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Subject: Should they make a halo movie

well? should they? mods and offical bungie employees are allowed to answer

[Edited on 11.20.2010 4:00 AM PST]

  • 11.20.2010 4:00 AM PDT

I think Dreamworks are wanting the rights to a film but no source, forgot where I saw it...

But to be honest, I think every Halo fan wants a film.

  • 11.20.2010 4:41 AM PDT

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Posted by: Grizzwizz
I think Dreamworks are wanting the rights to a film but no source, forgot where I saw it...

But to be honest, I think every Halo fan wants a film.
This. However, look near the bottom of the forum page, and you will see a 150+ vote hot topic on the matter.

I'm sure I've seen a thread a while back that had like 50k+ votes - from the Universe forum!

  • 11.20.2010 4:45 AM PDT

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That movie would be great and make it #1 in the box office. For awhile.

  • 11.20.2010 6:59 AM PDT


Posted by: Grizzwizz
I think Dreamworks are wanting the rights to a film but no source, forgot where I saw it...

But to be honest, I think every Halo fan wants a film.

  • 11.20.2010 7:44 AM PDT

Like I said in the other thread, take the slightly canon character Jake Courage, and have it from his PoV.

  • 11.20.2010 10:46 AM PDT

If they can make it as good as the Deliver Hope trailer, then by all means, go for it!

  • 11.20.2010 11:25 AM PDT

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I think they should... but not about Master Chief...

  • 11.20.2010 11:33 AM PDT


Posted by: Majic Dodo
I think they should... but not about Master Chief...


Everything important that is happening is happening because/around him. A Halo movie (series) without MC would be the stupidest thing in the world.

  • 11.20.2010 11:42 AM PDT

yeah your right it would be plain stupid

  • 11.20.2010 12:26 PM PDT

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Posted by: Sigma617
Have you guys ever read Mr. Vociferous's script down at Ascendant Justice?

it's by far the best on the subject matter I've ever read.

Long Ass read but worth it.

Aside from the sophomoric and deficient style of writing of the script, it outlines the game for what it is. Boring. It's a video game, I hate being the one to burst people's bubbles, but the reason no studio will fund this movie is because of how stupid and impaired of a story it holds. Having secondary characters speak for the main character makes the story mundane and monotonous. Lifeless at best. When you play the game, all that really occurs is you killing something and the occasional cut scene.


While doing a "producers" skim over the script, the first thing it should have done is catch my attention. Which it didn't. Even if you could re-write the script, it would still lack that main concept that all movies need. Now before everyone starts flaming me for holding a realists view on the matter, and before I start getting called a condescending ass; the only "HALO" related story that holds water, would be the books. But conceptually speaking, they have no relations to the games at all in terms of story, all they took after was the universe of "HALO." They built ontop of lifeless characters, gave them a voice, and put them into a fictional world that was conceptualized by the primary universe. A mundane universe.


If you were to look at all the pseudo live action trailers that have been released for the "HALO" games, you would liken one fundamental reoccurring aspect. Action with little to no dialogue at all. Sure it makes for great scenes, but aside from action, dialogue is what makes up for most of what is characterized in the movie. In movies, actions and words speak at the same level. Most people who I have talked to agree that they would rather have a silent character that represents them for a video game, because they can step into their shoes without having them already filled. This doesn't work in movies.


Let me summarize this for the loons that don't want to read it. There will never be a HALO movie. If there is, it will bomb terribly. There will be over a one tenth ratio to the required amount needed to meet the expenses. No director would touch that script, nor would any studio/distributer.

  • 11.20.2010 1:17 PM PDT

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  • 11.20.2010 1:21 PM PDT
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Thousands of Hunters?
Millions of Scarabs?
Bring it on!

Here's the cast

Master Chief: Chuck Norris
Cortana: Angelina Jolie
Johnson: Cuba Gooding Jr.
Prophet of Truth: voiced by Christopher Lee
Thel' Vadaam: Keith David
Halsey: Sandra Bullock
Miranda Keyes: Megan Fox
Captain Keyes: Geffory Pierson
Lord Hood: Ron Pearlman

  • 11.20.2010 1:57 PM PDT

It's like everyone in the world simultaneously lost the ability to read into underlying threads for stories at the same time. : (

A Halo movie could be done. Have you seen the tool box a writer would have to work with?! If you could give a writer a full license (the MOST difficult part)to all media pertaining to the Halo franchise, it could be done. It would be juggling chainsaws on a tight-rope for one writer (team lol?), but calling it impossible is childish and probably spurred on by an underlying hatred for the fanboy-ism that surrounds the game.

Honestly, the hardest part about pleasing an audience would be pleasing the hardcore canon fanboys, but you can never please them. It's been done with LOTR (did very well despite leaving out HEAPS of story) and HP, so it being done for the Halo franchise is definitely within the realm of possibility.


  • 11.20.2010 4:46 PM PDT

But calling it impossible is childish and probably spurred on by an underlying hatred for the fanboy-ism that surrounds the game.

i have to agree with that. the thing is that with most people is that they thing its going to be a live action movie which it doesnt need to be. If they couldnt get live action to work they should try it as a cg movie. but have it more like the cutscreens in halo wars. (which i think are few of the best quality of cutscreens in the halo games)

  • 11.20.2010 7:00 PM PDT


Posted by: RoastSpartan117
But calling it impossible is childish and probably spurred on by an underlying hatred for the fanboy-ism that surrounds the game.

i have to agree with that. the thing is that with most people is that they thing its going to be a live action movie which it doesnt need to be. If they couldnt get live action to work they should try it as a cg movie. but have it more like the cutscreens in halo wars. (which i think are few of the best quality of cutscreens in the halo games)



No, a non-live action movie would not work. Live action is the only way to go, and the movie doesn't need to follow EXACTLY to EVERY DETAIL of the original storyline. It just needs tp be an enjoyable movie with the overall same plot/concept that all halo fans have come to adore.

But a cq or cartoonish/anime movie would discourage people from the general public away from it.

  • 11.21.2010 12:25 AM PDT

i would want to have a live action film to, but i said if they couldn't get a live action to work to make it cg. of corse the movie won't follow completly to the main story line. it will most likely it will include other sources i.e. the books, the short films all ready made.

  • 11.22.2010 5:20 AM PDT

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I think it would be amazing and it would kill! However its smart to let the STARWARS series come back in 3D in 2012, along with such films like the avengers, transformers 3 and such so Halo Doesnt wipe them out. A good release year would be 2017 knowning the love for 7.

  • 11.22.2010 7:40 AM PDT
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Hell yeah. It should be soon. I thought they were already making one?

  • 11.22.2010 7:44 AM PDT

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this is the halo movie

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  • 11.22.2010 7:48 AM PDT