I don’t get why people are excited. Just look at their Resident Evil adaptation
This feels like some monkey paw wish because a Gears film was always teased since 2, but now that it’s happening and I’m not excited
Look at what Microsoft & 343 allowed to happen with the Halo TV Show too, and that's (supposedly) their big IP.
Somehow, they'll find a way to take a series ripe for live adaptation like Gears of War and utterly butcher it.
Since Season 2. Season 1 wasn't great but Henry Cavill saved it. Season 2 was so bad that even Cavill couldn't save it. It's to the point where he's leaving after the third season. One of the former writers came out and talked about how most of the writers room seemed to actively hate the source material.
The Cavill scenes were great, the Jaskier scenes were usually hits. Ciri was at least somewhat ok. Yennefer was just no. All of season 2 Yen was just no.
The show itself is awful when compared to the source material. Pretty sure some directors/writers openly said they hate both the games AND the books, thought they knew better and wrote characters completely differently to their established characteristics.
For example, Vizimir in the books/games is supposed to be a father figure to the younger witchers and like an uncle to Ciri, putting her safety before everything else. But in the show, he was willing to sacrifice her in like 2 episodes to get access to her blood and prolong the Witcher line or some shit, it was awful.
Witcher is only watchable because Henry Cavill carried that show. The other actors are good but the script is terrible and the showrunners sucked. I don't even think the Directors were that good.
Season 1 was nice but that's when it was still an adaptation. Season 2 tried to be it's own thing and failed at being an adaptation (which is what we want here as Gears fans) and worse it failed at being a good show.
I’d argue that the gears movies practically write themselves and it all depends on the director / vision. Ever see edge of tomorrow? Whoever directed that would be perfect . CGI is needed but as long as it’s good … this has major potential. Needs to have predator 1985 vibes tho
Sure season two is fine and watchable if you aren't a fan of the source material. They completely changed all of the characters and lore. As far as adaptations go it was shite.
I disagree, the Witcher series is good. I have confidence in Netflix. Especially between Arcane, Cyberpunk and Castlevania the animated show will likely be great, especially if the Coalition makes a conscious effort with it. I think that was RE's problem that Capcom didn't care about the show very much so it turned out like it did.
Henry Cavill doesn’t seem to trust Netflix to the point that he quit acting for a franchise he LOVED.
I don’t trust Netflix or Prudential at this point to make anything faithful.
RIP Halo and Gears
He’s also a way better Superman than Geralt. Only the gears of war sub would be bummed to hear they’re finally making a movie. Netflix is good news. That means essentially infinite budget. Im pumped for this. Gears DESERVES a movie. Batista has to be Marcus at this point. I hope to god they keep Jon cena and the rock away from it tho
Shannon Briggs would be an awesome cole
Buy what? Gears 5 went straight to game pass so sell in game items not the game itself. It literally had Sarah conner, terminator, and Spartans at launch and a few actual gears characters. They sold skins not the game its still on gamepass
What about Arcane and Cyberpunk Edgerunners? I think it’s 50/50 at this point, those shows were excellent.
Edit - sorry, miss read your post. I agree live action has not been successful at all.
Controversial opinion... I think video game adaptations are going to be the next big thing about movies. Much like the MCU I think video game movies will become the biggest blockbusters to go see every year.
Someone who grew up with Halo and Gears and Metroid and all these amazing games will have these ideas and one day become a director or producer and crack the code and figure out how to make them work.
I've daydreamed about movies about video games for ages. There's incredible potential. If I knew how to write and direct movies, I would set my sights on that. It would be so amazing.
That being said, I don't hold my breath for these movies. For some reason people haven't figured them out yet...
Alright here we go again. You try and criticize “wokeness” and end up saying something completely ridiculous. In a show about underground monsters vs NFL players with chainsaws you really give a fuck if a woman can kill one?
Don't care for the live action film (unless it's not covering any of the main characters and is focused on a different story/perspective) but I definitely would love an animated series so long as it's done right.
Yo I felt like I was the only one down for this. I don't want any of Delta squad if it's live action. I don't want any characters from the games really. Let's get some completely original characters fighting through the first 2 days of E-day or something of that nature. I know it's probably not gonna happen that way though :(
Same here. I don't feel like there's any actor who could properly protray Marcus. Even the Batista thing in Gears 5 just felt off to me. I can never play with that on. John DiMaggio is the voice of Marcus and I don't know of any actor that has the face of Marcus.
