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Subject: The Halo Movie Discussion Thread
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You're all idiots, except for Texas Ben, you're cool. Anyway the movie needs to be based off of the books, prefirably the first one, like when John was growing up. Now don't open your idiotic mouths yet, the Covenant would be easy to do. Elites and Hunters would be the easiest, get someone to build suits of their armor and then just do make-up for the exposed parts of the body. Grunts and Jackals could either be done by live people or like Gollum and the hobbits from Lord of The Rings. Flying aircraft of all sorts? Couldn't be easier. Banshees, Ghosts, 'Hogs, Scorpions and Spacecraft could all be done by detailed models and such. To think that Halo couldn't be done live action is retarded. Marines? How do you think Troy was done, use the Army and professional bodybuilders for close up shots if you have to. Cortana and The MC could keep their video game voices, while everyone else(those who really don't matter) could just have the actors voice. Get a little known director who Bungie can manipulate, little known actors that just want to make a good movie and Eric Nyuland to write a script. Do this and other movie stuff and you will have the best movie ever.

  • 08.20.2004 6:59 PM PDT
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Hey Texas Ben, calm down a bit... you don't want to upset the peace. Alot of movies suffer after being made from best selling books and games (games in particular) and that's because there is always a fan base that is unhappy with the way the story was worked... or a director who doesn't know the story enough to pull it off well. I think a great example of this is the "Dungeon and Dragons" movie... it was REALLY REALLY bad! But thats not because the games/books are bad... it is even quite possible that it followed one of the stories word for word... but it was bad because it conflicted with alot of peoples ideas on how things should work.

Onto another post... Steve Buscemi would NOT work as an MC... think of the voice... MC has a deep voice, Buscemi's is far too comical to fit the role. (Note this is not because I don't like him... he's actually a favourate actor of mine, but he wouldn't work. Nor would he accept the job... he hates guns and violence, and even refused to have his Reserviour Dogs figue have a gun, he could never play a role that was so violent and already had such a line of violent merchandise)

Another flaw I see with a movie idea is the merchandise I spoke of above... I think (no offense) that any movie would brign alot mor attraction from little kids and stuff only heightening a call for action figures etc. and I don't want to see Bungie sellout... making lots of extra merchandise stuff is not the way of Bungie, and to do so would spoil some of the age old bungie atmosphere.

  • 08.20.2004 9:03 PM PDT
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for the past 2 years ive been hoping for a halo movie, most definately should there be made, i just got done reading halo: first strike and i thought that was a extremely kick ass story and i believe if there should be a movie made, it should be first strike set as a cgi. or the fall of reach both very good stories and would own as a movie.

  • 08.20.2004 9:27 PM PDT
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ahh thats a good book i/ve read it 3 times. well, i just wanted to put my 2 cents in before i went to bed. so to all of you who are new tro this forum, A HALO movie would be awsome. i believe it should be a mix of Live action and CG. and DO NOT START ANYTHING ABOUT VIN DIESAL . we just decided he can't play MC. for many reasons. so , welcome to the forum. we hope u'll stay awhile. we have decided that if we get enough people in here, and enough entries in, that they just might make a HALO movie. this isn't just my opinion either. so if you don't like it, don't shoot me down, alot of people have the same idea. well, goodnight!

  • 08.20.2004 9:48 PM PDT
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Why even do a movie??????

me and my brother were talking about and discussing everything you guys said.
we reckon if there even should be a movie then it would take months/years to produce and then be a very delicate project to do.
i reckon it would be better to make a tv series, that way every topic of the Halo could be enjoyed, it would be much easier in the short term, even though you would need plenty of material to keep a series on air for heaps long. celeb actors are not a good idea.Vin Diesel would be cool but only for his stature and such. being MC means no-one sees his face and Vin has a good voice but it would need to be overlayed to make it the same as the game. better to contract someone who was athletic.
but personally if there was going to be one i would choose the series to be CG, very difficult for series though, a lot of work...
so all in all anime for series or live-action and CG or live action for a movie.

