Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Gears of War has landed the writer of Dune and Doctor Strange to help bring it to life. Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Jon Spaihts has signed on to adapt the hugely successful video game franchise for the streaming giant.
In a statement, the Dune and Doctor Strange writer said: “Gears of War is one of the all-time great action games, with vivid characters, a beautifully designed world, and a combat system that drives home the lethality of war and the importance of standing by your squadmates. It wants to be cinema, and I’m thrilled to have the chance to help that happen.”
With over 40 million copies sold, Gears of War is one of gaming’s richest and most acclaimed sagas. It centres on a society divided and on the brink of collapse as it faces total extinction by the Locust, a monstrous threat from below.
