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There was an excellent Wired Magazine article about the open-endedness of Peter Jackson while he has been filming King Kong.

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.10/kingkong.html

Basically, he went completely against the Hollywood norm and has been showing all of his fans pretty much every facet of King Kong while it is in production. He has been making Production Diaries, basically the kind of extra features you see on DVD's. Only with Kong, he's showing them before the movie's release. Universal gave him the OK to do this, and it seems to be win-win for both sides, the movie makers and the fans. The makers get huge publicity, and fans get to see their movie develop before their eyes.

I hope that Jackson has the ability to do the same for Halo. It would be like a Bungie Weekly Update for the movie.

If you want to check out the site for Kong, it is www.kongisking.com

Midshipman

  • 10.04.2005 3:56 PM PDT
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Posted by: Wolfgang 4X
Okay, a few things. Jackson will probably be great yes. However, he still got's King Kong to finish and after that he's doin the hobbit. Will he put off the hobbit or halo? I'm thinkin Halo cause Hobbit is with LOTR and he got big off that. So I'm worried about the timing of when Halo will come out. Also, that's exactly what I hoped for, live action with cg added in


He won't be doing the Hobbit in at least a few years because of legal issues with the company MGM who has the rights to it.

  • 10.04.2005 4:03 PM PDT

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Posted by: Wolfgang 4X
Okay, a few things. Jackson will probably be great yes. However, he still got's King Kong to finish and after that he's doin the hobbit. Will he put off the hobbit or halo? I'm thinkin Halo cause Hobbit is with LOTR and he got big off that. So I'm worried about the timing of when Halo will come out. Also, that's exactly what I hoped for, live action with cg added in


King Kong is done, and Cristopher Tolkein GAVE THE BIG NO, to doing The Hobbit. He was very unhappy with LOTR's

So Jackson is 'pretty open,' but I am sorry I am not his secretary.


Wrong there. Christopher Tolkein was in the movie, the third one. He liked the films, but the Tolkien Estate people didn't. He wouldn't be doing the films because of legal issues with MGM.

  • 10.04.2005 4:06 PM PDT
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i cant believe Peter Jackson is executive producer!!!! I cant wait till the movie!

  • 10.04.2005 4:09 PM PDT

I just hope they don't go and dumb-down the film for an "acceptable rating" or some stupid crap like that.

This is a violent game made for a mature audience about war. It should reflect that. The film should be R. Of course that'll never happen! If it ends up being PG or something stupid then we all know they basically ruined it.

Otherwise... NICE! Peter Jackson is the shiz.

  • 10.04.2005 4:16 PM PDT

\/\/et\/ein


This is cool. If Peter doesn't eat the script, this movie should rock.

  • 10.04.2005 4:18 PM PDT
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to the Halo movie forums away!!!!

  • 10.04.2005 4:19 PM PDT
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  • 10.04.2005 4:20 PM PDT
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This movie will be the greatest movie I will ever see I will be the first one in line in my little town!!
Way to go Bungie!!!!!!:)

  • 10.04.2005 4:20 PM PDT
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GARY COLEMAN AS SGT.JOHNSON!!!

  • 10.04.2005 4:34 PM PDT
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PETER JACKSON!!!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS......I JUST CRAPPED ON MY SELF BECAUSE THAT IS FREAKING AWSOME!!!
(oh sorry my caps lock button is stuck)

  • 10.04.2005 4:47 PM PDT
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peter jacksons gonna ruin this movie!!!


I love the LOTR movies. But, I am kinda worried. Lets hope there's no crying and balling in this movie. I really hope Peter Jackson doesn't put emotional -blam!- in this movie. I know he's not the director, but, I am worried. I think we needed the feel of the first Alien movie for Halo.
I want to be scared when the Flood comes out. I wont accept anything else.
Weta, that's great actually. They're working on the Eva's for Evangelion Live Action, so that's cool.

Another thing though. We dont need a hero in this movie. The only people that should be alive, if your going for that feel, should be Master Chief and The Sarge. If you dont agree, take a look at Aliens Vs. Predator. We dont need heroes. Let them die a horrible death.

