Netflix's Gears of War movie is reportedly moving ahead with The Fall Guy director and Dune screenwriter

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A live-action adaptation was first announced back in 2016

Key art for Gears of War.
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Netflix's Gears of War movie is reportedly moving forward - and with David Leitch as director.

Leitch, who is perhaps best known for helming the stunt-filled Ryan Gosling action-comedy The Fall Guy, is set to direct from a screenplay penned by Jon Spaihts - who wrote Dune and Dune 2 (via The Hollywood Reporter).

As for the film's plot, The Coalition’s Rod Fergusson said back in 2019 that the film would take place "in an alternate reality" rather than follow a direct narrative/plot from the games (which is basically what Prime Video's Fallout TV show did).

Lauren Milici
Lauren Milici
Senior Entertainment Writer

Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ based in New York City. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent's Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.

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