  • 08.20.2004 9:59 PM PDT
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Okay...I know we would probably all respect the fact that they wouldn't show the MC's face in the movies...but other people who haven't read the books and who have barely played the game (which are people who are very sick) would start getting annoyed and complain that they want to see his face. Then the ratings would go down and the company doing the movies ( If Bungie...probably a different story) would show his face most probably and ruin it for us all for those stupid love story and whatever else fanatics! And like someone pointed out, MC takes off his helmet ALOT of times...it would be really REALLY hard!

On another point...you just can't make a Halo movie if it's not rated R (sorry buddy, but stop being a momma's boy and just sneak out or something). Look what happened to AVP!!
Anyways, if they did say they were making a movie...look how high the expectations are for Halo 2...Can you imagine the movie?!? People would freak!!! But all in all...Long live Halo! "Why are there 6 pedals if there are only 4 directions?!?!?!" Ahhh Caboose!!!!




[Edited on 8/20/2004 10:39:04 PM]

  • 08.20.2004 10:29 PM PDT
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*****MOVIE*****CAN YOU IMAGINE THE MOVIE***** Crap lol sorry you guys just found out about the dit post thing!!! Sorry its 3 out here lol

[Edited on 8/20/2004 10:37:47 PM]

  • 08.20.2004 10:36 PM PDT
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quote] Why even do a movie??????

me and my brother were talking about and discussing everything you guys said.
we reckon if there even should be a movie then it would take months/years to produce and then be a very delicate project to do.
i reckon it would be better to make a tv series, that way every topic of the Halo could be enjoyed, it would be much easier in the short term, even though you would need plenty of material to keep a series on air for heaps long. celeb actors are not a good idea.Vin Diesel would be cool but only for his stature and such. being MC means no-one sees his face and Vin has a good voice but it would need to be overlayed to make it the same as the game. better to contract someone who was athletic.
but personally if there was going to be one i would choose the series to be CG, very difficult for series though, a lot of work...
so all in all anime for series or live-action and CG or live action for a movie. [/quote]


like they did with starship troopers? that would be cool... but it better look a helluva lot better than that. I miss that show btw... even tho it wasnt true to the movie. (yes i know there was a book. and yes i know it was a cliché on how america is turning fascist or w/e)

  • 08.20.2004 10:40 PM PDT
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Yes we got a gril on the forum. Hey it's revolutionary, well atleast for me. Listen guys we're doing it. JUST like Hitler we are getting into the minds of the young or teens. Hitler was able to bring teenagers and the young around to believe that Germany was the most superior to all races and countries. All teenagers were so fond of his speechs and HIS NATIONALISM! That's what we have! Keep it up and let's get more people into this particular forum. HItler was able to get teenagers to join like "YEAR LONG HITLER CAMPS". The most important subject was German History then agriculture then mathmatics and all that other stuff. IN our case it's THE NOT YET MADE HALO MOVIE! Hitler was so successful and would have probably taken over the world untill he was overpowered by Russia and the Allies (Great Britan and America)! So everyone keep it up. This will all work out.

  • 08.20.2004 10:45 PM PDT
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I hAVE TO SHOUT THIS OUT...BUNGIE AND MICROSOFT HAVE EXPERIENCE. THEY MIGH NOT BE MOVIE PRODUCERS BUT HAS ANYBODY EVER BEEN TO A BUGNIE STUDIO OR MICROSOFT STUDIO! I THOUGHT SO. THERE MUST BE A HALO MOVIE. IT WOULD BE INNOVATION> WE MUST TAKE INTEREST IN THE YET NOT MADE HALO MOVIE. It's all about innovation, experience, storyboards, ideas, imagination, but you guys seem to not have that type of sprak the lights up your head. Think about it: MIcrosoft is the second biggest comapny in the world behind GMC. BUNGIE HAS BROGUHT IT SELF UP TO THE BIGGEST GAME SELLER. Let's work to gether to bring a halo movie into concentration!

  • 08.20.2004 10:57 PM PDT
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Posted by: Kkid11904
Duh!!!! There should definately be one.... BUT, it would HAVE 2 live in some ground rules....

