Bleszinski wants 'real actor' for Gears of War movie
by Ludwig Kietzmann 
{ Oct 24th 2008 at 1:15PM }
"Definitely not a wrestler. I think just go with a real actor," he told IGN in a recent chat. "You know... like a Clive Owen type; somebody who can actually act and is incredibly charismatic. And they can put him on a workout plan for six months so he can build the muscle mass he needs."
Two things, Mr. Bleszinski. Number one: The only way a human being is going to build up Fenix-worthy muscle mass is by crawling through a giant elastic band with eight other body builders. Number two: How dare you erect an exclusionary wall between wrestlers and real actors.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Shagittarius @ Oct 24th 2008 1:18PM
I hope Cliff hasn't totally written off puppets yet...
naxe @ Oct 24th 2008 1:21PM
EDIT: SPOILERZ
xFenixKnightx @ Oct 24th 2008 1:23PM
Clicks on [!] button.
naxe @ Oct 24th 2008 1:26PM
vin diesel will play the role of everyone. Much like eddy murphy does in the nutty professor.
what a cool movie that will be one day maybe.
Ron @ Oct 24th 2008 1:27PM
Sounds like someone has xbox envy.
ZZZZZZZZING!
naxe @ Oct 24th 2008 1:44PM
Far from it ronny boy. Iam just shooting the shit. Iam bored at work. loOOOOOooong day today.
I do dislike microsoft. Not for the sole purpose of the 360. but for being D#$k wads about ripping off its consumers. They are the kings of releasing sub par products.... then patching them over and over and over again. 98..2000 me....XP... Vista...360.to name a few that i have had trouble with; sure they all work well now. but shouldnt there be Quality control on something set to hit the market? Instead of rushing to be the first ones out of the gate, waiting for something to happen.
W.e like i said before i dont care. it is what it is. People love ms people hate nintendo i could care less i do enjoy each system. but i dont own them myself. my brother inlaw has 360 and wii that i play... I have any PS puts out.
Mr Khan @ Oct 24th 2008 1:56PM
lol @ Fenix. You mess with Gears, you mess with him. ;)
Vcize @ Oct 24th 2008 2:06PM
"They are the kings of releasing sub par products.... then patching them over and over and over again."
Indeed, good thing you can just grab a PS3 where they'd NEVER think about releasing say, a half-assed online system and then slowly patch in small bits and pieces with constant firmware updates, each of which add a few things that should have been there from the get-go while at the same time breaking other stuff. And, you can rest assured that you'll be able to just go out and buy completed games on perfectly running servers all of which run perfectly and complete from day 1, just like The Orange Box, RSV2, GTA4, LBP, etc.
/sarcasm off
It's the 21st century dude, the age of the internet. Broken stuff can be fixed via updates now, deal with it. Hell, even the freaking non-online friendly Wii adds stuff like new channels via downloadable updates now.
Haggard @ Oct 24th 2008 2:30PM
Nobody bashes Windows on my watch!
ExMcCloud @ Oct 24th 2008 1:26PM
Im all for it...And I'm glad he wants actual Actors and not a crappy simulated one? What does Mark Whalberg count as?
gameplayFanBoy @ Oct 24th 2008 1:27PM
I vote for Owen Wilson to play Marcus...
Shagittarius @ Oct 24th 2008 1:29PM
I'm crossing my fingers for Gilbert Godfrey.
ill trooper @ Oct 24th 2008 1:28PM
Clive Owen isn't gonna do all that nonsense to his body. "Workout plan for 6 months..." Yeah, sure, Cliffy, maybe you guys can bro out and head to the gym together...And bill the protein drinks back to Epic! How do they get away with it!?!
aristokrat @ Oct 24th 2008 4:44PM
Gerard Butler did it. I'm sure he wasn't unhappy about being totally ripped.
xFenixKnightx @ Oct 24th 2008 1:29PM
*John Dimmagio voice over for whoever plays Marcus Fenix please.
*Mighty Rasta HAS to play Cole.
*The rest of the cast can be up and coming actors. I don't want another crappy Xmen fiasco. Halle Berry should NOT be in my Comic book movies!!!
Mr Khan @ Oct 24th 2008 1:57PM
not to mention the abortion that was Catwoman
ExMcCloud @ Oct 24th 2008 3:35PM
If anyone has seen Friday after next, or White chicks...The big buff guy should play Cole...He'd be awesome!!!
Superstar90 @ Oct 24th 2008 4:39PM
I thought Halle Berry was great as Storm, she just needed better lines... which was the writer's fault.
Riley @ Oct 24th 2008 6:31PM
and by the xmen fiasco, im assuming you mean the third one, the first 2 were awesome
kam @ Oct 24th 2008 1:33PM
Why not Obama? He will have plenty of free time after the November 4 loss to our Future President John Mc'Cain
Martin Bormann @ Oct 24th 2008 1:38PM
I think I would prefer Trig Palin to have some sort of role.
rTwelve @ Oct 24th 2008 2:18PM
Wait, I thought in your alternate universe Gears was in development hell and Halo is coming out next summer...?
