Updates on the Gears of War Movie From Comic Con

If there ever was a game that deserved to be made into a movie its Gears Of War. Even more so then HALO in my books because of the potential to appeal to a much darker, mature audience. An R Rated Gears of War movie would blow our minds.  

At Comic Con director Len Wiseman made a few points. First off the film will not star The Rock as was earlier rumored because he wants NO comparisons to DOOM whicih we all know sucked some ass. He also indicated he intends to cast his wife as Maria the wife of Dominic from the videogames. A small role in the game.... will they make it a larger film role?

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. 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.