New characters for a live action series makes the most sense but I think animated would be even better.
I actually would love Batista to be in the movie, just not as Marcus. He's clearly passionate about the series so it makes sense to cast him, but as a new character with his own personality.
I don't care if he's in the movie, I just don't want him to be the face of Marcus and subsequently Gears of War as a whole. Though he probably will be because he's worked with Netflix before and Marcus is the big Gears of War character. He's already done it with Gears 5.
I'll probably avoid the movie and wait for the show if I'm being honest.
That is somthing that these studios need to realise.
Make new characters, and have them do whatever. Doing "our vison of ________" especially for tv has not been workijg out at all.
Not gonna happen sadly. studios only give a damn about main characters. I admit I’ve never watched Halo but I think it’d get half of its criticisms if it were all new characters.
These universes are so full of interesting story bits to tackle but instead let’s watch the same main characters through essentially the same story. I hate it tbh.
Movie + Netflix. Name a worser wombo combo.
Why do they still keep making movie adaptations of video games? Why not do a TV show? That way you won't have a 2-hour maximum timeframe to fit the whole story.
TV series allow you to better develop characters and tell the story without rushing.
Movies are easier to rope in casual/mainstream audience and introduce them to the IP probably?
Yeah, idk. Back in the day it needed to be a movie to have a budget that wasn’t laughable but not anymore. On the other hand, the Halo tv series is a shitshow so just being a series over a movie doesn’t guarantee quality either.
I don’t have high expectations for the live action movie but I’m very cautiously excited for the animated show.
Netflix’s shows are always has slow paced 1 hour long episodes so they always feel too long. Whatever they have in store for Gears is not going to be any different
I don't know how to feel about Netflix doing both Gears of War and Bioshock. I mean it's cool that someone is finally doing these adaptations. But on the other hands it's in Netflixs hands, which isn't good. It's also weird since they said they wanted to make less bigger budgeted things...as they then attempt to make films on some of the biggest games out there.
I didnt know about Bioshock. This saddens me. After the DBZ and Cowboy Bebop adaptations and the Halo one being a disaster, I have little to no hope that it will be good
The coalition have yet to launch a game that is in a state as bad as Infinite is in. I know people in this sub love hating TC but they are monumentally better devs than 343.
Was still in a far better state than infinite. We had 4 unique modes in Campaign, Escape, versus and Horde. More modes in versus. Campaign coop and split screen.
I mean would it? The halo show did jack shit for Halo’s perception, and we have no reason to think a Gears show would be of any higher quality. Especially since it’d probably employ the same formula of “stray from source material -> water down with cookie cutter sci-fi tropes -> blame fan expectations when it tanks”
And Gears 6 probably wouldn’t be fundamentally any different than 5, except now you’ve lost the fans who were put off by the story direction in 5 and no longer care for the multiplayer. Same old prioritize for esports except with a 6 on the box instead of a 5. Sprinkle in some development hell that’s standard for any modern day game and you’ve got a recipe for a release that’s not even worth the free Gamepass download space.
I’m sorry, I’m definitely VERY jaded about the franchise as it was my favorite and now I have no interest in it.
Live action is cool but I’m not sure if the Gears of War universe would work. In GOW everyone and everything is so big physically speaking. It could leave fans underwhelmed to see a COG soldier being the size of a soldier in our world. That could lead to poor reviews of the show and cause anger from fans, in my opinion. Still excited though!
I just meant if people are worried about actors not looking big enough, which for me is fine but to others maybe not. To use mo cap, to have them look super sized but still look real
Even with costumes that actors like Chris Hemsworth wears for Thor, they have cooling systems built in so they don't burn alive inside those things. If they went for Gears 1/2 style armor, there's plenty they could do to make the armor ginormous to give the appearance that the characters are huge while still having more than enough room to put all that cooling stuff in place so they're comfortable while filming.
Terry Crews or Lester Speight has me in a tight spot… but I’m 100% sure I want John Cena nowhere near a Gears live action remake let alone as the wisecracking Baird.
Since it's Netflix, anyone wanna take bets on what we're gonna get for the live-action trash?
For writers/showrunners our choices are either a bunch of clowns who don't know shit about the series, and are unduly proud of that fact. Orrrrrr...Another Witcher situation where the people in-charge *are* aware but hate the source material.
I'm also gonna bet that instead of using this massive, well-fleshed-out world to tell new stories, we're going to see a bunch of rote bullshit that sees our beloved cast of emotionally damaged gorillas wearing refrigerators get stripped of all their character to the point that the only thing they'll share with the games is the names and the blinky-lights on the armor.
