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At 5/11/08 04:16 AM, H-A-X-O-R-Z wrote: ... designed to make billions of $'s by overhyping it and then having masses of Microsoft and Halo fanboys flood ...

Might as well be talking about Halo 3.

I do agree though. If anything it will be poorly written with dazzling special effects and proclaimed great by Halo lovers. And, of course, it will make tons of money.

Itll be better than the game to say it in that way!

At 5/11/08 11:58 PM, Xtesh wrote:

At 5/11/08 09:15 PM, Grubby wrote:

Well I want to see it because it looks like an entertaining movie. It's going to be very interesting to see Halo 3 portrayed in real life. So far, the trailer shows that Peter Jackson has done a very good job so far. The spike grenade effects and the other stuff is almost exactly like it is in video game.

So you figure it'd be like 300 (a big dazzling show, but not much else)?

I wonder if Masterchief will be in the movie, if it ever comes back to production.

From what I know, he wasn't ever intended to be the main character. They would do something like what was done with the Doom movie, for three reasons.

One, motivation. He as a person is not very interesting, and a lame Hollywood emotional conflict couldn't take place(OMG THE PROPHET OF TRUTH KILLED MY FAMILEEEY) with a guy who's just... there with a gun.

Two, Star Power. Imagine that someone made an Ender's Game movie, had Sean Connery star as Graff, and put a paper bag over his head and muffled his voice during his performances. You can't really say "HALO: THE MOVIE! STARRING DAVID DUCHOVNY! IN A FUCKING ARITIGHT SUIT! if you're going for star power (and this movie would get tons of it), the main character's face needs to be seen.

Three. Personality. This one is almost like #1, except that the writers would be given absolutely no creative liberties to work around this with.

As for actually being in the movie, I can't see him being there ALL the time. He spends 90% of his time away from every human, killing aliens. Probably between-mission scenes, but I wouldn't bet on much else.

I personally think that this adaptation probably won't be like 300.

Look how Peter Jackson converted the famous Lord of the Rings novels into blockbuster movies that were finely crafted and one of the best ever made.

Also, Masterchief in the games seem very uninteresting, and I agree with that. But there's a lot of character and story behind him as a character and as a person. In the games, he's just an action figure. But in the books, you see his struggles, emotions, thoughts, friendships, life-changing events, and compassion for his fellow soldiers.

I'm pretty sure you have a general idea of what Halo's story is about, but the Prophet of Truth had nothing to do with his family. There's no confirmation at all that his family was killed by the covenant. John was kidnapped by the UNSC because he was superior in mind and physical body over the other children when he was about 7. He was then put under the struggles of the grueling SPARTAN program that was initiated by the UNSC to create a group of specialists who could deal with rebels that opposed the UNSC, swiftly. You have to read the book to see how much pain and agony he went though the program. Not only was the training hard, but many of his friends died from the physical augmentation process to make them extremely powerful and intelligent.

Masterchief is a whole different character in the novels. But I'm not disappointed by how he is potrayed in the video game. You don't want him to be some moody guy who takes away the experience of you actually "being" him and playing the video game. He gets the job done, and he saves the lives of his fellow marines in the process.

Well I'm not sure how well Masterchief would be portayed in the movie, and I actually think that if the movie was all about him, the movie would suck. He would be mostly silent the whole time, unless the director decided to make him talk and be emotional to "captivate" the audience. But that would ruin the authentic character than Masterchief has in the video game.

I have pretty strong hopes about this movie because I'm a fan of this series and I'm a fan of Peter Jackson's works (except for his horrible adaptation of King Kong).

But until the movie actually is put back into production, it won't really help to talk about it much.

At 5/12/08 04:30 PM, LCurtis wrote:

At 5/11/08 04:16 AM, H-A-X-O-R-Z wrote: ... designed to make billions of $'s by overhyping it and then having masses of Microsoft and Halo fanboys flood ...

Might as well be talking about Halo 3.

I do agree though. If anything it will be poorly written with dazzling special effects and proclaimed great by Halo lovers. And, of course, it will make tons of money.

