Sci-Fi Gears of War: The movie (In the works!)

[Bunker]

12 year-old me would be stoked for this movie.

 

[Mace Dolex]

Because if it's one thing we needed is more stupid video game movies and I'm still waiting for Pac-Man The Motion Picture.

 

[TheVileOne]

I really want this movie to happen soon
How come all of the VGs perfect for an adaption aren't getting adapted?

Because they are better as videogames.

There's no way an Uncharted movie can create an experience as awesome as those games especially Uncharted 2.

 

[Doctor Jones]

I think some video games can work as films. The problem is, they feel the need to stay true to the game where it gets out of hand and it becomes too much. Take the basics of the story and what makes it great and stick with that. If you have to deviate, do it so it becomes more cinematic and you could even improve upon stuff.

 

[Aesop Rocks]

Isn't the Gears movie supposed to be based a lot before E-Day? Yeah, pass.

 

[MadVillainy]

Yeah Aesop but they said they're dialing back the film and I think they're starting from the ground up. So hopefully they'll make a more faithful adaptation

And I agree with Doctor Jones, I never understood why they always take so many liberties with video game adaptions. Because its not even that they remove slow parts of the game's story they usually radically change things. AS I said a faithful Gears movie and an faithful Uncharted film have great cinematic potential

 

[Aesop Rocks]

Uncharted would come off as a male Tomb Raider (to the GA).

I think Gears of War should focus of his dad and the origins of the Locusts. I really hope no one expects the people voicing the characters are the same actors in the movie. Just because you can voice act doesn't mean you can act act. Mark Hamill.

 

[MadVillainy]

I cant tell if what your saying about a male Tomb Raider is a good or bad thing. I think it could come off more as an wannabe Indiana Jones film in a good way.

I dont even think in Gears film they should explain the Locust origins they're supposed to be a mystery. They have all these tunnels and technology and they chose E-Day to come to the surface? Why? At least I dont think they should explain it in the first film. I think following the basic outline of the first game, take out a few parts, tune up the dialogue, and add a few things like maybe a little more about Marcus's relationship with his dad they should have something good and yeah Ive never been a huge fan of getting any of the voice actors (even the guy who did Cole Train) to reprise their role. Personally Ive always wanted Terry Crews for Cole

 

[Aesop Rocks]

It'd be a bad thing. lol

Michael Jai White for Cole.

Eh, I guess you could keep the origins of them as secret, I really don't see it affected the film in a bad way. I could see a trilogy, much like the games - different stories of course.

 

[MadVillainy]

Michael Jai White is alright, but I think Terry Crews just has that natural charisma for Cole. I havent had the chance to watch The Expendables, but I heard he has some badass moments in there. Who do you want for the rest of Delta squad

The whole point of the Locust is that theyre a mystery so I think it would be better for them to keep it that way.

 

[Aesop Rocks]

Oh man, that's some impossible casting.

 

[MadVillainy]

I was thinking:

-Dominic Purcell (Prison Break) or Christian Kane (Leverage, Angel) for Marcus
-Amaury Nolasco (Prison Break, Transformers) for Dom
-Terry Crews (The Expendables) for Cole
-Ryan Reynolds for Baird is my dream choice, but he's on his way to being a headliner I dont know if he would play, in my eyes, the least bad ass/third fiddle/worst member of Delta. Sean William Scott would be good too

and then
Charlize Theron or January Jones for Anya
Stephen Lang or Kurt Russel or Michael Biehn for Hoffman

 

[Aesop Rocks]

Oh no.

 

[MadVillainy]

You know what, forget you I dont see your cast. Go listen to your crappy Drake song where he rhymes Right Now 5 times

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[MadVillainy]

Small update:

GS: Getting a little off topic--what's the status of the Gears of War movie right now?

MC: (Pauses) Oh, golly. It's been Hollywood-ed, fully. It comes and it goes. We think we've got a really good plan, and then we change personnel, and then we go again. I wish I had more to talk about because I think it would make a really good movie, but we don't have much to say right now.

GS: Is [Live Free or Die Hard director] Len Wiseman still attached to direct?

MC: I don't believe he is currently attached to the project, no. It's too bad, because he was a great guy and it would have been a lot of fun. But he had another project he had to move to.

GS: So is it safe to say the Gears film is in development limbo?

MC: Um, no, because we've actually had some progress. But anything other than "It's in full production" to me at this point means "It's in development limbo" in Hollywood. (Laughs)

GS: How about this? It's in permanent preproduction.

MC: (Laughs) There you go!

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6285591.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;1

 

[Doctor Jones]

You could definitely make a film after E-Day. Following those four guys in the plot? Why not?

