Halo Movie Script Delivered.

[Living Bobbeh]

Halo Movie Script Delivered
By Master Chief himself.
June 07, 2005 - Big news from the game movie realm today... in their latest effort to develop the Halo movie in-house, Microsoft hand-delivered the script for the Halo movie on Monday to a number of Hollywood studios that they're talking to about the film. And here's the best part, the software giant sent messengers fully decked-out in Master Chief gear to make the deliveries. Nice! Hope they swing by IGN next time...

The script, from 28 Days Later scribe Alex Garland, was recently completed. Microsoft is hoping to score $10 million for the script and an agreement from the studio to adhere to guidelines that the game's developers have set. Could that be the formula for a successful game-to-film adaptation? We hope so.

Hollywood first took notice of the Halo franchise when sales of Halo 2 smashed sales records earlier this year. Filmmaker Ridley Scott was rumored to have been approached about the project, but nothing ever solidified with that.

As IGN readers will know, the game centers around Master Chief, a genetically enhanced super-soldier who is the only thing standing between the relentless Covenant and the destruction of all humankind.

Watch our Halo page and the Games-to-Film section for the latest.
Source IGN's FilmForce (http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/622/622951p1.html)

It was inevitable really.

[Karrrrrrrrrrrresche]

yea i heard about that today on g4 they said that universal is the company that seemed more interested in it.

[Patrat]

Hmmm... it seems like would be better fitted under Video games.
Anyway. I ,for one, am extremly excited about the halo movie.

It was inevitable really.

Actually, rumors of a halo movie have been around since they showcased Halo 2 at E3. Also, its still VERY unclear who will be directing it, becuase there are many companies that want to be directing it.

[Savage Thinking]

Hm.. This would be sweet to see if it was a real movie. I've got Halo 1 in my pc and it's quite addicting obliterating the covenant with the plasma rifle. I just hope that this movie will live up to the Halo games. I also hope they do some dramatic scene where Master Chief and a couple of other soldiers are crushing every covenant in sight with the warthog while killing them with the turret.

[Living Bobbeh]

I just hope they don't dumb down everything. I mean, basicly everyone who will go to see it has played halo, and if they take MC's hat/mask/helmet off it will ruin the film all the way to the doom movie.

[Elmer J.]

I just hope they don't dumb down everything. I mean, basicly everyone who will go to see it has played halo, and if they take MC's hat/mask/helmet off it will ruin the film all the way to the doom movie.

I think this is the only chance they're going to have to take Master Chief's helmet off.
Like I say about every video game movie I hear about, I hope they try and break out of the mold a little.
Maybe it'll be told from Master Cheif's young protogé, or a defecting covenant or something...who knows?

[Patrat]

I highly doubt that will happen. Master cheif's face will most likly be a mystery for lo and eternity. The only chance you'll MAYBE see his face is if it get severely burned or somthing. And besides, knowing his face would detract from his bad-asslyness.

[The_Bear]

Let me get the checklist...

Make Halo "the best game ever"...check.
Build enormous fanbase of 13 year olds...check.
Delay Halo 2 release date immensely...check.
Make severe rendering problems on every cutscene...check.
Dissapoint on Halo 2's ending...check.
Still have enormous fanbase...check.
Make a complete mockery of a movie while still maintaining fanbase...in progress.

This reminds of Rocko's Modern Life, the episodes when the Bighead's son tries to get himself fired by making Wacky Deli. Unfortunatly, he creates the greatest cartoon of all time, even after making an episode featuring 10 minutes of a jar a mayonaise.

Anyway, I don't think this movie will be any better than the many other failed video game movies. Besides, it's not really fun to watch Master Chief blow stuf up when you can't claim any of the bragging rights. No good can come from this.