Gears Of War Movie Gets Director, 2010 Release

Wyck Godfrey, producer of the probably-upcoming Gears of War, has told ComingSoon that progress on the movie's coming along nicely. They've even got some key personnel onboard, with a director they're "about to attach" and a tentative release date of Summer 2010. Yikes! That's the future. Now, to wonder who that director is...
Gears of War Movie Update [ComingSoon]

6:20 AM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Luke Plunkett
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excel_excel at 06:23 AM on 03/31/08
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Woah, what?? Story?? Gears of War movie?? COMINGSOON!
solar_tf at 06:32 AM on 03/31/08
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Oh yea. Because we REALLY need another bad movie based on generic shooter #7812345... meh.
enewtabie at 06:32 AM on 03/31/08
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Now,Epic needs to get them to film down in Wilmington,NC so I can sneak some spy photos.They need to get that wrestling guy,I think his name is Batista? Looks just like Fenix and he's a big dude.
Heyyou27 at 06:34 AM on 03/31/08
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SHIT! HELL YEAH! LOCUST!!! SWEET!!!
aesthetis at 06:38 AM on 03/31/08
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Boycott! It can never live up to expectations. I bet - I *bet* I could direct a better movie with my arsecheeks :0(
Solidius at 06:39 AM on 03/31/08
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@Heyyou27: Just summed up the lines of the entire movie right there.
dionion at 06:43 AM on 03/31/08
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Marcus: Bring it!
Dom: I could do that all day...
Marcus: Eat shit and die!
Baird: Blah, blah, blah, resonator, blah, blah, blah, tunnels.
Cole: Yo! Suck it bitches!!!
Anya: Blah, blah, blah, sattelite.
Marcus: Back to your hole!
Locust Queen: Blah, blah, blah.

Fin.
Dannon at 06:43 AM on 03/31/08
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@enewtabie: Nooooo, not Batista, although the resemblance is quite stunning to the point I'm thinking maybe he was a basis for the character but he can't act, I hasten to believe he can actually wrestle, sorry to all you Batista lovers out there but I'm a hater. never liked him never will
pylon_trooper at 06:49 AM on 03/31/08
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@Dannon: What are you expecting, an academy-award winner up front?!
mikeeb13 at 06:52 AM on 03/31/08
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ibuweboll
The Vampire Raziel at 06:52 AM on 03/31/08
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@dionion: Seconded.
phantam at 06:53 AM on 03/31/08
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yes... Michael Bay should direct :)
Black_Ops_19 at 06:58 AM on 03/31/08
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When the name is released, I call first watch over his house. I'll carry a torch and hold it on his front lawn with a sign "You better not screw this up".

Who will work the shifts with me?
Dannon at 06:59 AM on 03/31/08
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@pylon_trooper: I want Oscar nominations gosh darn it!

I want meaningful scenes full of depth and emotion
bluesquareapple at 07:01 AM on 03/31/08
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Gears of War 3 will probably drop a week after the movie. Why spend $10 million on an advertising campaign when you can make a movie?
RSTStop780 at 07:01 AM on 03/31/08
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@Black_Ops_19: I'm in
Foggynotion at 07:02 AM on 03/31/08
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Note to self: Kill Uwe Boll before 2010.
Detre at 07:12 AM on 03/31/08
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@Dannon: did you play the same gears of war i did O_o?
Kickinstuff13 at 07:14 AM on 03/31/08
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I heard it was going to be a double feature with the Halo movie. Hahahaha, seriously though.....
A_Knothole_Resident at 07:20 AM on 03/31/08
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why is hollywood turning flash-in-the-pan games into films? By the time this comes out, nobody will remember it nor care.
FranUnFine at 07:33 AM on 03/31/08
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@Detre: Well, it DID have a beautiful yet VERY subtile love story beneath all of the blood and gore. ;)
fbdeluxe at 07:39 AM on 03/31/08
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this guy should be cole

[www.sherdog.com]
Kickinstuff13 at 07:39 AM on 03/31/08
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@FranUnFine: Love story? Between Carmine and sniper rounds?
dionion at 07:39 AM on 03/31/08
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@FranUnFine: You sensed a vibe between Marcus and Dom too? Quick, someone make a Brokeback Gears trailer.
Cchrist at 07:41 AM on 03/31/08
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*Buries his head in his hands*

Please tell me when it's over...
dionion at 07:43 AM on 03/31/08
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@dionion: Damn, there is one already.

