Directors Who Could Make a Kick-Ass Gears of War Film

As Gears of War 3 eats up a lot of our Man Cave hours, we decided to turn our attention to something we want more than oxygen: A Gears of War movie.

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A few years ago, Underworld director Len Wiseman was this close to bringing Marcus Fenix vs. the Horde to the big screen, but dropped out in 2010. (He's now directing the Total Recall remake.) So who should direct what could be the best space marines vs. aliens movie since Aliens? Here are our five picks. Don't forget to give us your picks in the comments below!


Credits: The Hurt Locker, Point Break

Ever since Kathryn Bigelow won the Best Director Oscar in 2010 for The Hurt Locker, we've been waiting to see her tackle a big-budget action film.

The former wife of James Cameron has a similar knack for mixing memorable action scenes with heart and emotion. With her at the helm, Gears of War would be more than a mindless, male-oriented bloodfest. It could actually become that elusive, "quality" video game adaptation.




Credits: Elite Squad 2, the RoboCop remake

Anyone whose seen the director's work in Elite Squad 2 knows he can handle just about any action scene involving running, gunning and running while gunning. Given the director's recent statements about grounding his upcoming take on RoboCop within some very real, very character-driven stakes, Padilha seems like a no-brainer here. He seems like the type of filmmaker who can kick-start the Gears franchise with a strong mix of action and character-based set-pieces.




Credits: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Given the track record of past video game adaptations, no one is expecting much from the Gears of war movie. Given the quality of the 2001 Planet of the Apes reboot, no one was expecting much from Rise of the Planet of the Apes either, but Rupert Wyatt managed to defy expectations and deliver a smart, engaging Apes prequel. Maybe he could surprise us all again with Gears of War.

He knows his way around mo-cap, clearly, and we'd bet dollars-to-donuts a GoW movie will rely heavily on that tech to realize the Locusts. Also, New Line is keen on cutting costs with this project. Wyatt proved to excel at that for Apes, which reportedly came in at $96 million. Wyatt is new enough on the Hollywood scene to not command a Spielberg-level budget, and he's proven that he can do spectacle at an affordable price. Given his talent and ambition, he could definitely give audiences' their money's worth, too.