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Halo movie coming from Universal and Fox

25 August 2005 0:26 by James "Dela" Delahunty | 40 comments

The developers of the infamous Halo game have finally confirmed that a Halo movie is being made by two major Hollywood studios, Universal Studios and Fox. Novelist Alex Garland (28 days later, The Beach) has witten the script. The main character in the movie will of course be Master Chief, the hero in the video game. The movie will not be released until summer 2007 and an issue date of a new version of Halo has not been announced.

The company responsible for the games, Bungie which is owned by Microsoft has worked out "all the kinks" with Hollywood studios and is now ready to begin work on the movie. Garland is delighted to be on the project and commented that playing Halo for him was an experience of "being in a movie". A director has not been chosen yet, but Bungie have made it clear that they expect the best director possible to get for this project.

They said they are looking for "someone who's as committed to the Halo universe as Peter Jackson was to Tolkien's Middle-Earth". The original Halo game sold more than 5 million copies and brought an excellent sequel released last year.

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    deezp1 (Senior Member) 26 August 2005 2:13 Send private message to this user   
    Quote:
    Vin Diesel will be in the role of Master Chief. I heard the Jennifer Love-Hewitt will be casted in the role of Cortana.
    that is all rumors, castings has not started yet. ntm, Vin Diesel and Jennifer Love-Hewitt would be the death of the film
    axisuk (Newbie) 26 August 2005 3:05 Send private message to this user   
    @ Budokkan - Writing a Novel is very different from writing a film script, just because your good at writing novels doesn't mean you will be good an writing movies, most books that are turned into movies are adapted by the novelist but by someone else, a script writer.
    Liez4Love (Senior Member) 27 August 2005 17:26 Send private message to this user   
    omg, if vein dissel played in this film along with jen love hew, it would hands down be the worst movie ever... think of like movies where one guy goes around killing everybody else, and says stuff like "Its gona be a long die" and "I hate my job" and "You have option A, we leave peacfully, or option B, and i reccomend option A" (other person) "uhh, option C?" (vien dissel) "Wrong Option" *starts killing everybody* thats what kind of movie it would be if vien dissel joined....
    dtomybomb (Newbie) 5 September 2005 15:23 Send private message to this user   
    does any one have any info on casting calls, when, where. i would apreciate any info. thanks
    dtomybomb (Newbie) 5 September 2005 15:26 Send private message to this user   
    one more thing, how are they gonna get enough cg to make vin diesle 7 ft tall? his voice could be used but not his body.
    Ditch91 (Newbie) 2 October 2005 17:30 Send private message to this user   
    Van Diesel??? Way no guys. He would make a horrible master chief. Lets think...THE ROCK! Now I know when I said that you guys are saying to yourself "Yeah that wouldn't be that bad of an actor" the only problem is...he's doing the new movie DOOM. =( I still think he would make a bad @$$ master chief. C'mon! You can see it!
    Lethal_B (Moderator) 3 October 2005 3:35 Send private message to this user   
    no, lol.

    the rock is more of a 'sam fischer' type!

    i have to say, Vin diesel, though i don't think hes a great actor, would be the closest thing to master chief.

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    Lethal_B (Moderator) 3 October 2005 3:38 Send private message to this user   
    Quote:
    The most overated game in the world will soon be the most overated movie in the world,, atleast the books arnt overated
    you should try playing online (pc vers.) its just addictive :)

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    Ditch91 (Newbie) 3 October 2005 12:02 Send private message to this user   
    I'm online all the time on Halo. Send me friend requests people! RedVirgo ^_^ It's getting really gay with all the modders and shit. But yes I do agree the the Rock quiet isn't suitable for master chief...so let's think...let's say Hugh Jackson? He may be a little small but I can see it.

    TBWellmaker91@yahoo.com
    dtomybomb (Newbie) 3 October 2005 19:57 Send private message to this user   
    why not cast the original voice and use someone elses body. its not like you get to see master chiefs face anyway.
    Ditch91 (Newbie) 4 October 2005 12:42 Send private message to this user   
    Well this is a movie...And movies bend a lot. It's not like its going to be EXACTLY like the game and not show his face.
    Phantom69 (Senior Member) 6 October 2005 0:04 Send private message to this user   
    for the rock he is already making a game movie:

    Doom...
    see the trailer at:
    http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/doom/

    if you ask me it looks kinda corny...
    Ditch91 (Newbie) 9 October 2005 17:14 Send private message to this user   
    Notice in one of posts when i was talking about the Rock, I said he would be in DOOM. Yes it does look very corny. A first person movie!? How gay is that.
    Ditch91 (Newbie) 9 October 2005 17:17 Send private message to this user   
    Woah! I just read this, and this might sound like something everyone knows about. But "according to my research" Peter Jackson will be one of the producers.

