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OneAnansi · Boot Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 44

[QUESTION] Odd Halo 3 video on Gamespot

**Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:18 pm

RaveGamer

That would be Halo: Arm's Race. Which is a short film that has to do with the Halo movie.

It was shown at the E3 conference.

That second one was also shown at E3.

**Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:54 pm

OneAnansi · Boot Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 44

Ah, thankyou. You think they are not related to the game? Most importantly the Arms Race video? The sounds in the background?

**Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:59 pm

Yodel · Guest

Hwaa?

**Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:30 pm

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Re: Hwaa?

**Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:32 pm

rose · ...and then Magic happens Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 4117

**Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:07 am

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LorD BaZTArD · Veteran Joined: 21 Sep 2004 Posts: 125

No, I too vaguely remember a person using a name relating to some kind of god related to some kind of insect... Cool

. Seriously though, welcome back. Try to stick around this time Wink

What makes me wonder is why people still seem surprised to find that the movie is in production. This is microsoft and halo. Microsoft isn't a company to give up, surely people would realise this by now.

Peter Jackson's still on board. He's still got another project coming down the pipe as well and the special effects team at WETA were the guys behind that short. Which Neil Blonkamp directed, so no they didn't dump him out of "inexperience" I think it's fairly well established that they want him on board.

Where do people get these strange ideas from? The movie died because a certain dumbass movie company didn't think they could make money out of it. Repeat after me "Dumbass movie companies make the baby jesus cry" Twisted Evil

Keep in mind I haven't been actively keeping up with non-halo game news either but bungie have mentioned neil and peter a couple of times in their podcasts.

**Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:07 am

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baztard, recall that movies based on games typically don't do well, or are derided as awful adaptations by fans... it takes enormous dedication and the gumption to walk that fine line to produce a movie the hardcore fans will like, while still keeping it entertaining for the general public... given the enormous market for Halo, the risk I think is much greater that it's got to be done right. That, coupled with the fact that Bungie and MS want to retain more control than is typically given for movies licensed out for adaptation, it's likely not going to be easy finding a studio willing to pay into that risk. Reports were that the studios want to decrease Jackson & Bungie/MS's portion of profit (or something along those lines) - they wouldn't have it, and the studios backed out.

it's not a simple open/shut case of dumb studios not wanting to pick up the IP. It's just a sensitive matter of risk in developing a quality product. And dumb studios Razz

**Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:22 am

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LorD BaZTArD · Veteran Joined: 21 Sep 2004 Posts: 125

Yeah, I know.

The thing is, with Peter Jackson and Neil Blonkkamp behind the halo movie, I'm extremely willing to think that the halo movie could be a fantastic movie.

The less said about Street Fighter and Mario the better, but any studio bigwig that looks at the prospect of a movie done by a known hot property like jackson and cutting funding because of shit projects directed by hopeless unknowns? That's just a bizarre decision.

I also think that given the products that Bungie/Microsoft have released to promote Halo are almost all extremely good products that they know what makes halo good in any form, including movies. Athough that is highly tainted by the fact I am a bungie fanboy through and through. Very Happy

**Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:51 am

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Yodel · Guest

Oh!

**Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:59 pm

Quinjamincy · Boot Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 33

From a business perspective, it would still be a good idea to make the movie because it would make so much money. Every halo fan would go see it and probably lots of other people, too. With Peter Jackson on board, though, I think it could be actually really good. Halo has the potential to be a good movie because it has such an in depth story. I remember reading somewhere that it was today's genereration's star wars.

**Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:24 pm

Siege88 · Veteran Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posts: 139

Despite Peter Jackson's involvement, I think a big part of Fox/Universal's sudden demand for a bigger cut was because of Bungie's insistence on keeping Neill Blomkamp as the director. They weren't ready to hand over a movie with a $135 million (and rising) budget to a director who'd as yet only made shorts and tv commercials (although some of his shorts are really good). Also Alex Garland's script apparently had to be rewritten.
I'm sure once studio execs see Halo 3's ridiculous sales numbers, someone will pick it up, but right now it's definitely on hold.

**Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:46 pm