I can't stress this enough. Seriously. I dont want to see, Humans running behind Master Chief all the way and surviving. That's gonna be stupid.



that would be nice if the flood are scary, but one of the elements of fear in a movie is not knowing what the monster or monsters is, and almost every person who is going to see this movie has spent hours killing the flood. They know exactly what they look like, and what they can do, so unless the directors can get really, really, really creative, the flood probably won't be that scary on the big screen. If he sticks to the storyline of the 1st and 2nd games, the flood will be so far from scary that its not even funny. IF, however, he decides to fill in before or after the games, he could definently make the flood scary. Who knows, he mite even add in some new creatures. I think he's gonna do better if he starts off where the books did. There would be a lot of room for sequels, and the destruction of Reach will look incredible on the Big Screen.

  • 10.04.2005 4:55 PM PDT

OMG

Dear Bungie

This is a letter of complaint, after reading your story i colapased and had multipal heart attacks followed by pure shock. After all Peter Jackson the director of three of the greatist of films of all times is doing YOUR film. The whole piont of this is to ask for tickets to come and see the grand opening of this HALO movie as compisation for the trorma i have suffered. Well its worth the effort to see the movie as an honoured guest and meet the infumase bungie team.

Yours Faithfully
ShockMister

P.S apolagies for the spellin

  • 10.04.2005 5:00 PM PDT
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I couldn't stop smiling when I read the news. It doesn't matter who the director is. It has mostly to do with WETA and the job that they do and continue to do. I'm sure they have come up with some new techniques and programs that will dazzle the fans of this amazing game. I'm sure Peter Jackson and WETA will not disapoint. I' m more excited now to know what the storyline will consist of. The only problem now is who to cast for various parts. The same woman that did the voice for Cortana as Cortana should be the part. Other than that I have no idea. Another problem is the hope that they don't make it rated R. I would watch it anyway. Yet, it would bum me out a bit.

  • 10.04.2005 5:08 PM PDT
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Let's just hope the movie has some real ppl in it from video games turn movie ive had bad experiences with CGI -blam!-ness

  • 10.04.2005 5:10 PM PDT

Awesome! I was worried the movie would ruin halo, but now I know it will be great and really enhance halo!
Congrats!

  • 10.04.2005 5:11 PM PDT
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HOLY CRAP, THIS KICKS ASS!!!
ALL PRAISE THE ALMIGHTY BUNGIE!!!!!!

  • 10.04.2005 5:12 PM PDT
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hello all from Britain. Bungie i would firstly like to give you all a big hug then repeat the words thankyou a thousand times over, but i dont have the energy too so i would just like to thank you all for guaranteeing a quality movie with the help of peter and all of bungies dedication your fans are expecting the next blockbuster, with the reputation of the star wars movies tenfold!

  • 10.04.2005 5:12 PM PDT
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Woot!

  • 10.04.2005 5:15 PM PDT
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this movie is goin to be so sweet with peter as the executive director :)

  • 10.04.2005 5:25 PM PDT
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Yo when i heard Peter Jackson's name about being apart of the Halo movie that's coming up. I just.....i mean my mind just bursted with joy, like "YES!...OH SNAP PETER JACKSON!" Can you imagine Master Chief fighting an Elite over a high broken bridge standing above fire?....Then some how they fall, making an incoming falling air battle...........If you can't.....I can!...This is going to be the next big hit since Lord of the Rings. Box Office number 1 all the WAYYYY!!!!!

  • 10.04.2005 5:33 PM PDT
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Ladies and gentlemen, there is a God. Halo and Peter Jackson combined. Can't wait for legendary battles between human and covenant forces LOTR style. My life is complete.

  • 10.04.2005 5:41 PM PDT
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OMG this is gonna be the best movie ever!!!

  • 10.04.2005 5:57 PM PDT

>IV20<

awesome news, when i heard there was a movie he was the one person i thought would really be albe to make the movie all that it could be. great news, keeps updated on whos acting an directing it too.

  • 10.04.2005 6:10 PM PDT