Halo Movie May Happen After All

spizkapa writes "On the back of the story about the Halo competition, Microsoft are reported to have reached a deal with Universal Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox to make a movie based on Halo and Halo-2. Apparently, Microsoft initially wanted $10 million plus 15% of the box office revenue but the deal was struck when the two studios teamed up and offered $5 million and 10% of initial box office revenue. Apparently, the formal announcement will take a further week after creative issues are agreed between the three parties involved."

Re:I don't know what to say

[NoMoreNicksLeft]

You mean, you aren't aware that all video game-> movie transitions suck ass? Need I remind everyone of Street Fighter, the movie so bad it killed Raul Julia? Or how about Super Mario Bros. ?

Or maybe it's the confusion over why Microsoft would deserve anything but a token amount of upfront cash, seeing how they had nothing to do with writing what little story is behind a FPS game.

Re:I don't know what to say

[ElVaquero]

Well, with doing a franchise picture, you already have brand recognizability and several million guaranteed audience members.

At long last last...?

[TheCamper]

I'm not a big Halo fan myself (fps don't belong on consoles, but that's a flame for another day) but it's kind of refreshing that the movie industry is whoring itself out to the gaming industry for once, instead of the other way around. I'm sick of crappy games being put out by every single movie, just as an extra boost for cash.

Of course, movies have been made before based on games, but Hollywood merely buys the name, and makes a craptastical movie having nothing to do with the actual game (see Resident Evil, Alone in the Dark, soon to be Doom 3) in hopes that the popularity of the name will bring revenue. Hopefully this time a gaming franchise will be saved from this fate due to Bungie's insistance on Hollywood following the Halo Bible.

Re:an educated guess

[rogue555]

Also, note that Pixar uses Macs and PC's running linux for animation.

What kind of computers does Pixar use to make its movies? "We use Macs, we use PCs running Linux," Jobs admitted. "It pains me to write that purchase order to Dell."

Halo Bible?

[thundar2000]

Um, isn't the Halo Bible just:

Shoot Aliens, Open Door, Repeat.

(and)

Halo really is just Ringworld meets Starship Troopers meets Doom - not very original, I'm pretty sure it will make a stinky movie.

Back to the game...

Re:At long last last...?

[ruiner13]

"fps don't belong on consoles"

I dunno, if they are done right they can be killer. Goldeneye and Perfect Dark on the N64 come to mind. These games absolutely rocked.

Re:I don't know what to say

[C0rinthian]

You know, you probably didn't pay much attention to the plot if you think it sucked. There are a lot of little details that make things much more interesting.

Now if you want a REALLY good plot in a FPS, buy a Mac and play the Marathon series. (also by Bungie) You'll probably have a greater appreciation for Halo after that.

Of course, if you don't have a Mac, just check out marathon.bungie.org and halo.bungie.org and read up on their story discussions. Then you'll start to realize the depth that Bungie has backing these game up.

Re:dude, shut the fuck up.

[thundar2000]

Yeah, Asimov, Clarke, Card... they are all just about shooting aliens.

Anyhoo, point was not being disengenuous about sci fi stories, but more about pointing out that a game like Halo, which is in fact 'a hoot', doesn't really have any story/character whatsoever that people would feel emotionaly involved with... the key to a good yarn, book or movie.

It is just a good game, not very original, but well produced.