"Spider-Man" director Sam Raimi will helm a big screen adaptation of "Warcraft," a film that will be based on the videogame franchise "World of Warcraft."

Variety reports that Legendary Pictures and vidgame publisher Blizzard Entertainment will be producing and financing the film, and Warner Bros. will co-finance and distribute. Raimi will begin shooting the film after he completes work on "Spider-Man 4."

The first "Warcraft" game was released in 1994. The franchise is set in a universe that battles between Horde and the Alliance.