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Bill Westenhofer has signed on as visual effects director for the Warcraft movie, fresh from winning a 2013 Academy Award for Life of Pi.

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Sam Raimi has said Blizzard is at least partially to blame for his decision to give up directing the upcoming Warcraft movie.

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Warcraft’s long-awaited film adaptation has been linked to two big names – actor Johnny Depp and Moon director Duncan Jones.

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Sam Raimi is no longer on board an upcoming World of Warcraft film, the director has revealed.

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Duncan Jones, the director of movie Moon, says he’s “hugely jealous” of director Sam Raimi being the man in charge of the World of Warcraft movie.

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Did you think we were going to get some crappy tie-in for World of Warcraft with Sam Raimi at the realm? This is Blizzard we’re talking about.

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Blizzard’s Vice president of creative development, Chris Metzen, has said the progress on the World of Warcraft movie has slowed, but it’s still happening.

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Blizzard and Legendary Pictures announced today that Sam Raimi has signed on to direct the motion picture based on the Warcraft universe.

“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 (The Dark Knight, Batman Begins) is set to produce, and Blizzard senior VP of creative development, Chris Metzen, will co-produce.

“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.

“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.”

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

With Sam directing, Bruce Campbell will be thrown in there somewhere, we reckon.

Press release through the break.

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