A Gears of War film has been in various stages of development starting way back in 2007. The project has been stalled ever since, but it seems that may no longer be the case.
At the Xbox Gears of War 4 live stream, Rod Fergusson, studio head of The Coalition, announced that the film is indeed happening.
And it seems Microsoft will be pairing with Universal Pictures to make it happen.
Larry “Major Nelson” Hyrb’s tweet confirming the announcement can be found here:
https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/783793360716886017
There was also a subsequent press release, announcing the film’s producers:
“Scott Stuber (“Ted” series, “Central Intelligence”) and Dylan Clark (“Planet of the Apes” series, “Oblivion”) will produce for their Universal-based Bluegrass Films. In addition, Executive Vice President of Production Jon Mone will oversee the project for Universal and Senior Vice President Jay Ireland will oversee for Bluegrass.”
Gears of War 4, the game that’s recreating all of this interest in the franchise, hits stores October 11, 2016.