In 2008, the Hollywood film version of third-person shoot Gears of War had a director and a 2010 release. It’s 2010, and the movie hasn’t even started filming yet. And it might no longer have a director. More »
Live Free Or Die Hard director Len Wiseman is helming the Gears movie and co-writing it with Fast & Furious scribe Chris Morgan. And yes, Wiseman is not a gamer, but a grabber.
Hellooooooo Len Wiseman! Wiseman, Variety reports, has signed on to direct the Gears of War movie. You may (or may not) know Wiseman from his previous works Die Hard 4 and…the Underworld series. Hrm. Variety are also reporting that the original screenplay – penned by Stuart Beattie – is going to be reworked by Chris Morgan, who you may (or may not) know from previous works like…Fast & the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Hrmmm. Seems the movie’s also going to be pushed back, too – originally planned for 2009, Mark Rein is now saying “We want to get it right. There’s no timetable for us. We just want to make as good a movie as we can, and we think (Wiseman’s) the guy who will do it”.
Wiseman suits up for ‘Gears of War’ [Variety]
Len Wiseman, director of Live Free or Die Hard and both Underworld films is said to be in negotiations to direct New Line Cinema’s Gears of War film. He’s a fairly hot director at the moment, especially after building the looking-to-flop Underworld into a franchise making over $US200 million worldwide. Since I haven’t seen any of his three directed films, I’ll refrain from judgment (at least until after the jump).
I will say, however, that anyone bitching on the topic should remember that while Gears is a great game, it had a superficial, complete piece of crap storyline built upon Hollywood cliches. The only reason the IP is worth a dime outside of the gaming world is its brilliant art direction. In my eyes, no director can screw up a narrative experience that was worthless in the first place.
Which Directors Will Get to Helm Gears of War… [via aintitcoolnews]
