Gears of War film shoots for Summer 2010 release

36 Comments by Ross Miller Mar 31st 2008 12:15PM
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters

Gears of War film producer Wyck Godfrey has told Coming Soon that the production company is shooting for a Summer 2010 release of the video game adaptation. Said Godfrey: "We've got our script on and a director we're about to attach. We'll hopefully make that early next year for the summer of 2010."

The script was written by Stuart Beattie (Collateral, Pirates of the Caribbean), who recently said in an interview that the production will likely be heavy on green screen usage, à la 300. The Gears of War film will be released by New Line Cinema, with CliffyB as executive producer. You should probably get in line now, you've only got 24 to 27 months before this Romantic Comedy of 2010 marches into theaters.

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horngreen: Mar 31st 2008; 12:19PM

Will Marcus say "nice" everytime he reloads in the movie as well?

Worst Review Ever: Mar 31st 2008; 12:20PM

I hope that the inevitable sequel is called Gears of Wars 2: Gearsier

xFenixKnightx: Mar 31st 2008; 12:48PM

"Gearsier"

I lol'd +1

Worst Review Ever: Mar 31st 2008; 1:17PM

xFenixKnightx,

I was also thinking 2Gears2War: Locust Drift, but Gearsier just sounded a lot more manly.

ChooChooCharlie (Brawl: 1504-5357-9285): Mar 31st 2008; 2:10PM

LOL @ Locust Drift

They should change Marcus to look like a metrosexual Asian stereotype too.

riggs: Mar 31st 2008; 12:22PM

Show of hands, whos going to watch this?

Jerk Face: Mar 31st 2008; 12:23PM

I will. I genuinely think Gear of War could make a good movie. I mean, it's a an action game with cool monsters. It's perfect for that summer explosion-full kind of flick, you know?

Cal: Mar 31st 2008; 12:25PM

Me, and with it releasing in 2010 I won't have to blag my way in =)

Mrblonde: Mar 31st 2008; 12:37PM

Me as well. Right around the time I get back from my mission too. Just really hope it's good and the green screening will turn out good, unlike the mentioned 300. Most overrated movie ever. Hope the green screening will turn out more like Sin City did. Now that was an awesome movie.

xFenixKnightx: Mar 31st 2008; 12:46PM

IMO this movie can only work well if they do it all in CGI or mocap CG ala Beowulf. Other than that its probably destined for suckiness. Doom was garbage, and I like the Rock =( Smell what Im cookin'? No? Anyone?

xFenixKnightx: Mar 31st 2008; 12:53PM

CGI with the original peeps who did the games voicework of course. John DiMaggio for Marcus, Mighty Rasta for The cole train, etc.

"Look at all that juice"

Matt B: Mar 31st 2008; 1:57PM

Why not? I sat through DOOM with the fucking Rock.

snarfoogle: Mar 31st 2008; 3:08PM

I will, and I don't even like GoW the game.

riggs: Mar 31st 2008; 3:40PM

@mrblonde
wasnt sin city made by the same people who made 300?

Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School): Mar 31st 2008; 5:15PM

Yes, and both were excellent.

Abuzar: Apr 1st 2008; 2:20AM

I would rather watch a Rainbow six movie, that book was amazing.

I would get this on DVD though.

Cal: Mar 31st 2008; 12:24PM

Hmm, I wonder if Gears 3 will magically pop up around that time then?

Steve: Mar 31st 2008; 12:27PM

That picture is chock full of WIN!

At least they got a decent screenwriter. That's a step in the right direction already. Hopefully they bag a decent director as well.

mocax: Mar 31st 2008; 12:27PM

May the Cole Train be played by the original

Hashbrown_Hunter: Mar 31st 2008; 12:47PM

Nah, I'd rather have......MR. T!

"I pity da fool that chainsaws my face."

Ronshatmycarl: Mar 31st 2008; 12:28PM

Sorry Joystiq you really screwed up. It is only March 31st, April Fool's day isn't until tomorrow.

What is weird though is that by 2010 movie tickets will probably cost as much as games.

Hashbrown_Hunter: Mar 31st 2008; 12:52PM

But by 2010, games will cost as much as consoles!

Mars: Mar 31st 2008; 11:20PM

By 2010 Duke Nukem Forever will be out. So will Starcraft 2

Nigeria: Cody ChesnuTT Defense Force: Mar 31st 2008; 12:36PM

I haven't played this game, but I always got the impression Gears was like Doom 3: graphically impressive but pretty vacuous. Can you really scrape an interesting story out of men with guns/chainsaws fighting aliens/demons? - or whatever it is the enemy is in Gears.

I have a feeling this might turn out like the Doom movie. Not very interesting.

mocax: Mar 31st 2008; 12:42PM

The Cole Train will save the movie.... I hope....

tmacairjordan87: Mar 31st 2008; 12:47PM

"Can you really scrape an interesting story out of men with guns/chainsaws fighting aliens/demons? - or whatever it is the enemy is in Gears."

No, they couldn't even do that with the game. There's no hope of a decent story for the movie.

Hashbrown_Hunter: Mar 31st 2008; 12:53PM

But..........CHAINSAWS?!?!?!

DonatoM3: Mar 31st 2008; 2:32PM

I think you can. The game definitely shows the history that Marcus has, and that even some of the secrets about the aliens was found at his father's estate. I haven't played the story mode in a while, but I do remember there being enough there to write a good story about. Plus the characters are actually likeable. Now if they go the live action route, they need to find a charismatic former NFL star that can act to play Cole Train. That'd just really make his role more believable.

Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School): Mar 31st 2008; 5:17PM

tmac has never seen "aliens"

FrankTheCrank: Mar 31st 2008; 12:45PM

Fire up your favorite torrent downloader, Christmas 2010.

ThePremierAssassin: Mar 31st 2008; 12:54PM

Now THATS HOT!

Its getting my money no matter what...

Vcize: Mar 31st 2008; 1:09PM

If this is an April Fools joke I am going to go on a rampage like has not been seen since the Goldeneye XBLA fiasco.

PojoMofo: Mar 31st 2008; 1:12PM

No thanks, I'll pass on this one

dcrooks: Mar 31st 2008; 1:46PM

As anxious as I am for the movie, I'm probably going to protest it if they can't find some way to put Bender's voice into the head of whoever's playing Marcus.

PayTheMan: Mar 31st 2008; 3:42PM

this movie is going to have to release with gears of war 3 since development time on gow2 was only about two years.

Tony: Apr 11th 2008; 6:12PM

They should get Terry Crews to play Cole Train

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