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Are The GEARS OF WAR Finally In Motion??


Merrick here...

A while back, IESB reported that Len Wiseman was angling to direct a movie based on the XBOX 360 video game GEARS OF WAR.

This was around the same time that Wiseman was closing in on the ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK remake (read my review of Ken Nolan's script HERE).

EFNY went radio silent and was never heard from again. But talk of GEARS persisted, usually with Wiseman indicated as its unofficial director. Stuart Beattie scripted a draft which was quickly leaked & vivisected on the Internet (you can still find reviews online). Still, the project seemed to be crawling.

Now comes word that Wiseman has officially signed on to direct the film. And, it seems, a new writer is being brought in - Chris Morgan (THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT, the upcoming FAST AND FURIOUS, and the soon-to-be-released WANTED).

Set on the planet Sera, the game thrusts players into a battle for survival between humans and a race of creatures that surface from the bowels of the planet known as the Locust Horde. Players assume identities of soldiers on Delta Squad as they fight to save Sera's inhabitants.

...says THIS ARTICLE in Hollywood Reporter, which also includes some comments on adapting games to film from GEARS design director Cliff Bleszinski.



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Oh Boy...
by BanAllFIRSTPosters
Jun 17th, 2008
08:35:33 AM
Sigh...
by forrestal_was_good
Jun 17th, 2008
08:35:43 AM
Gears of War "finally" in motion?
by The Grug
Jun 17th, 2008
08:36:13 AM
Well, I reported this
by Shaun of the Dead
Jun 17th, 2008
08:37:40 AM
GAME ON!
by Budcrud
Jun 17th, 2008
08:41:08 AM
Not Again
by Laughing Irishman
Jun 17th, 2008
08:44:36 AM
Live Free Die Hard
by skimn
Jun 17th, 2008
08:51:09 AM
everyone thought this would be awesome
by ArcadianDS
Jun 17th, 2008
08:54:59 AM
uhhhhmmm....
by ArcadianDS
Jun 17th, 2008
08:57:02 AM
its got bay written all over it
by ValMcKee
Jun 17th, 2008
09:02:58 AM
Merricks Descriptions
by SUPERJIM
Jun 17th, 2008
09:23:46 AM
Cloverfield 2: Your in the Army now.
by Diagnostic
Jun 17th, 2008
09:25:57 AM
Live Free or Die Hard
by kwisatzhaderach
Jun 17th, 2008
09:34:55 AM
Another bug hunt.
by Clumzor
Jun 17th, 2008
09:44:33 AM
Don't fuck it up!
by TheJake
Jun 17th, 2008
09:48:07 AM
Was thinking the same thing, Clumzor
by moondoggy2u
Jun 17th, 2008
10:10:45 AM
Wiseman is the new Ratner!
by Judge Briggs
Jun 17th, 2008
10:13:30 AM
Not Wise!
by FILMFUNK
Jun 17th, 2008
10:20:30 AM
DAMN! I thought I was going to see the words
by Series7
Jun 17th, 2008
10:26:28 AM
Who cares
by Series7
Jun 17th, 2008
10:27:15 AM
who gives a fuck
by long live the new chris
Jun 17th, 2008
10:31:34 AM
The games story is awful.
by knowthyself
Jun 17th, 2008
10:35:40 AM
Awesome Two Face Clip Online
by fassbinder79
Jun 17th, 2008
10:46:26 AM
Agreed: the game's plot was lame and paper thin
by Frisco
Jun 17th, 2008
10:48:25 AM
Len Wiseman is the most average director ever
by grungies
Jun 17th, 2008
11:02:02 AM
most average director ever is
by m_reporter
Jun 17th, 2008
11:15:42 AM
Talk about an ideal Stan Winston project
by Cletus Van Damme
Jun 17th, 2008
11:22:50 AM
Does anyone
by Mr. Lahey
Jun 17th, 2008
11:27:17 AM
I just finished MGS4 2 days back...
by Johnno
Jun 17th, 2008
11:54:42 AM
Wiseman is a hired gun...so what?
by drewlicious
Jun 17th, 2008
12:47:34 PM
Laughing Irishman
by Laughing Irishman
Jun 17th, 2008
01:04:32 PM
Cliff is a retarded network admin
by hatespeech
Jun 17th, 2008
02:14:29 PM
At last! The long awaited Gears movie!
by kafka07
Jun 17th, 2008
02:16:46 PM
I thought it was set on planet earth & the locust attack
by Orionsangels
Jun 17th, 2008
02:23:32 PM
hatespeech, spoken like a guy who hasn't played video games
by Orionsangels
Jun 17th, 2008
02:24:18 PM
I will say one thing about video games...
by drewlicious
Jun 17th, 2008
02:35:15 PM
the only good bug is a dead bug!!
by BatPsycho
Jun 17th, 2008
02:51:30 PM
Please Make It Gritty!
by Frodo T. Baggins
Jun 17th, 2008
03:09:33 PM
just saw die hard 4 yesterday
by juice willis
Jun 17th, 2008
03:27:59 PM
Tokyo Drift was pretty poor
by Ecto-1
Jun 17th, 2008
03:51:45 PM
WWE's Batista as Marcus Phoenix
by Phil Connors
Jun 17th, 2008
04:32:39 PM
Cool...
by Laza-rus
Jun 17th, 2008
04:52:41 PM
Gears of War
by calnorso
Jun 17th, 2008
05:29:07 PM
Gears of Peace
by Iowa Snot Client
Jun 17th, 2008
05:55:22 PM
Marcus Fenix is Al Jourgensen on steroids
by HarrysTitCheese
Jun 17th, 2008
06:32:21 PM
WhinyNegativeBitch: RE Halo
by DarthFlynn
Jun 17th, 2008
08:17:13 PM
I actually feel bad for non-gamers
by Orionsangels
Jun 17th, 2008
08:24:40 PM
In shocking news, GOW will be filmed entirely in blue tones...
by qweruiop
Jun 17th, 2008
08:44:35 PM
Umm... Dino Riders anyone?
by The Grug
Jun 17th, 2008
09:23:05 PM
Shit!
by tenfingersofdoom
Jun 17th, 2008
09:36:35 PM
I like Wiseman
by MondoGundark
Jun 17th, 2008
11:11:25 PM
Long as someone gets a chainsaw bayonet to the face...
by KongMonkey
Jun 18th, 2008
12:19:05 AM
Que Sera, Sera
by DarthBakpao
Jun 18th, 2008
01:39:06 AM
Fuck Len wiseman, just gimmie GOW2 this fall!
by Stalkeye
Jun 18th, 2008
05:31:57 AM
Speaking of metal gear solid.
by XxSoulFlyxX
Jun 18th, 2008
05:37:32 AM
I bet it will be PG-13!!!
by wowsucks
Jun 18th, 2008
07:36:37 AM
Best movie based on a game ever...
by Nozoki
Jun 18th, 2008
08:43:33 AM
MrLahey
by DocPazuzu
Jun 18th, 2008
09:18:54 AM
MGS4 was a great action movie...
by DarfurOnTheRocks
Jun 18th, 2008
01:44:56 PM
Uwe Bol for GoW !
by ScottinDC
Jun 19th, 2008
10:39:02 AM

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