainment’s Senior Vice President of Creative Development, Chris Metzen, a Co-Producer.

"Partnering with Sam Raimi exemplifies Legendary's mandate of marrying the highest quality intellectual property to world-class filmmakers" said Legendary’s Tull. "Sam's passion for 'Warcraft' is undeniable and we know that he will create an incredible film worthy of Blizzard's phenomenal franchise. We look forward to collaborating with our partners at Warner Bros. and continuing our successful relationship with Chuck in bringing this rich new world to the screen."

"Blizzard Entertainment and Legendary Pictures have a shared vision for this film and we searched at length to find the very best director to bring that vision to life," said Paul Sams, chief operating officer of Blizzard Entertainment. "From our first conversation with Sam, we could tell he was the perfect choice. Sam knows how to simultaneously satisfy the enthusiasts and the mainstream audience that might be experiencing that content for the first time. We're looking forward to working with him to achieve that here."

"Blizzard Entertainment’s Warcraft has become a second home for millions of players and Sam’s experience and talent make him the perfect director for this remarkable and action-packed world," said Atlas’ Roven. "Alex and I are proud to be working with Sam and re-teaming with our friends at Legendary and Warner Bros."

The film will fall under Legendary Pictures’ co-production and co-financing deal with Warner Bros. "Warcraft is emblematic of the kind of branded, event films for which our studio is best known. We have enjoyed great success with our partners at Legendary, and this is an incredible opportunity for us to work with Sam on a project that is so eagerly anticipated by so many," said Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group.

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.

Further details about the upcoming Warcraft movie, including cast and targeted release date, will be revealed as development progresses.

http://www.blizzard.com/us/press/090721.html

[Devil_May_Cry]

interesante... pero espero que no termine siendo una copia de El señor de los anillos

[Poyo]

Tiene mucho material interesante para hacer una buena peli, pero adhiero a DMC, tieen que esmerarse para darle un toque estetico diferente para que no la comparen con TLOTR...

[Kanon]

Duncan Jones to direct 'Warcraft' for Legendary
'Source Code' helmer tapped for adaptation of popular videogame

Legendary Pictures has closed a deal with "Source Code" helmer Duncan Jones to direct the live-action "Warcraft," its adaptation of Blizzard Entertainment's hit videogame.

Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni will produce for Legendary along with Atlas Entertainment's Charles Roven and Alex Gartner. Jones' producing partner Stuart Fenegan will exec produce and Chris Metzen will co-produce for Blizzard.

Charles Leavitt ("The Seventh Son") came on board last August to pen the script. Legendary said it's planning to start lensing in the fall for a summer 2015 release.

Sam Raimi announced last summer he was no longer was involved with "Warcraft" at San Diego Comic-Con due to his commitments to Disney's "Oz: The Great and Powerful." Legendary picked up film rights to adapt the popular fantasy vidgame franchise in 2006.

Legendary is in post on six titles this year due to be released through Warner Bros. -- "The Hangover Part III," Guillermo del Toro's "Pacific Rim"; Zach Snyder's "Man of Steel"; baseball biopic "42"; sequel "300: Rise of an Empire"; and Sergei Bodrov's "Seventh Son." It's also prepping production on a reboot of "Godzilla," set for a May 16, 2014 release.

Roven's a producer on "Man of Steel." Atlas is in pre-production on David O. Russell's untitled project starring Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner with lensgin planned to begin in March.

Jones also directed "Moon" for Sony Classics. He is represented by CAA, Independent Talent Group in the UK, and attorney Carlos Goodman of Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal LaViolette Feldman & Goodman LLP.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118065446/

[Poyo]

Sin Raimi ya no es lo mismo

[Kanon]

No sabes nada, Jon Snow limpio

[Poyo]

Se ve muy copada, pero le tienen que dar un poquito mas de laburo a los FX, algunos orcos parecen el Hulk de 2003...

[Kanon]

Ya empezaron a caer reviews, no muy favorables, pero la queja es que se hace la seria, asi que anda a saber...

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/warcraft/

[Poyo]

[Kanon]

No tengo mucho tiempo, asi que sale pirateada. Hay un R6 que tiene pinta