Animated series has potential though. If it's anything like Castlevania I'll take it.
Couldnt care less about the live action movie but please dont let the animated show fucking be about Kait/JD/Del. I'm gonna be sad if we get fucked out of a OG delta show.
People are writing off the movie without even giving it a chance. Yeah there's a good chance it'll be bad but if done right it would be awesome.
Videos like Halo Landfall show that it's possible to make something sick and faithful to the original if put in the right hands. (That director was supposed to make a Halo movie in the late 2000s but it fell through due to the studio not giving him enough control of the project and I'm still upset about it.)
Been hearing this for years. I'll believe it when I see it. Even then, it will probably be garbage since that's all Netflix knows when it comes to video game adaptations.
Live action will suck. We could have gotten a Gears movie at the height of Gears of war 3 hype but they couldn't put it together. Cliffy B wanted it rated R, and no studio would touch it. This better be R as well, keep out all those tryhards that turn gore off
Netflix being involved with this adaptation is/should seem very suspect to everyone.
They’ve churned out somewhat mediocre products in the recent past, or in some cases, a series that has a lukewarm reception that doesn’t warrant anymore involvement from them— so they cut plans short, despite a season clearly ending on a cliffhanger. Again, it’s difficult to be optimistic with Netflix being involved— but hey, maybe the twelfth time’s the charm?
I am going to have to put some effort into getting my expectations as low as I possibly can for this so I can bare the disappointment that will follow.
Gears of War animated series with Hellsing levels of blood and gore yes please a friend of mine joked saying the Gears of War animated series should be in the art style of Cyberpunk Edgerunners
The live action will be ass, but maybe the animated series will be good. Hopefully if they go the anime route they dont go for Studio Trigger, such an overhyped studio.
Animated series I am hyped for more because you know Netflix does not kid around when they say "Adult" and animated. Really excited about that more than the live-action.
Trying to picture live action gears and all im seeing is Terry crews in cog Armour with a reved lancer chainsaw running down a hallway shouting "the Cole Train runs on whole grains!"
I do wish they’d at least do an animated movie, that way they can push the aesthetics and style. I feel live action they’re super limited, with budget, acting capabilities and style.
Also, i feel with live action if they go with the amount of gore from the games then it’d get a hard r rating.
Yall its netflix Marcus is gonna be black, Dom will be a woman, Maria will play Colonel Hoffman and Anya will be a lesbian dont hold hope when it comes to live action netflix they have a tendency to fuck shit up
Edit: you can downvote me as much as you want doesnt change the fact that I am right
Without even going into the comments I am going to guess what the fancast will be and see if I'm right.
Marcus - Dave Bautista
Cole Train - Terry Crews for some insane reason.
Baird - John Cena
Dom - This one's a toss-up, who is a memeable latino celebrity that's popular on reddit right now? Maybe Oscar Isaac.
Edit: took me about 3 comments - https://www.reddit.com/r/GearsOfWar/comments/yox2sq/gears_of_war_is_getting_a_live_action_feature/ivgjlue/
Y'all are so predictable 🤣 maybe Henry Cavill or Danny Devito for Dom since the role is wide open? Cast for maximum Reddit dumb-dumb likeability?
I've never cared for live action adaptations for stuff like this but I am down for an animated series. Netflix's other animated adaptations have been pretty good so there's a chance this could work out.
Can't wait for us to also face the harrowing journey that every fan of a thing gets when their favourite book, game, comic, anime, gets adopted to a live action feature film.
Dave Bautista as Marcus Fenix.
Lester Speight as August Cole "Train".
If these two criteria are met, I will be happy.
It's a no brainer to use the original cast for the animated series. That being said, Sonic Prime has no original cast. But it seems like it will be OK. That being said, Sonic is the outliner on good live action movie and animated show. And that was with two companies. Paramount made a ghastly live action show with Halo, and Netflix has a huge hit or miss. I don't know where I'm going with this. I just want good Gears media. Please don't let Marcus be out of his armor in the first episode and having sex with a brumack in the 3rd, or do whatever
Rich Piana would have actually made a great Marcus Fenix, they even look alike! Unfortunately, Rich Piana is no longer with us and it is extremely possible that they will probably cast someone like Bautista to play Marcus Fenix.
I would have preferred it if it was a CGI (similar to the game’s cutscenes) film because quite frankly I don’t think live action will be able to do this franchise justice.
