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    Gears of War movie

    Director chosen for "Gears of War" feature
    Tuesday June 17 11:46 AM ET

    New Line is putting "Gears of War" in motion, setting Len Wiseman ("Live Free or Die Hard") to direct the video-game adaptation.

    "Gears," developed by Epic Games, became an instant success when it debuted on the Xbox 360 in November 2006. It became one of the most popular games on the Xbox Live service, overtaking "Halo 2," and sold more than 3 million units worldwide in its first 10 weeks. It received numerous awards, including Gamespot's Game of the Year and the Interactive Achievement Awards' Overall Game of the Year.

    Set on the planet Sera, the game thrusts players into a battle for survival between humans and a race of creatures, known as the Locust Horde, that surface from the bowels of the planet. Players assume identities of soldiers on Delta Squad as they fight to save Sera's inhabitants.

    Chris Morgan, who wrote the upcoming Universal action features "Wanted" and "The Fast and the Furious 4," has been hired to write the screenplay. Wiseman and Morgan will develop the story treatment.

    The movement on the project suggests that the reconfigured New Line won't be confined to horror, thrillers and low-budget comedies but will be able to tackle big-budget projects outside the scope initially ascribed to the Warner Bros. division.

    Video-game adaptations have proved a tricky art to master in Hollywood. Some movies have fallen apart because of creative and economic pressures ("Halo") while others have not performed well at the box office ("Doom").

    Cliff Bleszinski, the "Gears" design director at Epic, said the tricks to adapting a game are simple: "Hollywood needs to take the source material seriously, win over the avid gamers and make it work for an audience that is young and old, male and female." But he also admitted that that plan is easier said than done.

    "Disney made a great movie out of a theme park ride, and somebody is sooner or later going to make a great one out of a video game," Bleszinski said. "Having someone like Len really helps the odds. I think we're going to create something special here."



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    Never played the game, but it did look alright.

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    Wold have liked a director that could handle potentially darker material like Christopher Nolan or something, but I guess Len is okay

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    I loved the game, its one of my favorites. Id watch a movie.

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    As long as they have Lester Speight play as Cole Train i'll be good. It's a rare thing when the voice of a larger than life video game character is literally just as big in real life.

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    yeah he needs to play Cole Train. I would love for this movie to be as good as it possibly could be. But I think it would have to be rated R and theres to much on special effects and all that. The budget would have to be to big. I can't see this turning out the way its supposed to, but I'm hoping.

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    I wouldn't get too excited for this movie its based after a video game and you know what that means

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    i can only hope they dont ruin it

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    I'll pass didnt like the game myself. But Its be nice to see a VG movie that isnt ruined by hacks.

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    Never played the game, but it did look alright.
    Same here. Game looked good just never got round to playing it.

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    Fantastic game. It was the first game I played on 360 and the reason I bought a 360. As long as the suits keep it from being just a cash cow and put some actual effort behind it it should be really good.

    P.S. Very excited about Gears of War 2 coming out looks badass.

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    My trust in game-to-movie adaptations has been shaken lately. But, I will give this one the benefit of the doubt and go into it with an open mind since I enjoyed playing the game so much... co-op was a blast.

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    Never played the game, but I like Miltary SF. So who knows.

    But videogame adaptations are always guaranteed to suck.

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    i hope this is good, the game is soooo awesome

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