Sam Raimi has hired uber-serious writer, Robert Rodat, to script his upcoming adaptation of the massive multiplayer obsessive role-playing game, World Of Warcraft. Rodat has written stuff like Saving Private Ryan and The Patriot, Speaking with MTV via phone, Raimi confirmed that he was writing the script and that it would actually be an original effort based in the universe of the popular game. “We would choose… something that encompasses lands and characters and storylines, and we would be true to it. But our story may or may not be about one of those central characters.” He also says that he would like to try and stay as faithful to the spirit as possible.
“I think we would try and find touchstones within the game to make it accurate and true and choose one or some of the lands that are portrayed in the game with as much accuracy and authenticity as possible.” I’ve never actually played the game, but it’s hard not to be familiar with it’s massive and rabid fanbase (Hi, Felicia Day!) This thing is going to be under such an intense microscope, probably moreso than any adaptation that’s come out in the past few years, but hiring Rodat definitely tells people Raimi is taking this seriously.
-Brian
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