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ScienceFiction.com has reported that The Name of the Wind is in need of a new director after Sam Raimi has exited the job.

Back in January, Raimi was said to be in negotiations with Lionsgate to direct The Name of the Wind, the first in a trilogy of films adapted from author Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicle novels.

Revealed by an anonymous source close to the film, Raimi is now no longer involved in its production.

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The Kingkiller Chronicle movie adaptations were first announced back in 2015 as part of a multimedia project that includes video games and a prequel TV series.

In 2016, Lin-Manuel Miranda signed on as the show's creative producer and head of musical development.

IGN reached out to Lionsgate for comment Monday, but the studio has yet to respond.

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