This morning, we've received more proof that given enough time, Joystiq is
always right (except when we're wrong). You may remember back in August of 2007 when
we told you that Len Wiseman, director of
Underworld and
Live Free or Die Hard, was in talks to direct a
film flick based on Epic's
Gears of War. Now, The Hollywood Reporter says New Line has signed Wiseman for the gig.
We're guessing that
original writer Stuart Beattie is out, as THR says the picture will be written by
Chris Morgan, who has previously worked on the screenplays for
Wanted (encouraging!) and
The Fast and the Furious 4: The Furiousening (troubling!). So there's your crew, what kind of
Gears movie are you expecting?
[Via
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Remember: It could be worse, it could be Boll.
This is mot a good thing. I had faith in him since he was a true Gears fan :(
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Gears of War: Locusts, Bitch!
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Marcus Fenix will be played by Sly Stallone
Dom will be played by The Rock
Baird will be played by Scarlett Johansen
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Baird- Will Ferrell
Cole Train- Michael Clarke Duncan
Dom- Sacha Baron Cohen
Marcus Fenix- John C. Riley
Teh Confirmed!!! :P
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I am the shit, so I may indeed be emanating a brown light.
I can tell you are obviously a fan of the game, so you took umbrage to me insulting a film adaptation of it that hasn't come out yet. The plot of the game was its weakest point. If you think that plot can tow the line for a film adaptation spearheaded by a sub-par director and a sub-sub-par writer, then you have a forthcoming lesson in disappointment
Die Hard 4.0 was an awesome movie (though I heard that the studio hired an awesome editor to cut it down to PG-13, so that might have had something to do with it*)... can't believe it was made by the same guy who made the mess that was Underworld and the much bigger mess that was U:Evolution.
At least he seems to have learned something.
*if only they'd got that guy in to edit down the Pirates sequels and the Transformers movie maybe they'd have turned out good too. sigh.
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Meat cube bumping and stumping f0r 90 minutes!
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What's gonna happen in GoW: the Film:
Marcus - vin diesal
Dom - Kevin smith
Baird - Justin Long or Scott (please kill him) Speedman
Cole - Cliff Curtis
Doms mrs (maria?) - angelina jolie (why not)
And wen they drive anyware they have to constantly drift, even when not cornering and will grind the car across a brumaks face. And marcus will be able to curve bullets - just because.
oscar nominations none - razzies many!
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Len Wiseman = In; Fan Interest = Out
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This IS a video game movie, don't forget.
Your expectations should be set a little lower.
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***Spolier Alert: The Locust Queen is Angelina Jolie and she gives birth to Marcus Fenix's locust-human hybrid baby!***
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