According
to
an
article
appearing
in
the
New
York
Times,
Blizzard
Entertainment
is
on
the
verge
of
announcing
a
deal
with
Legend
Pictures
to
make
a
high-budget
live-action
film
based
on
the
Warcraft
series.
In
an
interview
with
the
NY
Times,
Blizzard
COO
Paul
Sams
says,
"Our
goal
is
to
make
one
of
the
best
films
in
the
world...
We
want
to
make
a
movie
that
will
not
only
appeal
to
our
existing
fans,
but
will
also
bring
in
people
that
have
never
heard
of
Warcraft
before."
Legendary
Pictures
is
the
production
company
behind
Batman
Begins
and
Superman
Returns.
.