Spielberg wants Halo?

Clicky

For the lazy, he's in negotiations to get the franchise according to IESB.

If you follow the IESB link there's a short little story dealing with Spielberg and BioShock.

If this is old, life goes on. :)

Sweet news. If Speilberg really wants to do it then he will cause well who in the movie industry would say no to him. Also I could not in anyway se how MS would say no to Speilberg since it would be great for the movie. As far as movies making money Speilberg has to be the most successful director ever. Speilberg+new movie+Halo=Win

It was posted earlier today but it's still good news. I just finished watching Schindler's List again. Spielberg is a genius so it's good to see he would be producing it.

Halo definitely needs to expand into the film industry, Bungie has done something special with the universe, creating it so deep that there are infinite possibilities for storytelling.

A vivid interpretation of The Fall Of Reach won't be an easy task, the amount of sheer awsomeness that wasin that novel was breathtaking, but I think Spielberg can pull it off

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/district_9/

Neill Blomkamp first feature movie, from the reviews, I would probably want halo as well

It will never work. You either have a film with a faceless guy named Master Chief and weaken the emotional impact or you don't have Master Chief at all (which was actually considered for a long time!!) biggest_loser

[QUOTE="biggest_loser"]It will never work. You either have a film with a faceless guy named Master Chief and weaken the emotional impact or you don't have Master Chief at all (which was actually considered for a long time!!) Dead-Memories

It will never work. You either have a film with a faceless guy named Master Chief and weaken the emotional impact or you don't have Master Chief at all (which was actually considered for a long time!!) biggest_loser

[QUOTE="biggest_loser"]It will never work. You either have a film with a faceless guy named Master Chief and weaken the emotional impact or you don't have Master Chief at all (which was actually considered for a long time!!) SpruceCaboose

I would pay anything to see a Halo Movie directed by Steven Spielberg. I cant imagine what the box office will be for the opening day of the Halo movie.

[QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"][QUOTE="biggest_loser"]It will never work. You either have a film with a faceless guy named Master Chief and weaken the emotional impact or you don't have Master Chief at all (which was actually considered for a long time!!) biggest_loser

Hey, I've got an idea, how about we create an original plot with original characters. Oh, wait, who am I kidding, where is the $$$ in that?Brownesque

Why not both? Spielberg does both...

[QUOTE="Dead-Memories"][QUOTE="biggest_loser"]It will never work. You either have a film with a faceless guy named Master Chief and weaken the emotional impact or you don't have Master Chief at all (which was actually considered for a long time!!) biggest_loser

Well from the source I read from, the movie will be based off this, if it gets approved and licensed.

It would be moronic to have a movie following the games, the universe is too deep to have a repeated story.

the Tintin filmsbiggest_loser

I would try my hardest to get involved in the projectDonPerian

Even though he's well renowned in the industry, even slapping his name on megahit crap like Transformers, NO THANKS.

Likely he'll PG13 it, slap his name on as producer, and rake in millions. No justice at all.

Even though he's well renowned in the industry, even slapping his name on megahit crap like Transformers, NO THANKS.

Likely he'll PG13 it, slap his name on as producer, and rake in millions. No justice at all.

KingsofQueens

Even though he's well renowned in the industry, even slapping his name on megahit crap like Transformers, NO THANKS.

Likely he'll PG13 it, slap his name on as producer, and rake in millions. No justice at all.

KingsofQueens

Im going to go out on a limb here..............youre not a fan of his work are you?? :P

It wont be directed by Spielberg - he has the Lincoln movie, the Tintin films, old boy remake and a rumoured 5th Indy film to deal with. biggest_loser

You could be right, but it could happen too. I'm 90% sure Tintin 1 is already done shooting (it's a lot of green screen,) Lincoln and Old Boy have been in development hell for years (and I want to see Lincoln...but every year for the past five years we hear "next year it's happening..." I'm waiting.) And I doubt Indy 5 will happen. Indy 3 was very well received, and it still took 20 years for an Indy 4 that nobody liked. It'd perform just like Transformers 3 will: still very good, but after the universal criticism of the previous film the BO will take a dive. And Ford is almost 70.

[QUOTE="Brownesque"]Hey, I've got an idea, how about we create an original plot with original characters. Oh, wait, who am I kidding, where is the $$$ in that?Ross_the_B0SS

Why not both? Spielberg does both...

