Spiderman and schlock-horror supremo Sam Raimi (whose non-horror work we are appreciating today) has signed on to make a movie of the World Of Warcraft videogame series.

Game publisher Blizzard Entertainment are putting the film together with Legendary Pictures, with Warner Bros. to co-finance and distribute. Dark Knight producer Charles Roven is also onboard.

World Of Warcraft is one of the most venerable video-game franchises, hailing back to 1994, and presents an open-ended conflict between the Alliance and the Horde. Raimi will shoot the movie after completing Spiderman 4 duties next year.

I'm guessing that anyone who loved Army Of Darkness is getting pretty excited right now...

Variety