The lord of the rings studio new line cinema purchased the rights to make a movie based on the game originally back in 2007, but in october 2016, microsoft confirmed that the gears of. Gears of war 4 is just around the corner, but there could be even bigger things in store for the franchise. By 2007, the series was popular enough that new line cinema picked up the movie rights and announced their plans to produce a film adaptation written by pirates of the caribbean and collateral writer stuart beattie. Return of xander cage, has been tapped for the project, according to thewrap. Liam mcintyre, laura bailey, eugene byrd, john dimaggio. The franchise has since spawned a novel and a comic book series, with a film currently in preproduction. A sequel, gears 5, was released on september 10, 2019. The upcoming film is being produced by scott stuber central intelligence and dylan clark war for the planet of the apes with stuber developing the adaptations story with epic games.
Gears of war 4 launch trailer for xbox one metacritic. Its time to load up your chainsawshotgun and hitch a ride back to planet sera, theres a gears of war movie in the works. The xbox e3 2015 media briefing closed with a bang today, as the coalition studio head rod fergusson played gears of war 4 live, announcing that its coming exclusively to xbox one in holiday 2016. Canadian studio the coalition developed gears of war 4, which was released on october 11, 2016 for the xbox one and windows 10. In 2016, during a livestream, rod fergusson confirmed that a gears of war film was happening as a collaboration between microsoft and universal. The elite and the aspho variant was exclusive in the uir gear pack in late 2016. After spending a number of years stuck in development hell at new line cinema, the feature film rights to the hit xbox video game series gears of. Jun, 2016 the coalition certainly had a lot on their plate in the making of gears of war 4, though it would appear as though the team behind the new game will deliver on an experience that will please diehard fans of the franchise and newcomers alike including the new and improved horde mode, an elite console controller, and the announcement of a pc release and xbox play anywhere cross play for all. Coalition studio partnered up with universal pictures over two years ago to get the video game movie adaptation off the ground. Gears of war movie in the works at universal collider. Im a gears of war fan, a very big gears of war fan. Gears of war film to rise like a fenix thanks to universal. Universal sets shane salerno to scripts its gears of war.
Gears of war is a video game franchise by epic games that debuted on november 9, 2006 with gears of war for the xbox 360 and was a bestseller. Gears of war movie still in development, gets a new. May 03, 2017 gears of war ultimate edition was released for xbox one and windows 10 in late 2015. May 2017 over four years after first acquiring the project, stuber and universal pictures hire shane salerno avatar 2 5 to write a whole new version of gears of war. Gears of war movie gets a new screenwriter flickering myth. Dave bautista wants to star in the gears of war movie. A gears of war film adaptation was announced during a livestream for gears of war 4. Apr 21, 2016 im a gears of war fan, a very big gears of war fan. There is no planned release window for the gears of war film. Serving as the fourth main entry in the series proper, the new title from firsttime canadian developer the coalition and longtime publisher microsoft studios is all set to deliver a brand new narrative.
Gears of war became one of the bestselling franchises for the xbox 360. Gears of war film is officially happening fansided. Oct 05, 2016 microsofts gears of war video game franchise is headed to the big screen. Hodge is perhaps best known for his role as noah in the wgn hit series underground 2016, starring alongside jurnee smollettbell and christopher meloni. A gears of war movie is officially happening game informer. Nov 07, 2006 the purported gears of war movie was again confirmed to be in development at universal in october 2016. The gears of war movie was first confirmed in development at universal back in october 2016. Scott frazier, best known for 2016 action film collide and 2017 equallyaction film xxx. The most recent game in the franchise, gears of war 4, was released in october 2016 and followed the son of original gears of war protagonist marcus fenix, j.
Gears of war 4 might feel familiar, but its still refreshing. Gears of war 4 has the unenviable job of following a trilogy of war epics. Fergusson says that in order to make the best movie possible, the script wont. He stated that the film would not necessarily follow the plot of the games.
