Speaking with MTV News, director Sam Raimi dropped some interesting info regarding his upcoming "WarCraft" movie, saying that the screenwriting process has just begun:

"We want to be really faithful to the game...to the Horde and the Alliance and the mythology that takes place in the game, and the archetypes that the game presents. 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.

"But we would have our writer, Robert Rodat, really craft an original story within that world that feels like a 'World of WarCraft' adventure. Only obviously it's very different 'cause it's expanded and translated into the world of a motion picture."

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Just 'cause you're a movie star and have "rugged good looks" doesn't mean you're not a giant nerd. Take, for example, Brandon Routh. You may remember him as Superman, pictured above. Anyway, he was in attendance at Comic-Con promoting "Dead of Night" and "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" and we had a few moments to speak to him about, well, movie stuff.

But his love of "World of WarCraft" would not be denied. Hell, check out the shirt he's rocking in the video below. It's this one! So, of course, we asked him about it, and he basically talked about his desire to take part in Sam Raimi's movie:

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Chalking this one up as what will probably be the most shocking news of the week, Sam Raimi, director of "Spider-Man," "Evil Dead" and, most recently, "Drag Me To Hell," will be helming a new project based on "World of WarCraft."

Variety is reporting that the movie, currently titled "WarCraft," will be live-action and will be produced by Charles Roven, of "The Dark Knight" fame.

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