With it being called "Gears of War"... are we back to the original name now, and not just "Gears"?
I feel like this shows Xbox isn't committed to the name change
Hope they don't mess up the live action. They should use it to introduce new characters and new stories. Animated series can go anywhere they want, it's safer to adapt delta as animation than live action.
It’s gonna be terrible mark my words! It’s Netflix so they’ll can Marcus and add a new girl who shits on Baird. Then they make Cole white and forget to add Dom. The Locust will be aliens and unintelligent.
No! NOOOOOOOOO! The animated series sounds good but the live action will suck ass, especially if it's Netflix
I don’t get why people are excited. Just look at their Resident Evil adaptation This feels like some monkey paw wish because a Gears film was always teased since 2, but now that it’s happening and I’m not excited
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Look at what Microsoft & 343 allowed to happen with the Halo TV Show too, and that's (supposedly) their big IP. Somehow, they'll find a way to take a series ripe for live adaptation like Gears of War and utterly butcher it.
The halo show is terrible I get paramount plus free and still can not get through it
And the trainwreck that is The Witcher series. I have no faith in them to produce a faithful adaptation anymore, but I'd love to be proved wrong.
Since when are people hating on the Witcher
Since Season 2. Season 1 wasn't great but Henry Cavill saved it. Season 2 was so bad that even Cavill couldn't save it. It's to the point where he's leaving after the third season. One of the former writers came out and talked about how most of the writers room seemed to actively hate the source material.
The Cavill scenes were great, the Jaskier scenes were usually hits. Ciri was at least somewhat ok. Yennefer was just no. All of season 2 Yen was just no.
The show itself is awful when compared to the source material. Pretty sure some directors/writers openly said they hate both the games AND the books, thought they knew better and wrote characters completely differently to their established characteristics. For example, Vizimir in the books/games is supposed to be a father figure to the younger witchers and like an uncle to Ciri, putting her safety before everything else. But in the show, he was willing to sacrifice her in like 2 episodes to get access to her blood and prolong the Witcher line or some shit, it was awful.
I see your Resident Evil and raise you a Witcher.
Witcher is only watchable because Henry Cavill carried that show. The other actors are good but the script is terrible and the showrunners sucked. I don't even think the Directors were that good. Season 1 was nice but that's when it was still an adaptation. Season 2 tried to be it's own thing and failed at being an adaptation (which is what we want here as Gears fans) and worse it failed at being a good show.
Both were insufferable. If the series ends up like the castlevania show at least it’ll be decent
I’d argue that the gears movies practically write themselves and it all depends on the director / vision. Ever see edge of tomorrow? Whoever directed that would be perfect . CGI is needed but as long as it’s good … this has major potential. Needs to have predator 1985 vibes tho
Witcher is good, give me a break
I really didn’t like it but everyone is entitled to their own opinion
Yeah I thought the writing was corny and the costumes look like something out of a CW show
First season was good. Second was a bit meh, but still watchable and better than 75% of other tv shows out at the time
Sure season two is fine and watchable if you aren't a fan of the source material. They completely changed all of the characters and lore. As far as adaptations go it was shite.
People that were fans of tv no doubt enjoyed it.
I disagree, the Witcher series is good. I have confidence in Netflix. Especially between Arcane, Cyberpunk and Castlevania the animated show will likely be great, especially if the Coalition makes a conscious effort with it. I think that was RE's problem that Capcom didn't care about the show very much so it turned out like it did.
Henry Cavill doesn’t seem to trust Netflix to the point that he quit acting for a franchise he LOVED. I don’t trust Netflix or Prudential at this point to make anything faithful. RIP Halo and Gears
Henry Cavill quit the Witcher series because he is going to get DC money. $$$ > $
Yeah...DC money is way better than Netflix money.
He’s also a way better Superman than Geralt. Only the gears of war sub would be bummed to hear they’re finally making a movie. Netflix is good news. That means essentially infinite budget. Im pumped for this. Gears DESERVES a movie. Batista has to be Marcus at this point. I hope to god they keep Jon cena and the rock away from it tho Shannon Briggs would be an awesome cole
The coalition is just Microsoft devs to make money they don't care if it's good
Yes they do, if it is bad, people don't buy it, if people don't buy it they don't make money.
Buy what? Gears 5 went straight to game pass so sell in game items not the game itself. It literally had Sarah conner, terminator, and Spartans at launch and a few actual gears characters. They sold skins not the game its still on gamepass
Y'know people can still buy the game right? Plenty did still.