The gears of war movie is set in an alternate reality ign. Gears of war ultimate edition was released for xbox one and windows 10 in late 2015. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto. Gears of war director teases possible upcoming movie gamespot. One of the biggest xbox games ever made, gears of war, is getting its own movie. Oct 06, 2016 a gears of war film adaptation was announced during a livestream for gears of war 4. Jun 17, 2019 the gears of war movie was first confirmed in development at universal back in october 2016. Universal pictures longbrewing gears of war movie hasnt been killed by the locust horde just yet. With a mysterious trailer and a new cast of characters, as well as being run on the new unreal engine 4, gears of war 4 is looking to take a big spot light this year. Rather than focusing on the story or characters of any one gears of war game, the film will instead pull concepts, characters, and plot. Microsofts gears of war game series to be adapted for film. Ive played the games, read the comics and immersed myself in the excellent books by karen traviss, the only thing missing in my gears of war life is a film.
This is being developed with universal pictures and while a movie has been rumoured for a while, rod fergusson s. The announcement came during a prelaunch livestream celebrating the upcoming release of gears of war 4, the fifth installment in the xboxexclusive video game series that has pitted mankind against such subterranean foes as the locust horde and the lambent. Scott stuber and dylan clark will produce the film under universals bluegrass films division, but no director or writer has been selected at this point. In order to save the gears movie from just being another bland scifi flick, they need to explore what the actual effects that the events of the game would have on. Just in time for the launch of microsofts gears of war 4. Gears of war movie lands avatar 2 writer screen rant. Jul 29, 2019 gears of war wasnt exactly gone with the wind in the story department, but all was forgiven because being able to wield a gun with a chainsaw attached was a bunch of stupid fun. Oct 05, 2016 gears of war is getting its very own feature film. Universals gears of war movie hires xxx 3 writer screen rant. The fictional universe of the series takes place on the fictional planet sera and focus on a war between humans and creatures known as locust.
At the launch ceremony for gears of war 4 in october 2016, the coalitions rod fergusson affirmed that a gears of war movie is currently at development at universal pictures. In june 2019, rod fergusson, studio head for the coalition, told ign that the movie would be set in an alternate reality, explaining that, in order for the movie to be successful, it has to be a great movie first and a gears movie second. The indevelopment gears of war movie has a brand new writer. Published on sep 28, 2016 marcus fenix is a nine year old boy growing up to a wealthy family of scientists to the coalition of ordered governments, the only military of the planet sera with a 26. Jul 21, 2016 gears of war director teases possible upcoming movie rod fergusson hints that a gears of war film is possibly in the works. Nov 29, 2018 the most recent game in the franchise, gears of war 4, was released in october 2016 and followed the son of original gears of war protagonist marcus fenix, j. After narrowly escaping an attack on their village, jd fenix and his friends, kait and del, must rescue the ones they love and discover the source of a monstrous new enemy. Dave bautista wants to star in the gears of war film cbr. If you think that looks good, weve got more gears goodies for you. Gears of war film based on video game series in works at. Gears of war wasnt exactly gone with the wind in the story department, but all was forgiven because being able to wield a gun with a chainsaw attached.
The uir elite were available in gears of war 4s multiplayer. However, the elite and aspho variant would later become a free craftable skin via scrap. Gears of war movie isnt based on any game, doesnt tie to. The project is still in development with a new writer. With gears of war 4 on the horizon, its time to take a look back at how the story started. As one of the only firstparty exclusives released for xbox one, gears 5 needed to be much more than just a solid followup to its 2016 predecessor. They featured grim, sprawling battles against the locust, a seemingly infinite horde of monsters from the bowels of sera. Producer wyck godfrey said of the film adaptation, im 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. Netflixs new movie is gears of war meets aliens, on the cheap new, 9 comments the straighttonetflix release, once intended for the big screen, feels unfortunately at home on. The hulking masses of the gears of war game series are bringing their considerable girth to the big screen. By michael andronico 06 october 2016 gears of war is officially headed to the big screen, so heres what we want from a film based on microsofts hit shooter franchise. A film adaptation of the longrunning video game saga gears of war has been in the works for years now, but theres been a significant cold front over the last few years with little to nothing. Sep, 2016 montage film complet en francais du jeu gears of war 3.
It was developed by epic games and published by microsoft game studios, initially as an exclusive title for the xbox 360 in november 2006, before a microsoft windows version of the game, developed in conjunction with people can fly, was released in 2007. Jun 18, 2019 the lord of the rings studio new line cinema purchased the rights to make a movie based on the game originally back in 2007, but in october 2016, microsoft confirmed that the gears of war movie. Montage film complet en francais du jeu gears of war 3. Return of xander cage is reportedly writing the gears movie as of.
