The Gears of War movie is set to take place in an alternate universe that is separate from the games. The reasoning behind this was to create a fresh experience that isn't chained to the source material.
Zack Snyder’s directorial style, the one that gave us the visual grandeur of “Man of Steel,” could be an electrifying match for the gritty Gears universe. Picture it: chainsaw bayonets tearing through the Locust Horde, explosions that’d make even Michael Bay envious – that’s the Snyder touch we all know and love, paired with the battle-hardened world of Gears of War.
He's saying this because Netflix acquired the film rights to the franchise awhile back. Factoring in his current relationship with them along with a Dave Bautista casting, seems like a no-brainer.
First Dave Bautista chimes in about his desire to portray Marcus Fenix. Now Terry Crews likes the idea of becoming Cole Train.
He’s trying everything to make it happen.
I prefer no Gears movie especially after Mortal Kombat & Young Drake bomb
"isn't chained to the source material" - famous last words.
Then what's the point. Just make a movie a call it something else.
Probably be the awful plot use of traveling to an alternative world and into our modern world.
Good luck to them then. It's very rare that a film can deviate greatly from the source material and still find success.
So they're trying to make a profit on just the name...