 

[MadVillainy]

I agree I dont get why they would want to make it a prequel

 

[MadVillainy]

No news just something from IGN

Directors Who Could Make a Kick-Ass Gears of War Film

1. Kathryn Bigelow

Credits: The Hurt Locker, Point Break

Ever since Kathryn Bigelow won the Best Director Oscar in 2010 for The Hurt Locker, we've been waiting to see her tackle a big-budget action film.

The former wife of James Cameron has a similar knack for mixing memorable action scenes with heart and emotion. With her at the helm, Gears of War would be more than a mindless, male-oriented bloodfest. It could actually become that elusive, "quality" video game adaptation.


Bigelow can do action scenes like this in her sleep.


2. José Padilha

Credits: Elite Squad 2, the RoboCop remake

Anyone whose seen the director's work in Elite Squad 2 knows he can handle just about any action scene involving running, gunning and running while gunning. Given the director's recent statements about grounding his upcoming take on RoboCop within some very real, very character-driven stakes, Padilha seems like a no-brainer here. He seems like the type of filmmaker who can kick-start the Gears franchise with a strong mix of action and character-based set-pieces.


The faster this movie happens, the faster Lancers become available from Master Replicas.


3. Rupert Wyatt

Credits: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Given the track record of past video game adaptations, no one is expecting much from the Gears of war movie. Given the quality of the 2001 Planet of the Apes reboot, no one was expecting much from Rise of the Planet of the Apes either, but Rupert Wyatt managed to defy expectations and deliver a smart, engaging Apes prequel. Maybe he could surprise us all again with Gears of War.

He knows his way around mo-cap, clearly, and we'd bet dollars-to-donuts a GoW movie will rely heavily on that tech to realize the Locusts. Also, New Line is keen on cutting costs with this project. Wyatt proved to excel at that for Apes, which reportedly came in at $96 million. Wyatt is new enough on the Hollywood scene to not command a Spielberg-level budget, and he's proven that he can do spectacle at an affordable price. Given his talent and ambition, he could definitely give audiences' their money's worth, too.


Andy Serkis as a Locust? I'll allow it.

4. John McTiernan

Credits: Die Hard, Predator

With his legal troubles behind him, John McTiernan is looking for work. He's already secured the action-thriller Shrapnel as a comeback vehicle of sorts, but we're always of the "think bigger" mentality when it comes to the guy who gave us McClane and Dutch.

McT served as one of the best action directors of the 1980s and '90s. His sense of geography, of keeping the action clean and the characters' goals clear, is unparalleled. The last time he made a truly good popcorn entertainment was 1999's The Thomas Crown Affair. Gears could be the type of movie that puts him back on the A-List, and having a seasoned action veteran adapt one of the better video game titles out there is never a bad idea. He could do for Lancers what he did for Jesse Ventura's mini-gun ("Painless" FTW!) in Predator! Make this happen, Hollywood.


"It's like looking into a mirror, only...not."

5. Tony Scott

Credits: Top Gun, Crimson Tide

Tony Scott has been making slick, Bruckheimer-esque entertainment for more than two decades. And the guy has never really tackled an epic summer blockbuster.

His famous pink hat was recently thrown in the ring to helm a few big franchises, including The Wolverine. That didn't pan out, but that might be a good thing for Gears fans. Scott has yet to play in a sandbox as big as this, whereas his brother Ridley has logged tons of hours in this realm.

Scott's movies tend to provide slightly above-average character development to share screentime with the sexy visuals, and they are often fun, plot-driven entertainments. Putting Tony Scott in charge of a $150 million CG action fest could be the challenge the director needs and this material deserves. The COGs could do much worse than have a Scott Brother take their campaign to the big screen.


*Drops mic* That's your cue, Gears Fans: Sound off with your top picks for directors in the Comments below.

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[Project862006]

just get the guy who voiced Cole Lester Speight(Norbit,TF3,Faster) he looks just like him

 

[MadVillainy]

Speight or Terry Crews would be fine with me. I know Speight did the voice but I like Crews more

 

[Project862006]

what is taking this film so long lol

too bad snyder is busy he is made for a film like this

 

[TheVileOne]

What's taking this film so long is three words: Prince of Persia.

 

[MadVillainy]

Um no

What's probably taking so long (or at least one of the reasons) is the fact that this would most likely be a hard R rated, high budget movie. Most of the time non R rated comedies dont make that much nowadays

 

[Ultra Lantern]

I'll see this movie when it comes out.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

I'll see this movie when it comes out.

Yeah, I doubt this movie is ever coming out. Maybe when Justice League happens, this also will.