Gears of War movie update

"ComingSoon.net got a chance to talk to Twilight producer Wyck Godfrey about the status of the proposed Gears of War video game adaptation. "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," said Godfrey."

[HighDefinition]

I`m just not sure if there is enough there to make a "great" movie from. I could see it turning out alot like "Doom", which wouldn`t be cool. Games that are shooters, just don`t really have enough for a movie (maybe HalfLife). I`d would rather see movies of God OF War, Devil May Cry or Prince of Persia those kinda action/adventure games would make better movies, because they already have deep/intriguing storys to begin with.

[Breakfast]

Gears has a story...they just forgot to tell it

[Sayai jin]

Video game to movie adaptatiions have not had a good track record. That was until Transformers. I think producers will take more time t getting these movies right in the future, until then people we greet these movies with caution.

@Dora the Explorer, you are judging the story line on the first game. Epic definatley has more story behind the game with Gears of War II.

[slapsta72]

transformers was originally a video game?

[HighDefinition]

was a TV show in the 80s.

[RecSpec]

Transformers were toys before TV shows, or was it the other way around. And they were all metal too, not cheap plastic.

[Sayai jin]

Yup, bad anology. Transformers was a 80's cartoon ( I was there when the first episode aired). It has made several reppearances in variant forms and finally made into a succcessful movie. My point remains the same, cartoons made to movies were bad until transformers, videogames to movies have not been good (comics to movies too), maybe a Gears of War movies will change the stigma.

There was a cartoon first and then the toys, yes metal mostly.

[Citizen Cook]

Gears has a very lame ass story. Its short and been done many times before. Itsa BAD game story, it'll make an even worse movie.

You want a game to make into a movie? How about something set in the Half-Life universe? Oh but of course you tried that didn't you hollywood, only Valve arn't greedy sellouts!Come up with a decen script bone heads.

HA HA HA HA!

[tweaker]

They would need to hire actors on roids.

[slapsta72]

lol

[TwissT]

Maybe some professional wrestlers? The Rock will probably make a good Dominique.

[Phil Harrison Mklll]

Is it coming out on HD-DVD??? :-D
Or HDi??? :-D
Or Last-gen DVD format??? :-D

[brothersimon]

never met anybody so retarded like you

[SUP3R]

I was thinking the same thing.
God of War would be a lot more of a epic action movie than Gears, if it's done right.
I think this Gears movie will be a huge miss.

[FCOLitsjustagame]

I dont hold out much hope of a good Gears movie. I think a good gears movie COULD be made, I just dont think the hollywood types take games seriously enough to make it good. They think just because we like the game we will buy any crp they throw on the screen instead of trying to make an actual good movie.

[wageslave]

I wish we could have some hard-sci-fi films that arent just blow-em-up action films for the masses.

I agree with you to a degree, it would be nice if they took chances, dropped the budget and concentrated on making an excellent film instead of a block-buster-mass-market-cash- machine.

[GAMER NOT FANBOY]

gezz i kno this movie is gonna suck i found out uwe boll is doing the directing...just joking but anywho i have a feelin this movie will suck ballz just cuzz its a game...but hey max payne will have mark walberg so that might be good

[DJ]

They wrote a good story, 'cause the content and action is already in place. Though, like tweaker said, they'd have to get some crazzzy-buff dudes.

[wageslave]

The story in Gears of War is terrific -- did you play the game? Sure there were un-finished plot points, but they helped provide depth for the characters.

As long as Uwe fcuking Bol isnt involved, I have high hopes. Gears of War would make an excellent character-centered Man vs. Man SciFi film.

[brothersimon]

this is one movie i am waiting on.. just hoping they can pull it through

[Tarasque]

It going to be gears of war Prologue Movie. You pay 6 bucks and get to watch half the movie. Then in a year you get to pay 8 bucks and watch the full movie.

[Z F1GHT3RS]

like GT5:P then

[jollygoodchap8]

Does anyone have any idea who the director is? I tried looking but theres nothing concrete.

The director better be good.

If its Uwe Boll or Paul W.S. Anderson this movie will fail before its even filmed.

[buddyro]

gears of war could have a movie but the Halo movie canceled.

[Tyrael]

Gears of War film has excellent potential for a dark tone action and apocalypse style film.