'Gears of War' movie to be like 'Cloverfield'

So apparently, film producer Wyck Godfrey has been revealing details on the upcoming "Gears of War" movie. In an interview with 'MakingOf', he says the following:

"The hard part is to make it into something that doesn't feel like a world torn asunder and people just in battle. I think we really want to focus on the idea of a world that's running well and then it's Emergence Day. Kind of make it impactful and immediate and like what those 48 hours are as people survive Emergence Day," said Godfrey. "It's more like Cloverfield or something like that because trying to tell the epic story of an alien planet that's living in a horrific environment just feels like the wrong mood right now."

Godfrey confirmed that he's working on it with Underworld and Die Hard 4.0 director Len Wiseman for Legendary Pictures (300, The Dark Knight) and New Line Cinema. And Billy Ray (Breach, Shattered Glass) is currently rewriting the GoW script originally penned by Chris Morgan (Wanted).

So there is the slightest, tiniest chance that it might not completely stink up the place like a rotten foetus... but only slightly. After all, it is another videogame-to-movie adaptation, and we all know how they go. 'Super Mario Bros. The Movie' anyone? *shudders*

Tentative release date is 2010. Can't wait for those clips of beautiful families enjoying idyllic lives only to be put out by a mass uprising of ugly creatures.