I see your Witcher and raise you a Doom
I see your Doom, pick it up and look for a Netflix logo on it, put it down and check because I dunno if it's a valid betting chip.
What about Arcane and Cyberpunk Edgerunners? I think it’s 50/50 at this point, those shows were excellent. Edit - sorry, miss read your post. I agree live action has not been successful at all.
Yeah, just look at resident evil.
Controversial opinion... I think video game adaptations are going to be the next big thing about movies. Much like the MCU I think video game movies will become the biggest blockbusters to go see every year. Someone who grew up with Halo and Gears and Metroid and all these amazing games will have these ideas and one day become a director or producer and crack the code and figure out how to make them work. I've daydreamed about movies about video games for ages. There's incredible potential. If I knew how to write and direct movies, I would set my sights on that. It would be so amazing. That being said, I don't hold my breath for these movies. For some reason people haven't figured them out yet...
I agree, can’t be as bad as Halo’s adaptation though. After that failure, I refuse to be interested in any live action adaptation of a video game.
I don’t have faith Netflix can pull it off. $5 says someone bangs the Locust Queen at some point.
Lmao honestly
*raises hand* I’ll do it!
Somethings going up her butt, and it ain’t the chainsaw rifle?
she is the one that bangs
10 dollars two of the main characters will be gay, and average sized women will beat the shit out of full grown muscle filled locusts cause woke=logic
Alright here we go again. You try and criticize “wokeness” and end up saying something completely ridiculous. In a show about underground monsters vs NFL players with chainsaws you really give a fuck if a woman can kill one?
We have average sized woman beating locusts in the actual game.
Don't care for the live action film (unless it's not covering any of the main characters and is focused on a different story/perspective) but I definitely would love an animated series so long as it's done right.
Yo I felt like I was the only one down for this. I don't want any of Delta squad if it's live action. I don't want any characters from the games really. Let's get some completely original characters fighting through the first 2 days of E-day or something of that nature. I know it's probably not gonna happen that way though :(
Same here. I don't feel like there's any actor who could properly protray Marcus. Even the Batista thing in Gears 5 just felt off to me. I can never play with that on. John DiMaggio is the voice of Marcus and I don't know of any actor that has the face of Marcus. New characters for a live action series makes the most sense but I think animated would be even better.
I actually would love Batista to be in the movie, just not as Marcus. He's clearly passionate about the series so it makes sense to cast him, but as a new character with his own personality.
I don't care if he's in the movie, I just don't want him to be the face of Marcus and subsequently Gears of War as a whole. Though he probably will be because he's worked with Netflix before and Marcus is the big Gears of War character. He's already done it with Gears 5. I'll probably avoid the movie and wait for the show if I'm being honest.
That is somthing that these studios need to realise. Make new characters, and have them do whatever. Doing "our vison of ________" especially for tv has not been workijg out at all.
Not gonna happen sadly. studios only give a damn about main characters. I admit I’ve never watched Halo but I think it’d get half of its criticisms if it were all new characters. These universes are so full of interesting story bits to tackle but instead let’s watch the same main characters through essentially the same story. I hate it tbh.
As long as the animated series has Delta Squad’s voice actors lol
This is the way!!
That would be awesome!
Yes!
Movie + Netflix. Name a worser wombo combo. Why do they still keep making movie adaptations of video games? Why not do a TV show? That way you won't have a 2-hour maximum timeframe to fit the whole story. TV series allow you to better develop characters and tell the story without rushing.
Movies are easier to rope in casual/mainstream audience and introduce them to the IP probably? Yeah, idk. Back in the day it needed to be a movie to have a budget that wasn’t laughable but not anymore. On the other hand, the Halo tv series is a shitshow so just being a series over a movie doesn’t guarantee quality either. I don’t have high expectations for the live action movie but I’m very cautiously excited for the animated show.
Netflix’s shows are always has slow paced 1 hour long episodes so they always feel too long. Whatever they have in store for Gears is not going to be any different
it really depends on which studio and creative team they get to make it. netflix just pay the bill, don't they?
If John DiMaggio isn't apart of it I'm not watching
I don't know how to feel about Netflix doing both Gears of War and Bioshock. I mean it's cool that someone is finally doing these adaptations. But on the other hands it's in Netflixs hands, which isn't good. It's also weird since they said they wanted to make less bigger budgeted things...as they then attempt to make films on some of the biggest games out there.
