.KICK Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Die Hard 4.0 director Len Wiseman is going to be at the helm of the upcoming Gears of War film.That's according to Variety, which reports that studio New Line has been in talks with Wiseman for several months. We're also told that The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift writer Chris Morgan has been added to the roster to help redraft the script Stuart Beattie (of Collateral and Pirates of the Caribbean fame) originally produced. The report also confirmed that the project had been pushed back and is now expected to hit cinemas in summer 2010. Epic boss Mark Rein doesn't seem too bothered, though, as long as the right talent is on board. "It's like with our games, you can have it right or have it right now," Rein told Variety. "We want to get it right. There's no timetable for us. We just want to make as good a movie as we can, and we think [Wiseman's] the guy who will do it." We caught up with Mark Rein earlier this year to talk about the film, among other things, and he told us he wouldn't blame people for being extra sceptical about it. But he was impressed with the early Beattie script - we hope he likes this new draft - and with Cliff Bleszinski on board to ensure nothing is lost in translation, he feels his goal of not harming the franchise will be successful. "We came very close to saying 'not this time', but the studio gave us some really good assurances in the contractual stage that they've got some really good people together with this," Rein told Eurogamer. "I mean, this is the studio behind Lord of the Rings - they're not afraid to spend a lot of money, and to do something good and artistic, so we just felt we stacked the deck with the people we're working with and, if there's a chance for this to be a good movie, we're dealing with the guys who can do it." Meanwhile, Epic will be concentrating all of its efforts on Gears of War 2, which is scheduled to arrive this November. Source - Eurogamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerve Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Interesting news, I'm a big fan of the Die Hard films. I'm not sure I can wait until 2010 though, ah well - atleast we'll have Gears of War 2. :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted June 18, 2008 Veteran Share Posted June 18, 2008 How did Die Hard 4 turn out? I've not had time to sit down and watch it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xero Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Please, we all know this director from being the lucky ****** married to Kate Beckinsale, not for directing Die Hard 4. God damn him.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.KICK Posted June 18, 2008 Author Share Posted June 18, 2008 How did Die Hard 4 turn out? I've not had time to sit down and watch it It was actually quite good, I would recommend you watch it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerve Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 How did Die Hard 4 turn out? I've not had time to sit down and watch it It was a really good movie, nothing compared to Die Hard though. ;) Please, we all know this director from being the lucky ****** married to Kate Beckinsale, not for directing Die Hard 4. God damn him.. Damn him indeed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted June 18, 2008 Veteran Share Posted June 18, 2008 Please, we all know this director from being the lucky ****** married to Kate Beckinsale, not for directing Die Hard 4. God damn him.. Lucky son of a ..:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceBreakerG Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I never saw Die Hard 4, but I need to watch it. He is a lucky sob in deed for being married to someone as hot as her though. Lucky mofo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorwing Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I"m not too sure about the FNF writer being on this.. :\.... FNF3 wasn't that great. lol. Terrible storyline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deletedforeverhaha Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Texas chainsaw massacre action + Die hard feel = Gears of war movie, don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOC Veteran Posted June 21, 2008 Veteran Share Posted June 21, 2008 Die Hard was directed by John McTiernan, and when I saw the thread title I thought HE was directed the GoW movie, got all excited. Die Hard 4 was good, but nothing compared to the original as I'm sure most people would agree. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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