On january 27, 2014, microsoft acquired all rights to the franchise from epic games. Sep 28, 2016 published on sep 28, 2016 marcus fenix is a nine year old boy growing up to a wealthy family of scientists to the coalition of ordered governments, the only military of the planet sera with a 26. Gears of war 4 universal pictures options gears of war movie rights. Gears of war 4 supports glorious 4k resolution with ultrahigh quality textures, and brings many of the pc centric features we introduced in gears of war. This is being developed with universal pictures and while a. Jun 16, 2015 the xbox e3 2015 media briefing closed with a bang today, as the coalition studio head rod fergusson played gears of war 4 live, announcing that its coming exclusively to xbox one in holiday 2016. The film adaptation, announced during a livestream for the upcoming release of gears of war 4, is being developed with universal pictures. Rod fergusson confirmed that a gears of war film is in development at universal. Gears of war 4 2016 video game cast 32 liam mcintyre. April 20 three years after new line and wiseman parted ways, gears of war shifts over to bluegrass films and producer scott stuber 47 ronin. Gears of war 4 was announced this year and has brought fans out from the shadows once more.
Here are five hollywood talents that wed love to see kill some grubs in the gears of war film. In addition, the fan also asked what bautistas dream role. After narrowly escaping an attack on their village, jd fenix and his friends, kait and del, must rescue the ones they love and discover the s. Out of all the of the latest titles currently being featured at the 2016 e3 conference, gears of war 4 is among the most highly anticipated and preemptively welregarded franchise installments. Gears of war 4 a new saga begins for one of the most acclaimed video game franchises in history. Gears of war 4 full movie 2016 all cutscenes youtube. You can also play cross platform with crossplay, and purchasing the game on one platform also gives you instant access to the game on the other. Gears of war 4 coming holiday 2016, microsoft announces at.
For many years, a film based on the gears of war series was rumored, but it never came to be. The announcement was made jointly by new line production president toby emmerich and epic games vp and cofounder mark rein. As previously mentioned, the story synopsis for the film on imdb seems to indicate that it will follow the first game, but if all the movie is going to do is play the same beats as the first gears, chances are itll fall flat. Per microsoft, it has seen more 3 million players since then, with more than half new to the franchise. Gears of war movie adaptation finds a screenwriter game. With the new entry in the video game franchise releasing soon, theres no better time to work on a. Microsofts gears of war video game franchise is headed to the big screen. Gears of war 4 at e3 2016 gears of war official site. Gears of war 4 is a video game starring liam mcintyre.
Microsoftuniversal movies based on video games have a terrible track record, but if they just make a fun action movie with a good. During a gears of war 4 live stream, the coalitions rod fergusson confirmed gears will be adapted into a movie. In march 21st 2007, new line cinema has acquired the feature film rights to epic games awardwinning video game, gears of war, with writer stuart beattie attached to adapt the project and temple hill entertainment set to produce. Gears of war 4 coming holiday 2016, microsoft announces at e3 2015 new gears game coming to xbox one next year.
Gears of war is a 2006 thirdperson shooter video game, the first installment of the gears of war series. Gears of war 4 official trailer for xbox one metacritic. The lack of news surrounding the film makes a bit more sense now that f. Microsoft confirmed that a movie based on the gears of war video game franchise is in development through universal. The man behind gears of war, cliff bleszinski, has a new project coming down the pipeline hes currently referring to as the shattering. During microsofts gears of war 4 livestream, the coalition studio head rod fergusson confirmed that a gears of war movie is officially in the works according to polygon, fergusson revealed during the livestream that microsoft and universal are teaming up to make the movie, which is currently in preproduction. May 2017 over four years after first acquiring the project, stuber and universal pictures hire shane salerno avatar 2 5. As with gears of war, spectral revolves around a series of travel and battle quests get this technology to this location, find this missing soldier, get this piece of. Gears of war adaptation bringing sera to the big screen. Weve been teased before by a gow film, but then they attached len wiseman to direct and i vomited in my mouth.