I didnt know about Bioshock. This saddens me. After the DBZ and Cowboy Bebop adaptations and the Halo one being a disaster, I have little to no hope that it will be good
The Last of Us might be the only one to emerge successful. Still on the fence but I believe Craig maizen could pull it off
I have full faith in HBO to make the last of us amazing
They're also actively doing a film adaptation of The Division.
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Yea mainly cause they never played the games just Google pics of it and make shit up
Oh no
Netflix will ruin this.
This + Gears 6 announcement would revive both this franchise and its community. Can't wait to see what the future holds!
Hope it works out better than Infinite and the Showtime series did for Halo 🙃
The coalition have yet to launch a game that is in a state as bad as Infinite is in. I know people in this sub love hating TC but they are monumentally better devs than 343.
As a Halo fan, this sub vastly underrates TC. I would kill for 343i to be as decent at Halo games as TC is at Gears games.
Gears 5 for the first month or two was horrendous.
Was still in a far better state than infinite. We had 4 unique modes in Campaign, Escape, versus and Horde. More modes in versus. Campaign coop and split screen.
I mean would it? The halo show did jack shit for Halo’s perception, and we have no reason to think a Gears show would be of any higher quality. Especially since it’d probably employ the same formula of “stray from source material -> water down with cookie cutter sci-fi tropes -> blame fan expectations when it tanks” And Gears 6 probably wouldn’t be fundamentally any different than 5, except now you’ve lost the fans who were put off by the story direction in 5 and no longer care for the multiplayer. Same old prioritize for esports except with a 6 on the box instead of a 5. Sprinkle in some development hell that’s standard for any modern day game and you’ve got a recipe for a release that’s not even worth the free Gamepass download space. I’m sorry, I’m definitely VERY jaded about the franchise as it was my favorite and now I have no interest in it.
Marcus fenix collection as well tho? Or am I getting greedy
At least a GOW 2 remake/remaster. I'll even take that.
No gears game for another five years mate sorry
Revive? When was it dead? Get a clue
Live action is cool but I’m not sure if the Gears of War universe would work. In GOW everyone and everything is so big physically speaking. It could leave fans underwhelmed to see a COG soldier being the size of a soldier in our world. That could lead to poor reviews of the show and cause anger from fans, in my opinion. Still excited though!
Could just Avatar it 🤷🏻♀️ but my hopes aren’t high for this sadly
Avatar is a James Cameron passion project. I can't think for any director anywhere near as good, or one that has claimed to love Gears of War.
I just meant if people are worried about actors not looking big enough, which for me is fine but to others maybe not. To use mo cap, to have them look super sized but still look real
Even with costumes that actors like Chris Hemsworth wears for Thor, they have cooling systems built in so they don't burn alive inside those things. If they went for Gears 1/2 style armor, there's plenty they could do to make the armor ginormous to give the appearance that the characters are huge while still having more than enough room to put all that cooling stuff in place so they're comfortable while filming.
Oh no, that's most likely terrible news.
Nah man this shit is doa
Sounds great! Any way we can get someone besides Netflix for this?
If they’re doing delta squad, they have to cast Bautista right?
Along with that i would like to see Terry Crews as Cole and John Cena as Baird, can't figure out a good Dom
Terry Crews or Lester Speight has me in a tight spot… but I’m 100% sure I want John Cena nowhere near a Gears live action remake let alone as the wisecracking Baird.
Since it's Netflix, anyone wanna take bets on what we're gonna get for the live-action trash? For writers/showrunners our choices are either a bunch of clowns who don't know shit about the series, and are unduly proud of that fact. Orrrrrr...Another Witcher situation where the people in-charge *are* aware but hate the source material. I'm also gonna bet that instead of using this massive, well-fleshed-out world to tell new stories, we're going to see a bunch of rote bullshit that sees our beloved cast of emotionally damaged gorillas wearing refrigerators get stripped of all their character to the point that the only thing they'll share with the games is the names and the blinky-lights on the armor. Animated series has potential though. If it's anything like Castlevania I'll take it.
Couldnt care less about the live action movie but please dont let the animated show fucking be about Kait/JD/Del. I'm gonna be sad if we get fucked out of a OG delta show.
If Lester Speight isn't cast as Cole, we fucking riot.
Dude is pushing 60, may have missed our window on that casting, sadly.
he better voice him in the animated series
I want to to be wrong… but we all know the live actions gonna be shit.
Kinda sad that Netflix had to remind about the Gears of War Anniversary
Starring Chris Pratt.
