Len Wiseman to direct ‘Gears of War’
Hollywood Newsroom is now Buzz Newsroom! Visit and bookmark our new site. Buzz is bigger and better, including sports, world news, gadgets and the entertainment news that you're used to. Same staff, just more stuff! Why Fark, Drudge and Huffington when you can Buzz!?New Line is putting “Gears of War” in motion, setting Len Wiseman to direct the video game adaptation being produced by Temple Hill’s Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey.
Chris Morgan, who wrote the upcoming Universal tentpoles “Wanted” and “The Fast and the Furious 4,” has been hired to write the screenplay. Wiseman and Morgan will develop the story treatment.
The movement on the project suggests that the reconfigured New Line won’t be confined to horror, thrillers and low-budget comedies but will be able to tackle big-budget projects outside the scope initially ascribed to the Warner Bros. division.
“Gears,” developed by Epic Games, became an instant success when it debuted on the Xbox 360 in November 2006. It became one of the most popular games on the Xbox Live service, overtaking “Halo 2,” and sold more than 3 million units worldwide in its first 10 weeks. It received numerous awards, including Gamespot’s Game of the Year and the Interactive Achievement Awards’ Overall Game of the Year.
- from THR