Writer talks Gears of War Movie

Posted by: Michael

The writer of the upcoming Gears of War movie Chris Morgan took some time to talk to the fine folks at MTV about its status. He says that the film which is being directed by Len Wiseman ( Underworld ) has its first draft completed;

“A draft went in and we’re talking about it now and we’re budgeting it out,” Morgan told MTV. “It’s looking incredibly good.” “I think the gamer side is going to be thrilled with it,” said Morgan. “All the stuff you want to see, we put that in there and then we blow it out a little more, even. Now it’s just a matter of honing in on all of the character arcs and determining production types of things.”

The folks at Legendary Pictures who did 300, Superman Returns and The Watchmen are going to co-produce and co-finance the upcoming Gears of War Movie. This is some great news and pretty much ensures a fun ride!

The movie will take place during the Pendulum Wars which is the 79 year war that manking fought on Sera. The movie will follow Marcus Fenix as they battle a monstrous insect invasion. It seems the story will be told with some flash backs and involve a mix of characters. Sounds promising! Stuart Beattie (Collateral) is writing the screenplay and Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey are producing via their Temple Hill.

Gears of War has sold over 3 million units and is hugely popular on Microsoft's Xbox Live service, which allows players to compete against each other online. Though it was released in November and is available only for the Xbox 360 console, it quickly became the fourth bestselling game of 2006 in the U.S.

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