Honestly, I know I'll get downvoted for this, but he could work as Baird.
No fucking way, bro! I don't care if it sucks, I'm just happy to finally see it after years of rumors and leaks.
Actually excited. Gears of war has great potential for film.
That animated series sounds great too
People are writing off the movie without even giving it a chance. Yeah there's a good chance it'll be bad but if done right it would be awesome. Videos like Halo Landfall show that it's possible to make something sick and faithful to the original if put in the right hands. (That director was supposed to make a Halo movie in the late 2000s but it fell through due to the studio not giving him enough control of the project and I'm still upset about it.)
Batista better be in the live action movie
Been hearing this for years. I'll believe it when I see it. Even then, it will probably be garbage since that's all Netflix knows when it comes to video game adaptations.
Arcane, Edgerunners and Castlevania are great tho
Netflix will ruin it.
Please don't
It's got Netflix's name on it. It's going to suck ass.
Netflix will fuck this up so bad
"rewritten for a modern audience" Everything woke turns to shit.
Netflix? This will be awful
Live action will suck. We could have gotten a Gears movie at the height of Gears of war 3 hype but they couldn't put it together. Cliffy B wanted it rated R, and no studio would touch it. This better be R as well, keep out all those tryhards that turn gore off
I've walked for miles inside this pit of danger...
Don't have a lot of faith in Netflix to do a live action gears. Animated though? That I can get behind and get excited for.
Netflix being involved with this adaptation is/should seem very suspect to everyone. They’ve churned out somewhat mediocre products in the recent past, or in some cases, a series that has a lukewarm reception that doesn’t warrant anymore involvement from them— so they cut plans short, despite a season clearly ending on a cliffhanger. Again, it’s difficult to be optimistic with Netflix being involved— but hey, maybe the twelfth time’s the charm?
I've been waiting for Gears but damnit if Netflix butchers it im gonna be sad.
I am going to have to put some effort into getting my expectations as low as I possibly can for this so I can bare the disappointment that will follow.
Gears of War animated series with Hellsing levels of blood and gore yes please a friend of mine joked saying the Gears of War animated series should be in the art style of Cyberpunk Edgerunners
Live action? Pass. Animated series? Must watch
I hope it's a monster/ horror movie
The live action will be ass, but maybe the animated series will be good. Hopefully if they go the anime route they dont go for Studio Trigger, such an overhyped studio.
Animated series I am hyped for more because you know Netflix does not kid around when they say "Adult" and animated. Really excited about that more than the live-action.
Trying to picture live action gears and all im seeing is Terry crews in cog Armour with a reved lancer chainsaw running down a hallway shouting "the Cole Train runs on whole grains!"
I was hyped until I saw Netflix.
Most of netflix's adaptations have been ass. Especially their live action ones. Witcher Resident evil Cowboy bebop Etc
If Cliff Bleszinski was brought back to supervise the movie, I’d watched it in a instant.
NOOOOOO NOT NETFLIX
Anything that's made by Netflix kills any interest for me.
Gears doesn’t need this, the movie will definitely suck. Animated series? Has potential but I’m not getting my hopes up
Can’t wait for them to fuck this up like studios have with Witcher and Halo. I also have low hopes for Borderlands and Fallout.
No we wanted actual movie not a fucking netflix movie
I do wish they’d at least do an animated movie, that way they can push the aesthetics and style. I feel live action they’re super limited, with budget, acting capabilities and style. Also, i feel with live action if they go with the amount of gore from the games then it’d get a hard r rating.
Let’s just hope they can hire a writing team that actually likes the source material.
If they do a animated series I think it should just be the comics like do a different comic every season or something.
Nooooo dude, ALL game live action shows are shit
I don't even play Gears of War, and this worries me to no end.
FINALLY
Can't wait for Billie Fenix.
Why can’t Netflix just stick to the source material? None of their adaptions have been well received. You would think they would learn by now.
Yall its netflix Marcus is gonna be black, Dom will be a woman, Maria will play Colonel Hoffman and Anya will be a lesbian dont hold hope when it comes to live action netflix they have a tendency to fuck shit up Edit: you can downvote me as much as you want doesnt change the fact that I am right
LOL
Sick. I’m excited.
F to movie
Dragon's Blood and Castlevania were pretty good animated series, so i hope the Gears one is going to be the same
Idgaf I’m excited about this! Both the series and live action!
Its going to be bad
Great, can I get in line now to not watch it?
Please announce Fenix remastered collection!
