It has been hinted for a long time, and finally we have confirmation: a Gears of War movie is happening soon! This is also fitting with the trend of games turned movies recently. Let take a look at this announcement!

Gears of War movie: It will not be a copy of the game

Following the trend of movies based on games recently, such as Warcraft and soon-to-be-released Assassin’s Creed, Gears of War is going to have its movie adaptation soon. Of course, with the game looking so cinematic and and full of action, gamers knew that a movie of the game must come one day. The game’s developer The Coalition announced in a live stream, just before the launch of the latest entry of the game, that Universal Pictures is working on the adaptation. Rod Fergusson, head of The Coalition, described the opportunity as “perfect”.

The story of Gears of War (the game) is about Marcus Fenix and his fully armed friends fighting against the Locust, a race of aliens living underground. The non-human beings are obsessed with a substance called “emulsion”. It is not known whether the movie will follow the same plot, try to tie in with the latest entry released soon Gears of War 4 (which will be about Marcus’ son), or develop a whole new different story.

However the plot will be, there will be original elements in the film, that are different from the game. This was hinted by Fergusson himself. He shared that everyone should just let the movie be itself. In the past, many movies adapted from games have failed because they tried to cater to gamers only. In Fergusson’s opinion, movies and games are two different medium, and sometimes there are different set of audience as well. So, we shouldn’t try to compare the game and the movie too much.

Gears of War movie: High expectation

In the same year the first Gears of War was released, New Line Media already acquired the rights of the game. Since then, there have been speculations flying around the movie project. Now that it has been confirmed, expectations for the movie is high, with the success of the game. We hope all the best for this movie. Are you excited for the Gears of War movie?