    That's really going to spice things up for this movie. We better see some damn creative alien looks! Go Jackson!!

    (I need some more friend requests for XboX live! Send me an invite at RedVirgo)
    dtomybomb (Newbie) 9 October 2005 17:55 Send private message to this user   
    yes, peter jackson has a part in the movie, i just found out.
    Ditch91 (Newbie) 9 October 2005 18:09 Send private message to this user   
    Peter Jackson is the Shizz........yo.......i'm sorry guys I can't play this whole Wigger role very well.
    Doggy_Bot (Inactive) 9 October 2005 19:25 Send private message to this user   
    Well just heard but Bungie realeased that a charachter from the Halo Universe will be featured in Dead or Alive 4! Cool, guessing its Miranda or Cortana? Dead or Alive 4 will be on the X360!!!


    Kill a person a way you wouldn't want to be killed!
    Ditch91 (Newbie) 10 October 2005 13:19 Send private message to this user   
    I don't even like thinking about Cortana after what she's done to Master Chief and the humans...*cry*

    TBWellmaker91@yahoo.com
    Ditch91 (Newbie) 10 October 2005 13:28 Send private message to this user   
    Oh no, Peter Jackson might not be producing this movie.
    Quote on Gamespot.com

    "Two weeks ago, rumors began to swirl that Peter Jackson, the auteur behind the Oscar-winning, billion-dollar-grossing Lord of the Rings trilogy, would direct the movie adaptation of Halo. GameSpot contacted the executive overseeing the project at NBC Universal, which is cofinancing Halo with Fox, to ask if the rumors had any merit. We were told bluntly that they were "completely untrue" and reported it as such."

    dkbaked (Inactive) 10 October 2005 14:32 Send private message to this user   
    Just read this off of IMDB.com,

    http://imdb.com/title/tt0464037/news

    Jackson Wins 'Halo' Franchise
    10 October 2005 (WENN)
    Academy Award-winning director Peter Jackson is turning his favorite video game Halo into a feature-length film. The Lord Of The Rings movie-maker grew addicted to Halo while shooting his latest film King Kong - so he jumped at the chance to snap up the movie rights and take it to the big screen. Jackson will produce the sci-fi film in his native New Zealand. A cast has yet to be announced and it's unknown if he will direct as well. Halo follows hot on the heels of a string of computer games which have been adapted for the big screen, including Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Resident Evil and Doom. The game has sold over five million copies around the world and charts the adventures of futuristic super-soldier Master Chief in his quest to save mankind from aliens. Bungie, the Microsoft-owned business which developed Halo, says, "We're delighted to have someone who's as committed to the Halo universe as Peter Jackson was to Tolkien's Middle-Earth".
    dtomybomb (Newbie) 10 October 2005 14:37 Send private message to this user   
    its too bad it gonna happen in new zealand, i wanted to show up for casting. you know, an extra
    Ditch91 (Newbie) 10 October 2005 16:01 Send private message to this user   
    Who are you going to be? The guy who has 2 lines in the movie?

    You-"Master Chief..."

    Master Chief-"Corporal..."

    (Next scene)
    lol im just messin with you.
    IF Peter J. is producing it, when you think about it New Zealand would make an excellent covenant planet. From the all the scenes from LOTR.
    Budokkan (Newbie) 12 October 2005 21:32 Send private message to this user   
    Posted by deezp-------that is all rumors, castings has not started yet. ntm, Vin Diesel and Jennifer Love-Hewitt would be the death of the film-----

    Not it is not rumor. How do I know this? Because I was one of 400 called to a closed casting call in July, during the 3rd callback, in mid July we (those of us who made first and second cut) where informed the role was taken by Mr. Diesel.

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    Ditch91 (Newbie) 13 October 2005 8:03 Send private message to this user   
    Then I think we can all predict that this movie will not be a good one, considering his lack of acting skills. He was horrible in "Pitch Black" and "Chronicles of Riddick"

    When I think about it...Halle Barry would make a good Cortana.

    TBWellmaker91@yahoo.com
    dtomybomb (Newbie) 13 October 2005 15:21 Send private message to this user   
    i think i would have to agree. on both counts. barry is hot and vin diesle needs to work on some skills. i dont thing that acting will be a big part of the halo movie anyways. cg is usually what dominates movies now.
    Ditch91 (Newbie) 13 October 2005 17:41 Send private message to this user   
    Not that we'll see much of Ven's face...I just really hope nothing shows with him and his acting. I think the fact that he'll be hidden behind the suit and all is a positive thing to think of.

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