Gears of War trilogy to be ‘harder edged Lord Of The Rings’

by Liam on January 24, 2009 · 8 comments

Since Len Wiseman was announced as director for a movie version of Gears of War last June we haven’t really heard much about it. However, Wiseman recently spoke to Bloody-Disgusting and revealed that he plans to make a Gears of War trilogy, and that it could be in 3D!

“I’m writing Gears Of War with Chris Morgan, who wrote Wanted,” he tells BD before explaining that he wasn’t much of a gamer until he saw GOW in his movie Live Free Or Die Hard.

“It’s going to be much more [on the] science fiction side of it than the creature side of it. I’ve always been much more of a sci-fi action fan than a horror fan,” he reveals also explaining that he wants the scope of the film to be told over the course of three films! “The hope is that were wanting to do a three movies and really cover the bases on everything. Basically a harder edged Lord Of The Rings.”

While Wiseman doesn’t say the films will be in 3-D, he does admit that he’s interesting in the new technology. “Yeah, I think about [3D technology] quite a bit,” he continues, “the more and more I get involved with these movies and the bigger they are the more you rely on CG effects to help you out. And you can do it properly; I’ve been a big fan of practical work and still am, it’s finding a way to incorporate them together.”

While comparing an upcoming franchise to The Lord of the Rings isn’t exactly new or exciting any more, this does sound interesting.

  • http://triconium.com Tricon

    It has a lot to live up to: the games let alone "Lord of the Rings".

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/Tricon Tricon

    It has a lot to live up to: the games let alone "Lord of the Rings".

  • Joe

    I can't wait if its gona be that good ^^

  • Joe

    I can't wait if its gona be that good ^^

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/Jon_Stephens Jon

    Very cool news. I love playing Gears, and I've always thought the story would make a great film. I don't see it as a Lord of the Rings type film though. Doesn't make much sense to me. At no point during the game did I ever think to myself "Wow, this is just like the Lord of the Rings!"

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/Jon_Stephens Jon

    Very cool news. I love playing Gears, and I've always thought the story would make a great film. I don't see it as a Lord of the Rings type film though. Doesn't make much sense to me. At no point during the game did I ever think to myself "Wow, this is just like the Lord of the Rings!"

  • http://triconium.com Tricon

    It's more-so a reference to the epic nature and feel of LOTR. I'm hopeful, but concerned that they are going to overlook the creature element. The Locusts are obviously an important part of the story, and capturing their essence is crucial.

  • Tricon

    It's more-so a reference to the epic nature and feel of LOTR. I'm hopeful, but concerned that they are going to overlook the creature element. The Locusts are obviously an important part of the story, and capturing their essence is crucial.