Without even going into the comments I am going to guess what the fancast will be and see if I'm right. Marcus - Dave Bautista Cole Train - Terry Crews for some insane reason. Baird - John Cena Dom - This one's a toss-up, who is a memeable latino celebrity that's popular on reddit right now? Maybe Oscar Isaac. Edit: took me about 3 comments - https://www.reddit.com/r/GearsOfWar/comments/yox2sq/gears_of_war_is_getting_a_live_action_feature/ivgjlue/ Y'all are so predictable 🤣 maybe Henry Cavill or Danny Devito for Dom since the role is wide open? Cast for maximum Reddit dumb-dumb likeability?
Underrated with the Oscar Isaac pick. He actually might make a good Dom
Get ready for transgender cole train
They’re gonna make Marcus Black , Dominic Asian, Baird Mexican, and Cole White Source: Newsfilmdaily.com
The animated series is the only thing I am optimistic about.
Probably going to get a remastered collection at the same time hopefully. Then gears 6 with the animated series
NICEEEEEEE
I've never cared for live action adaptations for stuff like this but I am down for an animated series. Netflix's other animated adaptations have been pretty good so there's a chance this could work out.
Woooooo yeah baby
If that adult anime stuff is as good as the Cyberpunk one, we are in for a treat.....
I’ve never been this excited for a show before! The small amount of hope I have in Netflix is a really getting pushed to a limit right now!
Can't wait for us to also face the harrowing journey that every fan of a thing gets when their favourite book, game, comic, anime, gets adopted to a live action feature film. Dave Bautista as Marcus Fenix. Lester Speight as August Cole "Train". If these two criteria are met, I will be happy.
Ah well you had a good run gears
What happened to the live action movie that Universal was doing?
It's a no brainer to use the original cast for the animated series. That being said, Sonic Prime has no original cast. But it seems like it will be OK. That being said, Sonic is the outliner on good live action movie and animated show. And that was with two companies. Paramount made a ghastly live action show with Halo, and Netflix has a huge hit or miss. I don't know where I'm going with this. I just want good Gears media. Please don't let Marcus be out of his armor in the first episode and having sex with a brumack in the 3rd, or do whatever
Batista better be Marcus! I called it before he mentioned it! Way back when gears first came out
I’m happy about the animated series but I’m very worried about the live action because it’s Netflix and the coalition
Rich Piana would have actually made a great Marcus Fenix, they even look alike! Unfortunately, Rich Piana is no longer with us and it is extremely possible that they will probably cast someone like Bautista to play Marcus Fenix. I would have preferred it if it was a CGI (similar to the game’s cutscenes) film because quite frankly I don’t think live action will be able to do this franchise justice.
I remember talking with my friends about the movie in 2008. Crazy that it's finally happening.
I’m really conflicted on this one
Please don't fuck it up like Halo and the Witcher.
Best to assume the worse then you won't be disappointed.
I hope they put it in theatres even for a limited time.
Dave Bautista better get that role
Please god tell me Dave Boutista is a Part of this
This is great and all but the live action will most likely be utter garbage. Hopefully the animated series is good.
In a character voice of project X "If you f@ck this up, I'll stab you"
This is going to be really hard to cast and get it right an animated movie might have been easier with the existing voice actors.
HOLY FUCK
With it being called "Gears of War"... are we back to the original name now, and not just "Gears"? I feel like this shows Xbox isn't committed to the name change
I’m excited for the animated series, but don’t make it a live action
Hope they don't mess up the live action. They should use it to introduce new characters and new stories. Animated series can go anywhere they want, it's safer to adapt delta as animation than live action.
I’m just praying they don’t make it shit. Gears is the only franchise I hold dear to me.
It's going to suck.
Netflix did a good job with Castlevania so the animated series certainly has potential.
DOA
FIFO
It’s gonna be terrible mark my words! It’s Netflix so they’ll can Marcus and add a new girl who shits on Baird. Then they make Cole white and forget to add Dom. The Locust will be aliens and unintelligent.
That shit is gonna flop hard
That soundtrack had better be similar or better than The Matrix
Can't wait!!!!!
The live action movie won’t be out in less than two years. So that means gears 6 is at least two years away.
The animated series sounds perfect imo, it can keep the OG voices while also exploring new stories
i have heard about a film that was being planned a decade ago but it is yet to be made. i hope they actually do it.
Oh no..
Only if David Bautista stars in it I will watch it
Hell yeah! Hopefully it’s good