US EditionIt Sounds Like Netflix’s Gears of War Movie Is Finally Moving Forward — but We Still Don’t Know Who’s Playing Marcus Fenix
- Netflix is advancing its long-anticipated film adaptation of the Gears of War video game franchise with David Leitch engaged to direct and produce alongside Kelly McCormick via 87North this year.
- Netflix obtained the rights in late 2022 and partners with The Coalition, the Canadian studio behind the original game, while Jon Spaihts, known for Dune, is writing the script.
- The movie centers on Delta Squad, a group commanded by the former-sergeant Marcus Fenix, as they confront the monstrous Locust on the planet Sera, a world on the edge of societal collapse, within the popular Xbox franchise.
- The Gears of War game debuted in 2006, has six installments, and sold over 40 million copies, making it one of Xbox's biggest franchises and Netflix's major video game adaptation to date.
- The film will precede an adult animated series, suggesting Netflix aims to expand Gears of War into a broader franchise following previous video game adaptations like Castlevania and Resident Evil.
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It Sounds Like Netflix’s Gears of War Movie Is Finally Moving Forward — but We Still Don’t Know Who’s Playing Marcus Fenix
The director of The Fall Guy is in talks to take on Netflix’s Gears of War movie.The Hollywood Reporter said David Leitch, who also directed Atomic Blonde (2017), Deadpool 2 (2018), Hobbs & Shaw (2019), and Bullet Train (2022), is in negotiations to direct Gears of War, the adaptation of Microsoft’s explosive third-person action game.Leitch and Kelly McCormick are said to be producing alongside Gears developer The Coalition. Jon Spaihts (Dune) i…
David Leitch In Talks To Direct ‘Gears Of War’ Movie For Netflix
David Leitch is in negotiations to direct a feature adaptation of the hit video game Gears of War for Netflix. Dune scribe Jon Spaihts is penning the script. Leitch and his producing partner Kelly McCormick will produce via their 87North banner along with The Coalition. The game is set on a planet on the brink […]
David Leitch to helm Gears of War movie
Read the original post on Flickering Myth here: David Leitch to helm Gears of War movie The Gears of War film is a big step closer to coming to fruition as Netflix has hired director David Leitch (John Wick, Bullet Train), to helm the video game adaptation, per The Hollywood Reporter. Released in 2006 for the Xbox, Gears of War takes place on the planet Sera where humanity is on the verge of extinction after […] Read the original post on Flicke…
Netflix's GEARS OF WAR Live-Action Movie Shows First Signs of Life in TWO Years
To celebrate its 16th anniversary, in 2022 Netflix announced a real treat for Gears of War fans, a live-action movie adaptation of the action-driven game. Not only that, but the streamer hinted at the potential for a whole cinematic universe for the games. Netflix noted that it would also create an adult animated series “with the potential for more stories to follow.” But today, we still don’t have many details about the the Netflix Gears of War…
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