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Netflix has turned to David Leitch to helm its live-action Gears of War movie. Leitch is best known for helming Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, Bullet Train, and more recently, The Fall Guy.
Leitch is currently busy helming How To Rob A Bank, a project for Netflix rival, Amazon MGM, which is set to hit theaters on September 4, 2026. As such, expect a healthy wait for the Gears of War movie.
Still, this latest update is exciting news after several false starts over the last few years.
Plans for a Gear of War film stretch all the way back to 2007, when New Line Cinema had Len Wiseman (From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, Underworld: Blood Wars) attached as director.
Development languished until 2016, when the rights lapsed and landed at Universal Pictures with Shane Salerno (Armageddon, Savages) writing the script. The project fared no better at Universal than it did at New Line Cinema, which allowed Netflix to swoop in and secure the rights in 2022.
Per Netflix's initial press release, the streamer plans to, "adapt the video game saga into a live action feature film, followed by an adult animated series, with the potential for more stories to follow."
The streamer hired Jon Spaihts (Doctor Strange, Dune) to write the script in March 2023.
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Previously, regarding the project, Spaihts stated, "Gears of War is one of the all-time great action games, with vivid characters, a beautifully designed world, and a combat system that drives home the lethality of war and the importance of standing by your squadmates. It wants to be cinema, and I’m thrilled to have the chance to help that happen."
Across five mainline installments, the Gears of War video game franchise deals with residents on the planet Sera, who are on the brink of extinction due to the Locust Horde, a brutal race of creatures that emerged from beneath the surface.
The games follow a squad of soldiers known as Delta Squad, led by Marcus Fenix, who undertake a series of desperate missions to defeat the Locust and save what remains of humankind.
The forthcoming Gears of War: E-Day is considered the sixth mainline installment and is a prequel set 14 years before the original Gears of War game.
Stay tuned for updates on the Gears of War movie, as casting news should be the next announcement to surface.
Wrestler turned actor Dave Bautista has long campaigned for the role of Marcus Fenix and even lent his likeness to Gears of War 5 as a playable character.
