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Sam Raimi To Direct World of Warcraft Movie

Posted by Soulskill on from the this-is-my-boomstick dept.

Decado writes "Blizzard has just announced that Sam Raimi is to direct the new World of 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.' While it's still early in the process, does this offer hope that someone might finally make a good movie based on a game IP?"

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  1. Wouldn't this movie... by sys.stdout.write · · Score: 5, Funny

    require WoW players to stop playing WoW?

    Can they even do that?

    1. Re:Wouldn't this movie... by Yvanhoe · · Score: 2, Funny

      As a non-WoW player, I have a more important question : will it be subtitled ?

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    2. Re:Wouldn't this movie... by Austerity+Empowers · · Score: 3, Funny

      It's interactive. You watch as Frodo the Gnome enters the world at level 1, and kills kobolds to level 80. The sequel features instance PUGging (it's a spring break drinking movie), and the trilogy rounds out with guild drama in raid content (this is more like one of those plotless teeny bopper movies where everyone is depressed and mad at their parents).

  2. Repeat by CopaceticOpus · · Score: 5, Funny

    For the real WoW experience, buy it on DVD and watch it a few hundred times.

    1. Re:Repeat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      As my good friend pointed out, if you want the old school experience, get 40 people who don't necessarily like each other and organise a time each week for all of them to cram into one room and watch a particular scene. Be sure to rewind the scene when one of them acts like an asshat.

  3. Re:... Film from a game... by Ukab+the+Great · · Score: 5, Funny

    But this is Sam Raimi. It could be so bad that it might actually be good. Especially if Bruce Campbell plays both protagonist and Lich King.

  4. Re:Edit: by cabjf · · Score: 2, Funny

    They better at least include Chuck Norris, after having to hear so much about him in-game.

  5. Not as good as you'll expect. by Sj0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The movie will be 16 hours long and will chronicle the journey of Frank the warrior on his epic quest to gather seventeen moose heads from the moose spawning area. He makes it to level 12, setting the viewer up for the sequel, where he can finally buy new armour and eat the soft banana bread he was previously not battle hardened enough to eat.

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    1. Re:Not as good as you'll expect. by Chris+Burke · · Score: 2, Funny

      You laugh, but it takes a lot of confidence -- the kind that only comes with lots and lots of experience -- to stick something called a "mana strudel" in your mouth.

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  6. Suggested Tagline by __aamkky7574 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "How does one kill that which has no life?"

    P.

  7. Re:I'm guessing... by CorporateSuit · · Score: 4, Funny

    This just gave me an idea for a screen saver. It shows your wow character farming gold. Sometimes, a few horde [alliance] guys jump out and kill your character, and you get to watch it make a spirit run back. Sometimes, some other farmer will train a bunch of mobs onto you. Sometimes you'll miss 32 hits in a row (Warriors only) while poisoned. Sometimes, you will also get guild chat talking about faked moon landings, religion, their current middle school experiences, how much weed/beer they just smoked/drank, and you'll get a pre-pubescent guild leader shouting at everyone over vent. I will charge $60 a year to run it on your computer. It will be everything the real WoW experience gives, except cheaper!

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  8. Re:... Film from a game... by Chris+Burke · · Score: 4, Funny

    But this is Sam Raimi. It could be so bad that it might actually be good. Especially if Bruce Campbell plays both protagonist and Lich King.

    Oh man, they could easily do that if they do the story of how the Lich King came to be and it would be awesome.

    [In the snow of Northrend, Arthas, his mind already becoming corrupted, is confronted by a sinister doppelganger of himself]

    Arthas: What demonic trickery is this?! What are you?

    Bad Arthas: [mocking child-like voice] I'm baad Arthas. And you're good Arthas! You're a goodie little two shoes! [Bad Arthas dances back and forth, teasing Arthas and singing] Little-goodie-two-shoes. Little-goodie-two-shoes.

    Arthas: Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the sword. [decapitates Bad Arthas with a single swipe of Frostmourne].

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  9. Re:If you make a movie by Chabo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Alright you Primitive Screwheads, listen up! You see this? This... is my boomstick! The twelve-gauge double-barreled Remington. S-Mart's top of the line. You can find this in the sporting goods department. That's right, this sweet baby was made in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Retails for about a hundred and nine, ninety five. It's got a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel, and a hair trigger. That's right. Shop smart. Shop S-Mart. You got that?

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  10. Re:Dear Hollywood: DO SOMETHING ORIGINAL! by OglinTatas · · Score: 3, Funny

    Man vs. Man - PvP
    Man vs. Society - RP
    Man vs. Himself - I have a paper due tomorrow, but my guild is raiding Ulduar
    Man vs. Nature - PvE
    Man vs. The Supernatural - God says that j.o. to my dancing naked night elf bank alt is a PERVERSION!!
    Man vs. Technology - Patch Tuesday
    Man vs... err... bugger all. Can't remember. - Alzheimers

    Yeah, that about covers it.

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