Translation

Spielberg wants Halo = Spielberg wants money.

Spielberg is a terrific director.

I wouldn't mind him directing a Halo movie.

It will never work. You either have a film with a faceless guy named Master Chief and weaken the emotional impact or you don't have Master Chief at all (which was actually considered for a long time!!) biggest_loser

Spielberg wants Halo = Spielberg wants money.

-Reggaeton-

Wait, what? He's doing this for money?

I thought he was doing this because he loves us and out of his infinite charity. :?

[QUOTE="biggest_loser"]It wont be directed by Spielberg - he has the Lincoln movie, the Tintin films, old boy remake and a rumoured 5th Indy film to deal with. blargafarg

You could be right, but it could happen too. I'm 90% sure Tintin 1 is already done shooting (it's a lot of green screen,) Lincoln and Old Boy have been in development hell for years (and I want to see Lincoln...but every year for the past five years we hear "next year it's happening..." I'm waiting.) And I doubt Indy 5 will happen. Indy 3 was very well received, and it still took 20 years for an Indy 4 that nobody liked. It'd perform just like Transformers 3 will: still very good, but after the universal criticism of the previous film the BO will take a dive. And Ford is almost 70.

Sorry to break it to you my friend.

Nawwww I wanted Uwe Boll to do Halo!

Spielberg is not what he used to be.IronBass

whatever.

I'm starting to think there will be Spielberg hate or something or hate on anything that is associated to Halo.

That's how far Halo Haters will go.

Lets be real here.

Halo is a money maker simple fact, it's popular, and has millions of fans. You could have any director take the helm and he/she will be criticized for their integrity will suddenly be questioned.

Spiel-berg can be involved in it because of the money, but then how many game movies are made on another basis?

Spielberg is a good director

Halo is a good franchise

Microsoft will invest a lot of money into this

millions of Halo fans will definitely watch this opening week. That's the least

is there any other crap Halo haters can come up with?

A Halo movie would fail miserably no matter who produced it, the only incentive to actually make a movie based on the game would be to con all those teen boys into paying to see it.

A Halo movie would fail miserably no matter who produced it, the only incentive to actually make a movie based on the game would be to con all those teen boys into paying to see it.

p2250

A Halo movie would fail miserably no matter who produced it, the only incentive to actually make a movie based on the game would be to con all those teen boys into paying to see it.

[QUOTE="Brownesque"]Hey, I've got an idea, how about we create an original plot with original characters. Oh, wait, who am I kidding, where is the $$$ in that?kolkov01

[QUOTE="kolkov01"][QUOTE="Brownesque"]Hey, I've got an idea, how about we create an original plot with original characters. Oh, wait, who am I kidding, where is the $$$ in that?sSubZerOo

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"][QUOTE="kolkov01"] yeah, cause the dark knight sucked so much didn't it?kolkov01

... There are books for every video game.. The point being is they are not gonna base the movie off the books.. The series is popular because of the games NOT the books.

[QUOTE="kolkov01"]

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"] Batman and Joker was completely redone in a way that has never been done before in movies.. It had great acting and the like.. Halo namely the main character Masterchief, is the stereotypical super soldier who says little and seems to overcome tremendous odds by simply walking into the fray and coming out the otherside unscratched.. Makes matters worse is the fact he is wearing green motocross gear that you would see in the Xgames.. Its a great game don't get me wrong, but I thought the story in every Halo game was quite dumb.sSubZerOo

... There are books for every video game.. The point being is they are not gonna base the movie off the books.. The series is popular because of the games NOT the books.

[QUOTE="kolkov01"] you do know there are halo books... right?

... There are books for every video game.. The point being is they are not gonna base the movie off the books.. The series is popular because of the games NOT the books.

[QUOTE="kolkov01"]

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"] Batman and Joker was completely redone in a way that has never been done before in movies.. It had great acting and the like.. Halo namely the main character Masterchief, is the stereotypical super soldier who says little and seems to overcome tremendous odds by simply walking into the fray and coming out the otherside unscratched.. Makes matters worse is the fact he is wearing green motocross gear that you would see in the Xgames.. Its a great game don't get me wrong, but I thought the story in every Halo game was quite dumb.sSubZerOo

... There are books for every video game.. The point being is they are not gonna base the movie off the books.. The series is popular because of the games NOT the books.