Gears of War creator gives Zack Snyder tick of approval to direct film on one condition MicrosoftGears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski has given acclaimed director Zack Snyder his seal of approval to lead the charge on the upcoming live-action Netflix adaptation, though it comes with one big asterisk: Dave Bautista must be Marcus Fenix. In an era where almost every video game is coming to the big screen in some capacity, it\u2019s only fitting Gears of War is in line for the live-action treatment too. In light of highly successful projects like HBO\u2019s The Last of Us and Sony\u2019s Tom Holland-led Uncharted flick, Netflix officially cut a deal last year to bring us a Gears of War movie. Not only is a big-budget film in the works, but so too is an animated television series, as the streaming giant doubles down on Microsoft\u2019s hit third-person action franchise. For the time being, no official details have been locked in beyond the mere fact it\u2019s all going ahead. So with the window still open for seemingly anyone to join the projects, Man of Steel director Zack Snyder has now shown a keen interest, with the game\u2019s creator even backing him to take it on. Given his existing partnership with Netflix, Snyder is currently in Germany promoting Rebel Moon at Gamescom 2023. In a sit-down interview with IGN, the topic of video game adaptations came up. \u201cWe\u2019ve talked about a bunch of\u2026 Gears has always come up in our sort of circle,\u201d he teased before then adding Halo to his list of dream projects as well. Before long, this brief comment gained traction on social media and found its way to the very creator of the franchise, Cliff Bleszinski. The former game dev signed off on the idea of Snyder directing, but with one big caveat. \u201cI approve, but only if Dave Bautista is Marcus [Fenix],\u201d Bleszinski said. WWE Hall-of-Famer turned high-profile movie star, Bautista is no stranger to the Gears franchise. Having expressed his desire to join a live-action adaptation on multiple occasions over the past few years, it\u2019s a role he\u2019s been actively pursuing for quite some time. \u201cI really hope they will,\u201d Bautista said when asked if Netflix will make contact when casting for the film. \u201cIt\u2019s a part that I\u2019ve sought after for years and I feel like I could bring a lot of heart to Marcus Fenix. I really would. I think I would do that part justice. I feel confident in it, so hopefully it\u2019ll come my way and we\u2019ll be having this conversation in a different way sometime.\u201d Given his evident passion for the series, we\u2019ve even seen a Batista skin added in-game thanks to some Gears 5 DLC. Should the stars align, perhaps we\u2019ll be hearing sooner than later about Netflix\u2019s Gears of War movie. And if luck should have it, maybe it\u2019ll come with both Snyder and Bautista attached. But for now, we\u2019ll just have to wait and see how things pan out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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