* If its done ,, it has 2 b CG
*Bungie has to b involved in the creation...
*All original voices and designs must be carried over from the games,
*It MUST look, sound and feel good, if not BETTER, than the games...
*OH, And it Must be Totally Kickass!!!!!!
* I want a neat a neat plot, u know, his childhood, repressed memories, action, his training,, lots of firefights and explosions,...... Oh, And he should "Get the Girl..." if u know what i mean...


Ok, the get the girl part, no. Definintly no. If you look at Halo: The Fall of Reach you will see that when they are bio-enhanced they are given "Catalytic thyroid implant" which suppreses their -blam!- drive. Also seeing as how he is a soldier and with all the battles going on, I doubt he would have time for a girl.

  • 08.20.2004 11:19 PM PDT
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Y is everyone bagging out Hollywood, and how they ruin everything...cuz they don't!Everyone is sayng that hollywood was destroy Halo, but if there were to be a movie, i don't think they would destroy it. Everyone is saying 'they will make a love romance, or make it all taky', but they probably wouldn't/can't! There are plenty of non taky, non romance sc fi movies outthere, eg. I Robot and Cron of Riddick!

And ok so it makes sense to put a romance in the movie, it will appeal to more people, but they can't cuz if anyone were to make it a movie they would need an authentic true Halo storyline, so the director would HAVE to use the books. It'll be too hard to make otherwise.

If it were tobe made, deffinatly not GC, it would have to be real. It makes it way more authentic, real and appealing. Ofcourse somthings just can't be real, but thats easyly mixed, eg LOTR, Stars Wars (The new ones) I Robot.

Actors, well MC will have to be action hero figure person, well cuz he is! So Vin Desile (new lead action hero of these past couple years and probably way more years to come). It can deffinatly NOT be the mainstream male actors Brad Pitt, Tom Cruse ect...
And who better than the bungie people themselves to voice act those who must be vice acted.

Now director....who would be a good director for creating a movie from the greatet game of all time....none that i can think of, but i can thing of a team. Starts with Bungie Team Thinker People, kinda like what George Lucas is to Star Wars or Tolkien is to LOTR (even though hes dead ...sniff), then you have your Action directors probably Steven Speilberg (yes i know he may be a bit tacky but he make good Action movies) or Ridely Scott(Black Hawk Down, Gladiator, Hanable), then you have your stylistic Director probably David Twohy (Cron of Riddick, Pitch Black, Below, Water World) anf finally a thrilla director (cuz just imagin some of the suspense in 'the Halo movie' probably ......well i'm too sure on that one.

So thats what i think the dream team to make the dream movie. It would be hard but i would be possible.

And please, stop bagging Hollywood, please.


  • 08.20.2004 11:57 PM PDT
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THAT'S IT! I'm going to tell everyone once. Hollywood isn't just a comapny. There are many movie producers from hollywood who tried buying the rights for a halo movie. BUNGIE HAS ALREADY CONFIRMED IT'S NOT GOING TO SELL IT. AND IF IT WERE GOING TO DO A MOVIE IT"S GOING TO DO IT ALL BY ITSELF WITH MICROSOFT. WHY AREN'T PEOPLE SENSIBLE. WHY DO PEOPLE THINK BUNGIE AND MICROSOFT CAN'T DO IT. BUT THEY CAN! SO HOLLYWOOD IS OUT OF HTE QUESTION. NO MORE TALK BAOUT HOLLYWOOD!

  • 08.21.2004 12:50 AM PDT
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Damn Straight! A CG Halo movie would be the greatest, the greatest, the greatest etc. They might as well make it. What's the worst that could happen? (flashes into the future 2 years from now. Robin Williams in a MJOLNIR suit crushes a Grunt's skull with his foot, "get off my planet". Then if that's not bad enough, Cortana, played by Rosie O'Donnel buts in with a pointless one liner, "good call Chief". Ohh the humanity, that would be the worst movie of all time, even worse than Dreamcatcher (what the hell was up with that?))

