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[WhiteGulls]

Halo - The Movie?!

[Phaedra]

Is there any additional confirmation for this, or is the IGN article the only one so far?

[DreamOfTheRood]

Yeah, this rumor's been going around for a week now.

Here are a few sources for you.
http://chud.com/news/499
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=18842

Look, for one thing, Bungie is not going to release the rights to this movie until they make sure they get the absolute right people to pull it off, and guess who they're requesting: the team who wrote and directed ALIEN.

That's Ridley Scott, Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shushett, who are all of them big names. Now, it's not as if this scenario is impossible. In fact, Ridley Scott doing a Halo film might not be a bad thing at all. Even when at his most excessive and sloppy, Ridley Scott still can crap more talent that Uwe Boll, the writer/director/victimizer of Alone in the Dark and House of the Dead, will ever have. But is this likely? I think not.

To summarize: There is, at present, no work being done on a Halo film. There is no script, and there are no writers or directors attached to even begin a script. There are no people attached to play any of the main characters. I haven't even been approached yet to write the soundtrack, which is a travesty in itself.
So, basically, don't hold your breath.

[Nightmare Tony]

Nor me. Am busy doing another movie soundtrack right now. Maybe after

Seriously, the storyline we were presented with really DOES work and even if the entire script was the entire audio drama, I would definitely want to see it. Count me in!

[DreamOfTheRood]

Gotta be honest with this one.
I'm only interested in seeing a Halo movie if it presents new information to us and furthers the plot. I want a full-scale invasion of Earth or the continuing adventures of Jan James. I want a top-tier director, and I want a really script from Sean Stewart. Then, and only then, will I even begin to get excited for a Halo movie.

[thebruce]

ditto... it's all or nothing with this one. There's so much potential for an amazing story, that if they don't get a writer who can handle the task, then it would just kill the plot, or at least any future mass-media release outside of video games... ILB proved a plot can be amazing without being directly based on a video game, but still placed in the same universe... get a team as talented as 42 with ARGs doing the movie, and there's strong potential...

but ya, I'd hope they'd face the movie like they faced ILB - either continue the plot (novel-game-novel-novel-game) or parallel the plot continuing the already introduced and developed characters (ilb); or obviously create an amazing thid parallelled plotline of the same caliber as ILB

[Phaedra]

I will admit, I have seen neither Alien, Blade Runner nor Gladiator, so I have no idea what kind of director Ridley Scott is.

Does he have the sensitivity to pull off a Halo movie that would meet our standards? Can he be trusted not to change the universe into something else?

The only director that I trust to remain true to the spirit of a written work and yet be sensitive enough to the difference between a good book and a good movie that he can be courageous enough to take liberties that make for a good movie without ruining it in light of the book is Peter Jackson.

That said, despite the existence of related books, Halo isn't a book. It's already more cinematic than a book. ILB, despite the extensive and vital text element, was centered around an audio drama, and improvisatory live calls.

Also, a Halo movie, I assume, wouldn't be an adaptation of either the games or the books, but something that uses elements of both to create a new story that takes place in that universe.

Therefore, the most important element, it seems to me, would be keeping the "feel" of the universe. A movie could survive having slight differences in plot history, but the feel has to remain the same or it won't be the Haloverse we know and love.

So, is Ridley Scott up to the challenge?

[Fenwicked]

I would LOVE to see a movie based on The Fall of Reach.

[farva]

[Phaedra]

[Buzzkill247]

[krystyn]

I finally saw Bladerunner for the first time a few months ago, myself. Sadly.

Ridley Scott is good with atmosphere and emotional realizations. He's also good with tension-building. He also did Gladiator, so he can handle large-scale events, at the very least.

Alfonso Cuaron would make everything pretty, but I dunno about action. At least, not futuristic sci-fi military action.

Doug Liman? Paul Greengrass? ???

I am not director-savvy, meself ...

[Phaedra]

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