# Sam Raimi spent nine months working on a movie but nobody told him was already rejected

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sam-raimi-spent-nine-months-working-on-a-movie-but-nobody-told-him-was-already-rejected/
- Published: 2026-10-28T13:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T04:15:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/sam-raimi-spent-nine-months-working-on-a-movie-but-nobody-told-him-was-already-rejected/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Raimi worked on the Warcraft film for nine months without knowing Blizzard had rejected his story.
- Blizzard’s veto and communication failures led him to leave the project.
- The 2016 film earned almost $440 million but disappointed some fans.

## Summary

Sam Raimi spent nine months developing a story for a planned Warcraft film before learning that Blizzard had already rejected it. The breakdown in communication and Blizzard’s control over the script ultimately led Raimi to leave the project, showing how conflicting creative expectations can derail a major adaptation.

Raimi and screenwriter Robert Rodat wanted to create an original story set entirely in Warcraft’s world, rather than use Blizzard’s screenplay. Blizzard never approved their pitch and preferred a different direction, while replacement director Duncan Jones later criticised the initial script’s focus on human heroes fighting orc villains. Released in 2016, the film made almost $440 million at the box office but disappointed some fans, who felt its short runtime could not accommodate the series’ extensive lore.

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