+ Watch video
RSTStop780 at 07:44 AM on 03/31/08
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@fbdeluxe: I'll admit, it would be pretty cool to see Bob Sapp in the armor
marmidukestank at 08:04 AM on 03/31/08
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These sorts of movies usually go to people who have proven they suck at these sorts of movies.
MJDeviant at 08:15 AM on 03/31/08
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Okay, I just want everyone to realize that most movies are made for money right now, not artistic integrity, or crativeness or vision. Let that set in. Then add the fact that this is going to be a video game movie. Okay, now add the fact in that the game it's based on has pretty much the lamest story ever. Now exhale.....

I enjoyed the game. It played well. As for the movie? Let's see, Will they PG-13 it? Will they make it R just so they can over-gore it to compensate for having absolutely nothing going on? Will MST3K make a run at Dom and crew?

+ Watch video
cranium at 08:27 AM on 03/31/08
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that guy should be Marcus Phoenix. seriously. dont they look alike? Scott Patterson
ghnvt at 08:36 AM on 03/31/08
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Michael Bay does like everything awesome

*cues Awesome Verizon Fios commercial*t
blackadvent at 08:46 AM on 03/31/08
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Paging Zach Snyder...
CStevens at 08:51 AM on 03/31/08
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This should be two hours of just slow motion football footage set to Mad World.
NeVeRMoRe666 at 09:00 AM on 03/31/08
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@A_Knothole_Resident:

Are you serious?!? I bet the movie will coincide with the release of the second Gears of War installment. 2010 isn't all that far away. And as far as anyone who has ever played the game is concerned, the "war" is far from over...
FranUnFine at 09:53 AM on 03/31/08
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@dionion: Definitely. Maybe it's because I'm lesbian... but one thing I can guarantee, Gears is even better if you play it with that perspective tacked on. I had great fun.
C0MB1N3 C0MPL3X at 10:25 AM on 03/31/08
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If the story follows the game I have absolutely no idea why it's going to take 3 years to make...
enewtabie at 10:34 AM on 03/31/08
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@Dannon:
Well I haven't really watch wrestling since Ric Flair in the 80s.I just saw him on tv..and was like,that's Marcus Fenix.
XWonka at 10:46 AM on 03/31/08
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Wow! 2010? That's two years till armageddon. Cutting it close, huh?
stranger at 11:26 AM on 03/31/08
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So, how long before the whole project gets stuck turnaround and inevitably canceled?

Sorry, but if they couldn't make Halo work with Peter Jackson attached to produce, there's just no convincing me that this will ever see the light of day...
Sigma-D at 11:49 AM on 03/31/08
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Whoa-whoa...

What happened to Len Wisemen being attached as director...Did he bail for another Underworld sequel??
mikecoscia at 12:04 PM on 03/31/08
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Why is this getting made before a halo movie? Don't get me wrong I would love to see a gears movie, but it will prob be as bad as doom. So unfair I want my halo movie :(.
brandonf at 12:21 PM on 03/31/08
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@AJax: LOL
ffmusicdj at 01:16 PM on 03/31/08
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I wonder if there will be a game based on the movie XD hehehe
Nexus6 at 03:32 PM on 03/31/08
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As long as its better than Doom FFS.
xXSlayer77Xx at 04:12 PM on 03/31/08
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*Hopes to god it is not Uwe Boll*
somarix at 09:21 AM on 04/01/08
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Honestly, you can be curious what Uwe Boll would make of GeoW ww.