Halo: The Movie

[Giga Power]

Yeah, I heard it, and I'm going to be pissed if they get anyone other then the person who does Master Chief's voice in the game. Don't fuck with a good thing Bungie/Peter Jackson!

YES. I feel the same way. Have a big guy in the suit act it out with the other actors and then voice over it, like they did with Vader. There's no other fucking way to do it.

We also better not ever see his damn face.

[Brand X]

Interview with the director at Ain't it Cool .

This guy seems perfect for this film.

[Opaque]

We also better not ever see his damn face.

Bungie would never allow his face to be shown.

[Giga Power]

Bungie would never allow his face to be shown.

Theres an interview over at AICN that made me worry about that. The director gave a 'we'll see...' when asked about it, and I'm sure they'll give the part to some big name actor.

[Tain]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...812222812358837

http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...016404760165806

Two of his short films.

Oh, and I'm sure a lot of you remember this ad: http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...98423&q=citroen

Holy shit.

Sold.

[Shinobi128]

Both Universal and Fox Studios have pulled out of the Halo movie adaptation, citing rising movie costs and concern over the inexperience of first time director Neil Blomkamp. As the budget was rumored to be edging closer to $200 million, and Microsoft getting a lion's share of the profits, the studio execs decided it was time to pull the plug.

It's hard to argue with the logic on this one, based on the director alone. While Peter Jackson is executive producing, Neil Blomkamp doesn't have one feature film to his name, having only been a 3D animator on TV shows like Smallville and Stargate, and directed a Halo-ish short film entitled Alive in Joburg. If Jackson himself took the reins, it would probably be a no brainer, but you can easily understand Universal and Fox not wanting to roll a pair of $200 million dollar dice on someone their first time out of the gate.

Microsoft hasn't made things much easier, demanding an upfront fee of five million for the rights and 10% of the profits -- especially when movies based on video games have never been huge performers at the box office. This isn't to say the movie still couldn't get made. Jackson is still attached and pre-production continues on the film, although without a studio home it now faces a serious uphill battle.

According to Jackson's agent at International Creative Management, Ken Kamins, "What happened was this: Universal, on behalf of both studios, asked for a meeting with the filmmakers just prior to the due date of a significant payment. Basically, they said that in order to move forward with the film, the filmmakers had to significantly reduce their deals. They waited until the last minute to have this conversation. Peter and Fran, after speaking with their producing partners and with Microsoft and Bungee (the studio that designed the original game), respectfully declined."

Come on Variety, you can't even spell Bungie right?

What do you think? Should Master Chief drive his warthog out of Hollywood, or come back with both barrels blasting?

OH SNAP

[Advocate]

Very depressing news indeed, but if I took the question the article suggested ... MS/Bungie should go back to Hollywood with guns ablazing and have Lionsgate or some smaller company finance the movie.

[Frogacuda]

Weird. I know someone working on this movie who's supposed to be leaving for New Zealand tomorrow.

I'm going to see if there's more to this.

[Brand X]

This doesn't seem like it will hold up production at all. According to this article:

As for the experience of Blomkamp, Kamin said that it’s a non-issue. "Everybody is supremely confident in Neill," he said. "Part of what excited Peter and Fran was Neill’s vision. We're very confident this film will move forward with the creative partners intact, who will take the film to production."

Despite the pull-out, prep work is still being done on the movie at Jackson’s New Zealand studios and Microsoft is already talking with other distribution partners. Variety said that “there will be no stoppage” of production.

There is just too much money to be made by this movie for it not to get produced.

[Glitch]

THERE WILL BE NO STOPPAGE