Microsoft Develops Halo Film

[tristy]

I put it here since it's going to be a movie.

Microsoft Develops Halo Film

Microsoft hired screenwriter Alex Garland (28 Days Later) to script a feature-film version of its best-selling video-game franchise Halo, to be presented as a complete package, Variety reported.

This strategy is the handiwork of ex-Columbia Pictures president Peter Schlessel, who quit the studio to become a producer just over a two years ago. He is expected to serve as a producer in some capacity on the Halo film, the trade paper reported.

The Halo franchise is one of the most popular in video-game history, having sold more than 12.8 million units and grossed approximately $600 million since its 2001 debut. Last year, Halo 2 sold 6.4 million copies and was the second-best-selling video game of the year.

The plot of Halo centers on a warrior soldier known only as "Master Chief" who battles a group of alien religious zealots who believe one of their most sacred artifacts is located on Earth.

[Guest Mr McFarlane]

*holds the bridge of his noise and winces*

I hate Microsoft, So very very much.

[Clawson]

Halo has to be one of the dumbest ideas for a movie ever.

[Ananas]

Microsoft is insane to develop this on their own. They had a bevy of film studios vying to develop the movie, and because of their own arrogance, this will almost certainly be a flop.

[Godfatha]

Although if Microsoft is in full control of this, maybe this way they can stay true to the game/book roots as opposed to gutting it.

Perhaps I'm just being optimistic.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Well, I guess Microsoft is really going to cash in on the Halo trend.

Next up, trying to keep up with Microsoft: Sony develops GTA movie! Again, wouldn't doubt it if it was announced

[Cactus Drags]

GTA: The Movie would be awesome. Halo, will not, whoever's developing it.

[King Ellis]

This gonna be live action or Red vs Blue style?

[Farmer Reil]

"Oh no, they're making a computer game into a movie, it must suck because...I don't know, but it's going to suck1!"

You people suck.

Also, I'd guess it would be CGI, it'd just be easier that way. Live-action wouldn't be impossible, just much harder. Plus, Microsoft are making it, and I doubt they'd want to hire-in guys to make a LA movie when they have more than enough of a team to make a CGI one.

Red vs Blue style? I seriously doubt it A few guys acting out scenes in Halo and then providing voices for the characters doesn't exactly scream "Microsoft's idea of a great movie" at me

RvB does rock, though, for what it is.

Edited February 5, 2005 by TheReilDeal

[FunkAsPuck]

Hopfully the movie will actually end rather than just have some tagged on stupid shitty "cliff hanger" that makes you wonder why you spent money on seeing it in the first place.

Yeah. I didn't like Halo 2.

[Mysterio2000X]

Wow. The Halo storyline works as a game, but I SERIOUSLY doubt it will work as a movie, which is why I was always dismissing the "movie" rumors as false.

[Johnny Latino Heat]

Meh, as long as it isn't Uwe Boll directing it... That guy assassinates every single game-to-movie adaptation he gets his filthy paws on (House Of The Dead, Alone In The Dark come t o mind...)

I'll give it a shot, probably.

[Farmer Reil]

Why wouldn't it work as a movie?

Are you seriously telling me that "Bunch of aliens attack Earth" has never worked as a movie storyline?

[Big Tuna]

Does anyone else think a 90 minute Red Vs Blue movie would rule?

[Farmer Reil]

..no.

RvB is funny in it's five minute episodes, but a movie would suck, because they'd have to either:

A. Base the whole movie around the same Halo map. That would get extremely tedious after a while.

or B. Change the map from time to time and go to different places. That would lose most of the greatness of RvB

[Turn_The_Page]

I dunno...RVB is pretty sweet. They could just hop through the portals and land on some other map.

"Hey, what's that black shit all over you?"

"DAMN IT!"

I need to watch 37 through whatever episode is out now. Last one I saw was where they entered Caboose's mind, I think.

[King Ellis]

Ditto. I was able to get 1-37 but haven't been able to find any after that.

[Big Tuna]

39-48 are Here

Edited February 6, 2005 by Mortified Penguin

[King Ellis]

That's season 3 aint it? I'm new to this RvB thing so i'm working up from season 1. The old archive is on a rotation thing so it might not get round to what I want for a while.

[Big Tuna]

Season 3 starts at 39 and is still going at episode 48.

You said you already had 1-37, which is Seasons 1 and 2. But you're missing episode 38, the 11 minute season finale for Season 2.