There have been a lot of rumors lately that Gears 6 will be the next game from The Coalition, and that it was prioritized after a new game series was canceled.
So far, however, we haven’t heard anything, and neither has one person who was very important to Gears of War 4 and Gears 5, namely Liam McIntyre, the voice actor for JD Fenix (son of Marcus Fenix). When Dexerto recently had the opportunity to speak with him, he said:
“I haven’t heard anything! And that’s genuine. Like it’s not even one of those ‘I’ve got an NDA I can’t tell you.’ I’m like, where we at? I don’t know whether or not they’re like ‘we’re about to finish production and I’m sorry you were not the canon choice.'”
While the character’s status is a bit uncertain after Gears 5, it should be noted that the voice acting is usually done quite late in production, so while McIntyre could conceivably be playing JD again, it might not be time for the recordings quite yet. When Dexerto asked him if he would like to return as the character in a movie (like the upcoming Netflix production), he replied:
“I’m gonna make peace with the fact that if they make JD in the live-action they’ll probably pick Liam Hemsworth or something like that. There is no world where they are not going to take Dave Bautista (as Marcus).”
What did you think of JD Fenix and would you like him to return for the inevitable sequel?
