Sam Raimi Set to Direct WORLD WAR 3
Sam Raimi has finally signed on to direct his next film project. It's called World War 3 and it's based on the predictions from George Friedman’s 2009 non-fiction best seller, The Next 100 Years. I've been looking forward to seeing what Raimi's next project would be, and this seems like a perfect film for him to take on. The book is described as follows:
A fascinating, eye-opening and often shocking look at what lies ahead for the U.S. and the world from one of our most incisive futurists.
In his thought-provoking new book, George Friedman, founder of STRATFOR — the preeminent private intelligence and forecasting firm — focuses on what he knows best, the future. Positing that civilization is at the dawn of a new era, he offers a lucid, highly readable forecast of the changes we can expect around the world during the twenty-first century all based on his own thorough analysis and research. For example, The U.S.-Jihadist war will be replaced by a new cold war with Russia; China’s role as a world power will diminish; Mexico will become an important force on the geopolitical stage; and new technologies and cultural trends will radically alter the way we live (and fight wars). Riveting reading from first to last, “The Next 100 Years” is a fascinating exploration of what the future holds for all of us.
The book was optioned by Billblock Media and the project is set up at Warner Bros. Pictures. The last film Raimi made was Disney's Oz, The Great and Powerful, and his most recent project was developing Ash Vs. Evil Dead in which he directed the pilot episode.
As a long time fan of Raimi and his work, I'm excited to see how he envisions this source material as a feature film.