Warcraft Movie Gets New Director Attached

Hollywood Report has the exclusive on the new director attached to the “Warcraft” movie, now that Sam Raimi is out of the picture.

It looks like the new director is Duncan Jones, who recently directed Source Code:

Duncan Jones is making the jump to big-budget tentpole movies, signing on to direct Warcraft, Legendary Pictures’ live-action adaptation of Blizzard Entertainment’s video game universe.

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Legendary is keeping its script, written by Charles Leavitt, under wraps. The Warner Bros.-based production and finance outfit is eyeing a fall 2013 start and a 2015 release. Jones’ producing partner, Stuart Fenegan, will executive produce while Chris Metzen will co-produce for Blizzard.

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Jones (CAA, Independent Talent Group, Bloom Hergott) made his feature debut writing and directing 2009’s Moon, the well-regarded low-key indie sci-fi drama that starred Sam Rockwell and cost about $1 million to make. He followed that up with Source Code, Summit’s 2011 time-travel thriller that starred Jake Gyllenhaal and cost about $35 million to make. Warcraft is expected to have a budget north of $100 million.