Dave Bautista Has “Tried Everything” To Star In The ‘Gears Of War’ Movie
Even thoughDave Bautistahas become a notable star since taking a role in movies likeGuardians of the GalaxyandBlade Runner 2049, it sounds like he’s still having trouble when it comes down to starring in a certain video game movie.
AGears of Warmovie has been in the works since the Xbox video game became popular immediately upon its release in the fall of 2006. But it’s pretty much been stuck in development hell that entire time, never coming close to getting in front of cameras. Perhaps that’s why Dave Bautista hasn’t had any luck landing a role in the movie.
A fan expressed his desire to see Dave Bautista starring in aGears of Warmovie, and the actor followed up with this:
So what’s the problem here? Last we heard, theGears of Warmovie was stationed at Universal with producerDylan Clark(the newPlanet of the Apestrilogy) still attached andScott Stuber(Ted, The Kingdom) executive producing. Plus,F. Scott Frazier, who wrotexXx: The Return of Xander Cage, wasto script the movielast fall. Maybe the movie isn’t in any position to begin casting yet?
Honestly, Dave Bautista has the right look and demeanor to star in theGears of Warmovie, so we’re not sure why Universal wouldn’t want him involved. Perhaps there’s a chance Universal wants to land a bigger name to lead the movie, and Dave Bautista hasn’t exactly proven himself as a box office draw just yet. Since video game movies can be hit or miss at the box office, the studio probably wants at least a bankable star to go with the franchise’s reputation.
If you’ve never played or heard of theGears of Warfranchise, here’s the official synopsis:
Gears of War follows the soldiers of Delta Squad as they fight to save the human inhabitants of the fictional planet Sera from a relentless subterranean enemy known as The Locust Horde. The player assumes the role of Marcus Fenix, a former prisoner and war-hardened soldier. In cooperative play, the second player plays as Fenix’s friend and fellow soldier, Dominic Santiago (Dom). The two soldiers join up with Delta Squad and battle the Locust Horde through the course of an action-packed campaign.
There have been several sequels to the game, but in our last update about theGears of Warmovie, The Coalition video game studio headRod Fergussonsaid they were trying to make a movie thatwasn’t beholden to the mythologyof the video game franchise. Will that help make this movie easier make or market? Only time will tell, but the movie has to actually make it in front of cameras first. Stay tuned.
