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Three years ago, Netflix announced it had exclusively acquired the film and television adaptation rights to the popular shooter game series "Gears of War," co-developed by Epic Games and Microsoft. The streamer revealed plans for both a live-action feature film and an adult animated series. After three years in development, The Hollywood Reporter (THR) has now disclosed that David Leitch (pictured left, below), who has risen to prominence as a blockbuster action director with films like "Deadpool 2" and "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw," is currently in negotiations to direct the movie.
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This isn't Leitch's first foray into video game adaptations. Several years ago, he was also developing a live-action film based on the shooter game "Tom Clancy's The Division," collaborating with Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Chastain. However, that project ultimately stalled and has not been picked up by another team since.
Should this collaboration be finalized, Leitch and his producing partner and wife, Kelly McCormick (pictured right, above), would also serve as producers through their company, 87North. While the director is still being finalized, Jon Spaihts, co-screenwriter for the "Dune" film series, has already been tapped to pen the script.