{"id":1203679,"date":"2026-02-19T21:30:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/JnknxDS9qiWoSpF93NXeyG"},"modified":"2026-02-19T21:30:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:30:51","slug":"netflixs-long-awaited-gears-of-war-movie-might-actually-have-a-director-and-its-the-guy-who-helmed-bullet-train-and-codirected-john-wick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/netflixs-long-awaited-gears-of-war-movie-might-actually-have-a-director-and-its-the-guy-who-helmed-bullet-train-and-codirected-john-wick\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix’s long-awaited Gears of War movie might actually have a director, and it’s the guy who helmed Bullet Train and codirected John Wick"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Remember that Gears of War movie Netflix was working on? Nobody would blame you if you didn’t. The streaming service and purveyor of aggressively<\/a> mediocre<\/a> action<\/a> flicks<\/a> nabbed the film rights for Microsoft’s cover-shooter series way back in November 2022. The plan was to lead with a feature film and then segue into an animated series, but little has been heard about the project since the rights acquisition.<\/p>\n

Now though, the project might finally have a director. According to the Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, David Leitch is in negotiations to helm the project, though the deal has not yet been signed off with the traditional chainsaw duel.<\/p>\n

Leitch has had an interesting career. He was originally a stuntman, working on films like Blade, The Matrix sequels Reloaded and Revolutions, and Zack Snyder’s 300. In 2014, he codirected John Wick with Chad Stahelski, though he was only credited as a producer. He got his directorial debut with 2017’s Atomic Blonde, going on to direct Deadpool 2 and 2022 action film Bullet Train. His most recent project was action romcom The Fall Guy, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.<\/p>\n

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