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June 17, 2008


A recent rumour suggested that Len Wiseman was out of the running for the Gears of War directorial gig. Well now it seems those rumours were wrong.

Trade rag Variety is reporting that the Die Hard IV helmer is indeed set to helm the videogame adaptation, with a new writer also joining the project.

Chris Morgan has been drafted in to pen the script for New Line - his previous credits include The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and the upcoming Wanted.

The project, which was initially slated for a 2009 bow, is now set tentatively for release the following year.

Epic Games exec Mark Rein said: "It's like with our games, you can have it right or have it right now."

"We want to get it right. There's no timetable for us. We just want to make as good a movie as we can, and we think [Wiseman's] the guy who will do it."

The sequel to the 'Gears of War' game is out this November.