If you're eagerly awaiting the Gears of War movie, we have some good news and some bad news for you. The good news is that recent rumours that the film had been cancelled are false. The bad news is that the movie is being entirely reimagined, and series creator Cliff Bleszinski has explained that there are three reasons behind that: it was too expensive, was rated R, and "contained no love story".
Speaking at last week's Comic-Con, Bleszinski said that the films new direction will aim for something "more like District 9" and less like 2012. Apparently, the scope of the film got a bit out of hand while director Len Wiseman, best known for the guilty pleasure Die Hard 4.0 was attached to the project. He left in April, leaving a script for a $100 million epic, and that proved hard to get studios interested in.
The project is now looking for a new writer and director, but we're guessing they have no shortage of applicants. Sure wish they'd get back to us, however - our idea was pretty fantastic.
With the movie still a good way off, isn't it nice to remember that Gears of War 3 will be landing on the Xbox 360 on April 8th next year? Love story to be confirmed.
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