I also agree with this.

Because Peter Jackson is directing this, maybe this won't be such a bad movie.

But like Halo 3, it will be EXTREMELY overhyped and over-advertised.

Halo 3 was and still is very fun, but it isn't as epic as Call of Duty 4 which millions still play today, but it received more media attention, hype, and advertisements that games of higher quality.

I wonder how Microsoft can still surge on in the future without the main Halo series. Maybe they can live off of Gears of War and Mass Effect for awhile, but these games won't be as impacting as the Halo series to Microsoft's profit and attention.

I have a really sick feeling that Microsoft will use its horrendously huge amount of corporate money to buy out a revolutionary game pumping game dev such as Inifinity Ward or Rockstar for its future console. This is thankfully VERY unlikely to happen, seeing how TakeTwo and Activision loves their Intellectual Properties. But it sounds like something that this hideous company would do.

hell there been talk of a halo movie for as long as halo one been out idk what to say anymore but at this point i really wouldnt count on it

what I think is bungie should make a animated film for halo if anything

seriously if it was to be live action all the voice cast from the games would be replaced by some actors that dont sound like them at all

imagine masterchief with keano reeves voice

FUCK

it is currently on pause. because they dont have enough $. i hope it doesn't get canceled

*Continually bangs head against wall.*

1. Production of the Halo movie is indefinitely on hold until further notice.

2. Even if it was in production, Peter Jackson was never going to direct it. He was executive producing it, and I believe that Weta was doing the special effects. I'm not sure whether or not he's still attached to the project.

3. C'mon. The movie would be horrible. That's just one man's opinion, though.

At 5/11/08 02:09 AM, CaptRaythe wrote: well, it'd be a great movie, but trailer makes it look like a cheesy, no-budget film and that = GAY!

Why the fuck did you just post your sig when you already have it on.

At 5/11/08 12:03 AM, dumassstudios wrote: yay? or nay?

It'll never happen.

At 5/13/08 12:27 AM, Grubby wrote:

Look how Peter Jackson converted the famous Lord of the Rings novels into blockbuster movies that were finely crafted and one of the best ever made.

To be fair, he technically had one of the greatest scripts of all time. All he needed was effort and creative vision.

In the games, he's just an action figure. But in the books, you see his struggles, emotions, thoughts, friendships, life-changing events, and compassion for his fellow soldiers.

Why didn't they ever do the smart and courteous thing and put that stuff into the goddamned games? I would've bought the games if they had put the story into the games, instead of the books.

I'm pretty sure you have a general idea of what Halo's story is about, but the Prophet of Truth had nothing to do with his family.

I know that he was kidnapped, but Hollywood likes fucking with the origins of characters. It's like not using Iron Man's archenemy, The Mandarin (not a brand of liquor) in the movie, so that audiences would find the movie more "believable"( building a suit that can stand up and such aside). Fuck the writers for putting the Titanium Man/Iron Mongrel in instead.

Also, Ender's Game much on the training?

Not only was the training hard, but many of his friends died from the physical augmentation process to make them extremely powerful and intelligent.

So it's like Ender's Game, only the kids are mentally retarded in comparison to Bean and Ender, and the teachers(scientists/military people) are (openly) sadistic? The similarities are odd, considering that many of the kids in Ender's Game never made it past the first week, and that half the books are about Bean's private struggles (also, he's over 7 feet tall by the end of the last book, and could kill people easily with one of his bare hands).

Masterchief is a whole different character in the novels. But I'm not disappointed by how he is potrayed in the video game. You don't want him to be some moody guy who takes away the experience of you actually "being" him and playing the video game. He gets the job done, and he saves the lives of his fellow marines in the process.

That's the fundamental problem with him as a character. How many people would care about Solid Snake and Naked Snake if MGS didn't focus heavily on their sacrifices, emotional conflicts, and characters? I (a huge Metal Gear nut) wouldn't, for the very reason that there'd be nothing to them. It would probably ruin the game for me.

