Gears of War the movie?

Mike Bantick
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 08:52

Opinion and Analysis

There have been some indications this may happen, now a major studio has signed up.

According to Variety, we may soon see Marcus and the lads from the 3 million selling Xbox 360 franchise Gears of War on the big screen.

New Line Cinema has reportedly won the rights to develop a film version of the gritty futuristic war game.

According to the report, they have already assigned writer Stuart Beattie (Collateral and Derailed) to the project, along with producers Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey

"I'm not a gamer but what blew me away about 'Gears' was how it captures the mythology of a war mission and how high the stakes are," Godfrey told Daily Variety.

This along with the recent confirmation announcement of a work on the second instalment of the Gears of War trilogy, stamps the franchise even further on the gaming landscape for years to come