Dirty @ Oct 24th 2008 2:24PM
Way to interject politics into a totally non-political conversation.. your such a ..... maverick.
deaftly @ Oct 24th 2008 2:38PM
http://www.palinaspresident.us/
Sgt. Pepper @ Oct 24th 2008 1:35PM
I want a real movie for a Gears of War actor.
Sora @ Oct 24th 2008 5:33PM
So a CGI production of The Dark Knight with Marcus Fenix playing every part? That'd be epic.
Courtney @ Oct 24th 2008 1:38PM
Find a real Marine, kinda like R. Lee Ermey, to do the role. Out of the tens of thousands of current and former Marines, there's got to be a couple who can deliver a good line and probably bring more excitement to the role than most of the actors you could tap to do a Gears movie.
Marty @ Oct 24th 2008 1:39PM
John Travolta!
arkweld @ Oct 24th 2008 1:40PM
Don't blame Doom on the The Rock. He's decent given the role - see the great action flick The Rundown.
Gerard Butler for Marcus Fenix!
Cal @ Oct 24th 2008 2:01PM
THIS IS SERA!!!!!
edgore @ Oct 24th 2008 2:20PM
Or his amazing work in Southland Tales.
Oh...wait...
Erluti @ Oct 24th 2008 3:00PM
He is an AMAZING actor. See "Be Cool".
AwesomeTown @ Oct 24th 2008 3:25PM
The Rock was awesome in "Be Cool"
Patrick @ Oct 24th 2008 1:41PM
Is Cliffy implying that wrestlers aren't real actors? That's all they do when they're wrestling -- acting. Oh wait, you mean in the thespian sense. Got ya.
DangerMouse @ Oct 24th 2008 1:46PM
The Rock isn't that bad, especially compared to most wrestlers-turned-actors. He's got charisma, and he may be a little goofy at times, but not terrible. I don't think he'd make a good marcus fenix though.
Now Marky Mark...
Dirty @ Oct 24th 2008 2:51PM
Hey Mr Locust how are you doing, have you seen my new movie. Tell your mom I said Hi.
C @ Oct 24th 2008 1:55PM
Ron Perlman!
DBuck_Eye @ Oct 24th 2008 3:06PM
I agree. You have to take one look at Ron Perlman's face and you know he's bad ass.
Mike Sylvester @ Oct 24th 2008 2:01PM
Did anyone else get a sense of Gears of War while watching Clive Owen running around in the final scene of Children of Men? I'm not saying he's the right fit for the role of Marcus, just that the action had a video game level of intensity.
I personally think Randy Couture looks the part, but Nick Chinlund would be able to act and sound like a good Marcus Fenix.
Snatcher (MDF - Halo Ring) @ Oct 24th 2008 8:51PM
Clive Owen would suck in this role. It must be all the Brits suggesting this crap. Give me the Diesel or the Rock. This would be perfect for Schwarzenegger and Stallone. WHY DO THEY HAVE TO AGE? Arghhhhhh
foe1one @ Oct 24th 2008 2:02PM
Jesse Ventura in predator, tell me he isn't EXACTLY the kind of character that is in gears.
NOT ME @ Oct 24th 2008 2:02PM
Im not gonna lie i licked grid iron gang. and doom was much better than a lot of other game movies. at least it was watchable. and at least they did the 1st person thing which i thought was cool for a 1st time. It wasnt the actors that ruined that movie it was the writing and screenplay.
Vcize @ Oct 24th 2008 2:09PM
"Im not gonna lie i licked grid iron gang"
Wow, dude. We do NOT need to know what you do with football players in your spare time.
Steve @ Oct 24th 2008 2:05PM
John Malcovich would play a scary locust
Dirty @ Oct 24th 2008 2:26PM
Malkovich? Malkovich?? He was horrid as a bad guy in Eragon... Im sad to say that I even watched that movie. Stupid movie channels.
ObiBen @ Oct 24th 2008 2:09PM
I'm sure with some Hollywood magic John DiMaggio could just play the part.
As for DOOM, I saw the last 10 minutes on cable and that is all I will ever need to see of that movie
Falcom @ Oct 24th 2008 2:17PM
why do they keep making these garbage video game movies? They all suck.
why not the LS2LS7? @ Oct 24th 2008 2:18PM
It'd have to be a real actor who has never played the game. No real actor will look forward to playing a character defined by that awful dialogue.
I think you should have thought ahead more Cliff. If the game had made the character more interesting, it'd help in getting good actors.
Dirty @ Oct 24th 2008 2:27PM
But 2 is going to be bigger and more badass...
why not the LS2LS7? @ Oct 24th 2008 4:19PM
I'm sure. And the dialogue will likely be better (it could hardly be worse). But I doubt it's going to turn into Glengarry, Glen Ross.