GEARS OF WAR: David Leitch To Direct The Long-Awaited Video Game Adaptation For Netflix

David Leitch (The Fall Guy, Bullet Train) will direct Gears Of War for Netflix, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Current Dune franchise scribe Jon Sphaits is adapting the screenplay following his hire back in 2023.

The streamer is developing their adaptation of the hit game for the screen with the game franchise’s Canada-based developer, The Studio Coalition. Leitch is also producing the film alongside Kelly McCormick for 87North.

Here’s some previous language we’ve shared about the game frachise: With over 40 million copies sold, “Gears of War” is one of gaming’s richest and most acclaimed sagas. A society divided and on the brink of collapse faces total extinction by the Locust, a monstrous threat from below. Delta Squad, a ragtag fireteam led by disgraced sergeant Marcus Fenix, is now charged with leading humanity’s last stand. The series has been critically acclaimed for redefining the tactical third-person and co-operative shooter genre and has one of gaming’s most passionate fanbases.

Leitch is currently steering heist thriller How To Rob A Bank for a September 2026 release from Amazon MGM. Read more at THR for Borys Kit’s exclusive.