Anyway a CG movie of Halo is a big Spartans foot up from me. I know bout 20 people that would see it and that would be enough (well in my view). As long as Rosie O'Donnel and Robin Williams don't star in it. Oh oh another vision, Frankie Muniz as a young Captain Keyes. AHHHH. Can you picture the cheesy one liners? Or Dan Akroyd as Sgt Johnson. Not that I have anything against Dan Akroyd but come on, Sgt Johnson if anyone needed to play him it would have to be Dr Cox from "Scrubs" (besides the obvious skin difference, spray paint would fix it). I smell awesome calls against the MC. "Hey Master Cheif, I got a Grunt you can flog, zipppp!!!"

  • 08.21.2004 1:12 AM PDT
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Just Let Everybody Here know, I'm here in this forum so I accomplish a goal. I'm not going to see a dream go to waste. Nobody should. If people don't want to see halo movie, JUST DON"T WATCH IT! IT"S AS EASY AS IT GETS! HAH! THIS DREAM MEANS ALOT TO MANY PEOPLE. WE'RE GOING TO WIN...we are...

  • 08.21.2004 1:26 AM PDT
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yea i think ur right
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Posted by: Shai Hulud

..... That was me..... And it was no joke. There are very few actors that play with character similar to the Master Chief. I think Vin Diesel comes much closer than many. I wouldn't want his face shown, though, like in the game. Putting a face on the Chief would ruin things. If they needed an actor to play in the suit AND do the voice as well, I'd say him. He has the bad-ass attitude and deep voice, which are needed.

And to be fair, I only suggested him as an alternative to the CG with voice-overs and the "Darth Vader" type of role suggestions...


Fair enough. But my whole problem with Vin Diesel is his 'bad-ass attitude'. In short, it sucks. Case in point; XXX. I saw about 45 mins of that crap and had to turn off my TV before the death of brain cells set in.

And besides that, the Chief with an 'attitude' is EXACTLY the kind of thing that would ruin a Halo film. He is a soldier, trained from the age of six to protect humanity. He doesn't have an attitude, he just concentrates on completing a mission, and staying alive. In fact the only time he would probably even show any emotion is when a fellow Spartan or teammates dies or is in danger of death.

  • 08.21.2004 1:56 AM PDT
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I think it should be CG and not show the MC 's face because then it probably wouldnt look like the face we all expected it to be I.E.if the MC turned out to be tom cruise or somtin.
by the way, is there even going to be a movie, or is it just a romour that we hope to be true?

[Edited on 8/21/2004 4:00:59 AM]

  • 08.21.2004 3:52 AM PDT
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k the idea of having an anime halo movie is SO STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! other whys the game would be cell shaded

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  • 08.21.2004 3:55 AM PDT
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There should never be a Halo movie...nobody can do it right. Unless Bungie is given almost full control and oversees all production, the movie will never do the game justice. It's impossible. I doubt even the great Spielberg could do Halo justice with a movie. A Halo movie is a stretch, but, I will admit, with Halo's fame, MS fortune, and the desire for a Halo movie, such a project could one day be underway, but Bungie won't let it happen unless they get a HUGE say in the entire project.

  • 08.21.2004 4:04 AM PDT
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o well, it would be cool to see wat they did wit the story line though

  • 08.21.2004 4:06 AM PDT
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Blam-drive? creative word

  • 08.21.2004 4:14 AM PDT
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how do i reply to a message without it being at the bottom of the page and seing it on the forum as well?

  • 08.21.2004 4:17 AM PDT
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hinting message two messages up it was suposed to be replying to somthing near the top

  • 08.21.2004 4:21 AM PDT
Subject: A Halo Shall Be MAde
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OFCOURSE BUNGIE WILL HAVE FULL CONTROL ON THE MOVIE PRODUCTION SET. WHO"S THE MONKEY THAT SAID IT WONT? YOU GUYS STILL DON'T GET IT...GET"S SADDER EVERY DAY! okay i'm calm now. As I said before and now i'll say it once again "MICROSOFT AND BUNGIE ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO ARE GOING TO PRODUCE IT!" I REST MY CASE!

  • 08.21.2004 5:30 AM PDT
Subject: The Halo Movie Discussion Thread
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I apologize for posting without reading the entire thread, but I don't have the patience to read through 28 pages of argument. I merely wanted to voice my opinion.

