The director of the "Spider-Man" film franchise is set to transform "World of Warcraft" into a movie. Blizzard Entertainment Inc. and Legendary Pictures says Sam Raimi (RAY'-mee) has signed on to direct "Warcraft," a live-action film based on the popular online role-playing game which allows players to become such characters as orcs, trolls, humans and dwarves.
Raimi is best known for directing "The Evil Dead" and "Spider-Man" trilogy. He most recently wrote and directed "Drag Me To Hell."
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