Gears of War rights acquired by Netflix

[JohnC]

I only played the first couple of games, so have no idea where it ended up going. But Netflix have acquired the rights and are partnering with The Coalition to develop a movie and an animated series. It'll apparently be a high priority with work expected to begin pretty quickly.

 

https://deadline.com/2022/11/netflix-gears-of-war-1235165887/

[Thor]

Not really interested, but I hope it does well enough to prompt more adaptations. 

[Gambit]

Dave Bautista for Marcus Fenix please.

[Harsin]

I hope they can do justice to the deep and nuanced story of Gears of War.

[cassidy]

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[James Lyon]

Could have got the kill.switch licence for half what they paid.

[SuperFamiTom]

Great games. Their suitability for making into equally great TV remains to be seen. 

[Flanders]

A rags to riches story of how the Cole Train rose to the heights of space NFL. 
 

A 20-part documentary charting the life cycle of a giant werm that eats cities. 
 

RAAM. A 70s political thriller in the mould of the Parallax View.

[matt0]

16 hours ago, Harsin said:

I hope they can do justice to the deep and nuanced story of Gears of War.

 

People don't appreciate the depth of Gears of War though. Like, I know at a glance it looks like a shallow celebration of absurd, 90s comic style ultraviolence. But when you scratch the surface there's also the recurring theme of forcibly euthanising traumatised women.

[Clipper]

if they play it like Gears of War 1,2,3  then it could be good. Big dumb budget Cannon 80s/90s action style film , think Starship Troopers without the intelligence or social commentary

 

I absolutely love Gears of War (1,2,3) for its absurd OTT nonsense (being inside the giant worm was amazing), it is doubly hilarious when you realise that the the guys guiding the story thought is was a serious thought provoking piece

 

4 and 5 aren't quite as fun as they scaled back some of the nonsense and tried for a more serious tone. Kait Diaz is fun though.

[Garwoofoo]

I hope they base the whole thing around the bits where he walks around slowly with his finger in his ear.

[JPL]

I hope they spend a good few episodes explaining why those toilet cubicles are so big.

[JoeK]

4 minutes ago, JPL said:

I hope they spend a good few episodes explaining why those toilet cubicles are so big.

 

You've seen the size of those Gears soldiers - they're fucking massive. Pissing all over the place - need a whole load of urinals to stem the golden flow.

[cassidy]

Will the feem chune be Mazzy Star. 

[Capwn]

Find it kind of funny but at the same time I also find it kind of sad

[DarhkFox]

On 07/11/2022 at 20:12, Gambit said:

Dave Bautista for Marcus Fenix please.

 

It has to be surely? 

[Chadruharazzeb]

 

 

 

[James Lyon]

Is that official or is he hinting that they should? 

[Stig]

44 minutes ago, James Lyon said:

Is that official or is he hinting that they should? 

 

It was a promo video for when you could download him for the game. You could chose the have the Batista skin when for Marcus.

[James Lyon]

1 hour ago, Stigweard said:

 

It was a promo video for when you could download him for the game. You could chose the have the Batista skin when for Marcus.

 

Ha, either way, it's impossible not to see him in the role. I hope this doesn't go the way of Nathan Drake and Nathan Fillion.

[pledge]

I would love to see Tom Holland bulk up to play Marcus