Sam Raimi To Direct Warcraft Movie

Sam Raimi the director of the cult classic “Evil Dead” series and the “Spider-Man” films, has been tagged as the director for Blizzard’s Warcraft movie. Legendary Pictures and Blizzard will produce the film, while Warner Bros. will co-finance the picture and has secured distribution rights.

The Warcraft film will be a big-budget live action adaptation of the popular PC game franchise.

“At its core, ‘Warcraft’ is a fantastic, action-packed story,” Raimi said in a statement.

Blizzard senior VP of creative development Chris Metzen will co-produce the film alongside film and television producer Robert Tapert.