Naturally being a video game lover I would love to see a Halo movie. However, whenever I talk to people about it I'm surprised no one ever suggests that it take place during the Fall of Reach. Make it a sort of prequel. This makes the most sense because you don't have to condense the story of the game or put it in somewhere it doesn't fit, or have to make a plot with certain elements of the game but not the game itself (such as Resident Evil, which I'm one of few people to enjoy the movie though it's incredibly loosely based on the games).

However, I wouldn't want to see the movie based on the book of Fall of Reach. One reason is because I personally didn't enjoy the book and had a few problems with it (not to mention spotted a few plot holes), but another is because I don't think the book itself would translate well into a movie. I'd like the movie to actually be about the Fall of Reach.

I've pondered writing up a script/screenplay just for the Hell of it, though I'd doubt it would go anywhere, and basic ideas I had I think would work well for a movie.

Firstly I think opening the movie up with a mission of the first group of Spartans would be a good idea (if you read in the instruction manual, MC is of the Spartan II's, meaning he was part of the second group of Spartans. The book claims that he was the first group and there was a second group under development, and I find this to be a poor plot hole). Open with their first mission, which is a failed attempt at what the Spartan II's initial mission was meant to be; infiltrate a Covie vessel and learn the location of their homeworld.

Second, I think there should be more time for MC to get to know Cortana than there was in the book. In the game MC and Cortana instantly banter off like good friends, but all they did in the book was go through a training exercise and one failed mission. I would rather MC get Cortana first installed into his suit near the beginning of the movie and before he can remove her all Hell breaks loose.

Third, the Covenant should land on Reach in a manner similarly to how you see in the E3 2003 demo video. Instead of just bombarding the planet they should land on the capital city and you actually get to see them raze the planet. An example scene that I think could be cool if executed well would be having the Covenant line up a number of human citizens on their knees, a Gold Elite reciting some religious sort of speech in an Alien tongue, and when he finished all the other Elites discharged their plasma rifles into the humans, killing them in a manner similarly to how people might do mass executions in a sort of Jihad.

The other reasons aren't really too big, but just things I think might go over well. For some reason I feel that Reach should have snowfall during the invasion. It sort of fits the tone since winter is a sort of symbol of death in nature, where plants whither and animals hibernate due to lack of food, and whenever it snows the sky is dark and a sort of gloomy. I also think it would work well because it makes the movie more memorable. You don't see many Sci-Fi where people battle in a city full of snow. It would also bring back memories of the level "Assault on the Control Room", where some of the coolest combat scenarios in the game were executed.

Now, the biggest problem with the game would naturally be the fact that, if this happens before Halo, there have to be multiple Spartans. I know other people may not feel this way, but I'd rather the Master Chief not be in a scene where he can be viewed without his helmet. MC's identity is a mystery, and I'd rather that mystery not be spoiled. Plus, you can have the same voice actor as in the video games, which is the most fitting voice for MC. The other Spartans are still difficult, because we have no idea how their genetic and cybernetic enhancements have affected them, and if they might even have mechanical parts on their face to increase vision and such. Best way to be able to tell one Spartan from another would be to simply take colors from the multiplayer mode and make each one a different color. Naturally, the military would never do this, but this is a movie. You're going to have to make the difference between each one obvious besides voice, and the best way is through different color armor.

Lastly, it's not really too important, but I'd like the Halo movie to be at least two hours. In order to stuff enough plot in there, time to get to know the other Spartans so their deaths matter more to the audience, and just for plain old bad ass action to fill the movie up.


Oh yeah, special effects wise, and I know this will sound funny to a lot of people, but I would seriously prefer if Grunts were done by dressing midgets up in Grunt outfits. I for one believe realism is better than CG if it can be done, and if you can manage to get midgets dressed as Grunts, it will turn out to be a lot better in the end piece of film than if all the Grunts were CG. Jackals, on the otherhand, you have little choice because of their structure. They'd have to be animatronic and CG only.



And that's how I feel on the idea behind a Halo movie.

  • 08.21.2004 5:41 AM PDT