- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I think that we all want a stake in this movie effort and we all want it to seem awesome. Just by knowing what lengths Bungie and Microsoft have gone to preserve the authenticity of the Halo universe, I think it will turn out good even if every detail doesn't go as I'd liked.
There seems to be a bunch of people that don't want to have the movie reveal the Chief's face. Well, it also seems that these same people haven't read the novels because there are quite a few instances where the Chief is out of armor and without a helmet on. Will the movie-makers try to steer around these scenes? It is possible they could eliminate the unmasking of the Chief, but I think at least two of the scenes are pivotal in the story. One scene that I'd really like to see that includes the Chief out of uniform, is the standoff between him and Major Silva in Alpha Base at Halo. That was a great dialouge that really showed the social rift between elitist ODSTs and the rest of the UNSC as well as the pecking order the ODSTs setup for themselves, not to mention the their jealousy of the Spartans.
So, if they do show a face, who could it be? It is possible to capture the whole dialouge from behind the Chief's head, but that might be lame. I say that if they do show a face, then let it be someone NOT famous that looks tough, can act, and looks a lot like the novels describe John as. I think this guy could be a viable candidate:
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/1481/Events/1481/DominicP ur_Ausse_541635_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Purcell,%2 0Dominic
Let me know what you all think. At first, I was skeptical about "showing" a Chief, but now that I've read the novels twice, I think that face time is inevitable.
Also, what do you guys think about this idea: Having Eric Bana (Black Hawk Down) being cast as Major Silva commanding the squad of helljumpers that fight for Alpha Base on Halo? That and having Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan) be Sgt. Lister as well?
BTW, Cortana is CGI in the game and to make her otherwise would be really fake and a mockery of Halo. Jen Taylor's voice is very distinct as well and they MUST keep her for the movie.
For Chief I say keep using Downes' voice. Downes IS Chief, that's how we relate to the Chief in the game and we have to keep Steve Downes' voice--no other option. If they do show an actor for the Chief, I hope it is Purcell with Steve Downes' voice dubbed over the lip movements, that would be cool.