New Line Nabs 'Gears of War' Movie Rights

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New Line has won feature rights to Microsoft's hugely popular vidgame "Gears of War" with Stuart Beattie writing and Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey producing via their Temple Hill banner.

- Target Release Date: Summer 2009
- CliffyB will exec produce the film and consult on its development for Epic.

Studio's deal is with Epic, the game's developer, which held onto all ancillary rights to the property when Microsoft signed on to publish the game. Though it hasn't been announced yet, a sequel vidgame is assured. If development of both projects goes smoothly, New Line and Epic would surely love to see the film and a game sequel come out around the same time.

Epic developed "Gears'" extensive backstory in hopes of utilizing it for a film, as well as potential novels.

"We wanted to make an entertainment property that's not just for games but for other media," said Epic VP and co-founder Mark Rein.

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Batista would be a cool Marcus Fenix. Man of few words. Really looking foward to this movie.