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Hollywood Attempting Another Halo Movie

by Chris Faylor, Aug 05, 2008 9:20am PDT

Related Topics – Halo 3, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, xbox 360, Hollywood, Concept Art

Though the first stab at a Halo movie didn't go so well, that hasn't stopped some from trying.

Stuart Beattie, the man that wrote the original treatments for the Spy Hunter and Gears of War movies, has apparently penned a script based off the first Halo book, The Fall of Reach.

Taking place before the first Halo game, the Eric Nylund-written novel details Master Chief separation from the other Spartans and what led to the discovery of Halo.

According to LatinoReview, concept artist Kasra Farahani (The Wolf Man, Avatar, Spider-Man 3) has been commissioned to provide illustrations, including the one above, that will be used in an eventual pitch to win the approval of property holder Microsoft. "From what I'm told, the presentation is very cool," wrote reporter El Mayimbe.

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This might have been brought up before, in a previous Halo movie thread, but didn't they already make a Halo movie ... called Aliens.

Aug 06, 2008 11:31am PDT

This might have been brought up before, in a previous Halo movie thread, but didn't they already make a H... : Guyovick

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If anyone hasn't seen it yet, watch Halo: Landfall which is done by Peter Jackson's studio and directed by Neill Blomkamp.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/27234.html

It only has barely even a cameo by Master Chief at the end but it focuses mainly on the USMC Marines and ODSTs fighting the Covenant in events leading right up the the very beginning of Halo 3. It even kind of sets up the Halo universe with the whole "Arms Race" in the beginning. It's very detailed and there's a lot of little things in it that don't stand out on its own but make the short seem realistic. It also fits into the the way the books portray Halo as well.

Heck, it even has a working Warthog in it.

Aug 05, 2008 11:23am PDT

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If anyone hasn't seen it yet, watch Halo: Landfall which is done by Peter Jackson's studio and directed b... : Sailor of Fortune
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  I'm still scratching my head as to why this wasn't good enough to get picked up into a full film. : Killrig
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    I think it was the amount of money MS wanted to gain from it. They're rookies in this dept =/ : Sailor of Fortune
    - yes, that combined with how much it was going to cost plus a first time director. : broly1718
- Yeah like M$ doesn't have the money... : VictoriouSecret

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There were problems with making the movie cause all the groups got together got greedy and wanted more percentage of the profit so M$ gave people the finger and went to find other ways of making the film.

I The 3 halo books + Oynx and they were very good, i do agree that basing movie on fall of reach would be depressing unless they do what they did with Doom haha.

Aug 06, 2008 1:30am PDT

There were problems with making the movie cause all the groups got together got greedy and wanted more pe... : Hyperian

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I really think this is a dumb idea, but I like that they want to use Nylund's book as a basis. He's a great writer. He's the only Halo writer I'm willing to read, mostly because his non-Halo books are excellent.

Aug 05, 2008 10:35am PDT

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  I also like the idea of basing the first Halo movie (assuming they will create other sequels) off of Nylu... : tnyswonger

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I love the LatinoReview watermark that looks like a clapboard hanging in space next to MC. :D

Aug 05, 2008 1:30pm PDT

I love the LatinoReview watermark that looks like a clapboard hanging in space next to MC. :D : xsoulbrothax

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So they're making a Halo movie with a...uh.... Halo in it?

Aug 05, 2008 11:13am PDT

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So they're making a Halo movie with a...uh.... Halo in it? : Dave-A
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  There is no halo in the first book iirc. It tells the story of the foundation of the Spartan program, sni... : Beady
  - I meant to say "without" :P : Dave-A

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A new pitch? Somehow I doubt they'll top Peter Jackson and the guy who won an Oscar for a short. That wasn't the problem AFAIK, but rather the budget and how much they split profits between the studios and Microsoft.

Aug 05, 2008 9:37am PDT

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<sarcasm>Let's hope it's as good as DOOM was.</sarcasm>

Aug 05, 2008 9:30am PDT

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<sarcasm>Let's hope it's as good as DOOM was.</sarcasm> : afroninja
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- *monotone* I am so excited for this, I am happy, I am a joyful boy : ebok007

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So instead of going with quality, they are going with a quick sell. gotcha. By the way, what is Neil up to now that Halo isn't going anywhere?

Aug 05, 2008 9:41am PDT

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