This website, as part of the trivial being network, shall aim to provide you with the latest news concerning this developing project. Through our growing forum network, RSS feeds and regular updates we will endeavour to provide you with all the juicy details.
A summary thus far:
Alex Garland (28 Days Later, The Beach–novels) writes the script:
A few months back it was confirmed that Alex Garland had agreed to write the script for the Halo movie.
Bungie.net: The Great Hollywood Journey - Part 1: This article provides the backbone for the adaptation. It gives insight into the process of conversion; highlighting issues such as whether or not to sell the rights completely, problems with keeping Bungie in the picture, finding a writer and why they chose Alex Garland. It portrays the integrity Bungie wish to keep within the project and the dedication to ensure it doesn’t erode into a Doom-ed mistake.
Alex on ‘worrying whether the film will match the games’:
“I’d say people are right to worry. I’m worried. In fact, everyone - in particular those working on the film - should be worried. In the case of Lord of the Rings, I’d guess that Peter Jackson had plenty of sleepless nights, thinking - am I doing the right thing? Am I doing the books justice? And Lord of The Rings shows Jackson’s efforts to avoid his fears on pretty much every frame. So I’d hope the director of Halo has exactly the same level of commitment and concern.”
Funding and the companies involved:
Towards the end of August the precise deal Microsoft and the production studios had agreed to was announced. Many studios turned down Microsoft’s A-list offer, this was due to hefty requirements set by the software king: “$10 million against 15 percent of the gross (whichever is higher), a below-the-line budget of $75 million (budget before hiring actors and crew), near-immediate production ofand a large say in the creative development of the movie.” Fox and Universal studios agreed to co-operatively take on the project paying Microsoft $5 million against 10 percent of the gross. Universal will control the production and American distribution whilst Fox will oversee all international distribution.
Resources:
1. The Halo IMDB Page
2. Bungie.net: Great Hollywood Journey – Part 1
3. Bungie.net: Great Hollywood Journey – Part 2
4. Bungie.net: Great Hollywood Journey – Part 3
5. Variety.com: “Halo makes a date”:
“Master Chief is gunning for the bigscreen in summer ‘07. Fox and Universal have closed their deal to make a movie based on Microsoft’s hit vidgame “Halo,” with plans for a tentpole in two years. Studios will pay the tech giant $5 million against 10% of the gross….”
6. BBC: Halo Announcement
7. IGN: Halo movie a bad idea?
8. GameTrailers: Halo Movie Announcement Video
9. Halo goes Hollywood in 2007
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