Prolific film director Sam Raimi has over twenty-one projects in the pipeline, ranging from surefire hits like Spiderman 4 to more unique properties like Priest and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The man is a relentless multi-tasker, able to juggle a ton of balls at once, but there’s one project that he won’t be going into production on until he’s done all the research required: Warcraft.

Mr. Raimi addressed an audience of fans and reporters at a press conference on the Warner Bros. lot yesterday morning. He appeared to be at least twenty pounds heavier than the last time we saw him, at the premiere for his last movie Drag Me to Hell – which opened mere months ago. In addition to his weight gain, Mr. Raimi was sporting a two-inch long beard that appeared to have been dunked in Arby’s special sauce.

“The writer, Chris Metzen, and I are doing a lot of raiding—I mean researching. We’re doing a lot of researching together,” Mr. Raimi told the audience. “We’ve been researching Naxxramas, Uldum, all those places. Sometimes more than twice a night. However many times it takes. We want to get this right.”

Chris Metzen, who is one of Blizzard’s head writers and Mr. Raimi’s go to source on the project for all things Warcraft, was unable to make it to the conference in time. The head of a popular Warcraft fan website asked if Metzen was unavailable because he is busy penning a draft.

Mr. Raimi paused, then answered a text on his iPhone. “Uh, yeah… hold on… They’ll just have to find another Priest… Shit, Heroic? Does anyone have their laptop here?”

All throughout his career, Sam Raimi has been known for his commitment to researching his projects. His first film, The Evil Dead, was shot over the length of a year with a few of his friends in a remote cabin in the woods. To prepare for the shoot, Mr. Raimi spent two weeks in the woods with his brother, chasing bewildered campers while high out of their minds on LSD.

To prepare for his western, The Quick and the Dead, Mr. Raimi spent two weeks in the desert with his brother, chasing bewildered Gila monsters around with a pair of antique pistols while high out of their minds on LSD.

And for Spiderman, the film that launched Mr. Raimi into the Hollywood stratosphere as an A-list director, Mr. Raimi and his brother spent two weeks in New York City, chasing bewildered hobos around town while high out of their minds on LSD.

Mr. Raimi spends a solid half hour of the press conference on a stranger’s laptop, waiting for “this patch to install, I mean… Final Draft to install”.

Hardcasual asked how far along he and Mr. Metzen are with the script.

“We haven’t really started writing the script yet, but we’re still set for a March 2010 loot date. Shoot date! I meant shoot date!” Mr. Raimi shouted. “I’m coming down! Where’s my brother? Where’s Teddy?”