Last Tuesday, right before I went to bed, my RSS app started muttering that the “World of Warcraft” movie finally had a director — Sam Raimi. By Wednesday, just about every entertainment blog I read had something to say on the subject, mostly ranging from “Yay!” to “ZOMG YAY!!!1!” with a collection of plot ideas and casting suggestions thrown in.

But the latest “Halo” movie news has sparked a resounding “Boo.” Peter Jackson was teed up to be part of the film and a companion video game, “Halo Chronicles.” After the “District 9″ premiere, Jackson told Joystiq that the whole “Halo” project, including the video game, has fallen apart. “District 9″ more or less exists because the “Halo” project fizzled out.

The WoW and “Halo” movies have similarly drawn-out histories. “Halo” movie news started to filter out at least as early as 2005, and since then it progressed in fits and starts. The “World of Warcraft” movie was announced back in 2006, and there’s been virtually no new information about it since ’07. The plan is for Raimi to start working on the movie after he finishes with “Spider-Man 4,” currently scheduled for release in 2011. At this point, and with the movie’s history so far, that just seems very far away.

With all that in mind, it wouldn’t really surprise me if, in the end, the WoW movie never made it into theaters. But I’d be shocked if a Warcraft-related game evaporated after movie plans fell through.

What do you think — will we really see a “World of Warcraft” movie in production in 2011?

More on these games that could be movies at HowStuffWorks.com:
Halo Roundup
How World of Warcraft Works
World of Warcraft: A Beginner’s Guide