Well I'm not sure how well Masterchief would be portayed in the movie,

Before it was canceled, I think the idea was to have him play a small role like Sarge in the Doom movie. The main character would be one of the supporting characters in the games or a "new soldier who will prevail against all odds to prove himself" stereotype.

I have pretty strong hopes about this movie because I'm a fan of this series and I'm a fan of Peter Jackson's works (except for his horrible adaptation of King Kong).

I dislike Halo's plot, and even I think the guy could make it worth buying the theater ticket and the (lol) Blu-Ray disk.

But until the movie actually is put back into production, it won't really help to talk about it much.

I don't think it'll go into production until a movie that can win Oscars is made and shatters the idea that game movies don't deserve much effort, and are just cash-ins. It's one of my hopes for the MGS movie and any future FF movie.

At 5/25/08 01:38 AM, Xtesh wrote: I don't think it'll go into production until a movie that can win Oscars is made and shatters the idea that game movies don't deserve much effort, and are just cash-ins. It's one of my hopes for the MGS movie and any future FF movie.

The Legend of Zelda. As written (and directed?) by me. That's among my greatest dreams. I'm affluent, Jewish, and at the very least, marginally talented, so it's not totally impossible.

Well, that's enough of that. Yeah, I think that MGS might be the movie that's going to set the bar for game adaptations in the future. Though MGS is practically a movie as it is, so perhaps it's not the best template for the future, since the writers and directors of most other adaptations would have much less to work with in their source material.

At 5/25/08 01:57 AM, Dr-Worm wrote:

At 5/25/08 01:38 AM, Xtesh wrote: I don't think it'll go into production until a movie that can win Oscars is made and shatters the idea that game movies don't deserve much effort, and are just cash-ins. It's one of my hopes for the MGS movie and any future FF movie.

The Legend of Zelda. As written (and directed?) by me. That's among my greatest dreams. I'm affluent, Jewish, and at the very least, marginally talented, so it's not totally impossible.

You need more Catholic guilt, Buddhist disinterest, and cameras. So a trip through the internet and a trip to Best Buy.

Well, that's enough of that. Yeah, I think that MGS might be the movie that's going to set the bar for game adaptations in the future. Though MGS is practically a movie as it is, so perhaps it's not the best template for the future, since the writers and directors of most other adaptations would have much less to work with in their source material.

Kojima wants Paul Anderson to direct(not the guy who did the Resident Evil movies, the "There Will Be Blood" guy), so I don't doubt that a great movie will come out of it if Kojima writes and Anderson directs. And if Kurt Russel stars (using the technology used to make Chow Yun-Fat look young in Stranglehold to de-age him, unless he plays Old Snake). Perhaps Hugh Jackman could pull it off.

As for casting goes, I'm all for having any white, nerdy guy EXCEPT FUCKING JUSTIN LONG playing Otacon.

And there's tons of games with lots of source material. The Elder Scrolls has enough in-game history and books to give someone an idea on how to do an ES movie. Then there's the bajillions of RPGs floating about. And there's plenty of holes to fill with Army of 2(so few missions over 15 years?).

They made a little special movie for the halo3 special addition and legendary addition. That was from it.

1. The movie is still in production, they were just having issues with certain studios being in or out.

2. Poo to all you that keep saying it sucks or its not gona be made. Its gona be made, just has had some bumpy rides on the way there.

At 5/25/08 02:25 AM, Xtesh wrote: Kojima wants Paul Anderson to direct(not the guy who did the Resident Evil movies, the "There Will Be Blood" guy), so I don't doubt that a great movie will come out of it if Kojima writes and Anderson directs. And if Kurt Russel stars (using the technology used to make Chow Yun-Fat look young in Stranglehold to de-age him, unless he plays Old Snake). Perhaps Hugh Jackman could pull it off.

Wow. I don't even like MGS that much and this is making me pitch a tent. Though I doubt that they could really successfully make Kurt Russell appear younger. Besides, he sort of strikes me as more of a Big Boss. And isn't the actual voice actor for Snake a regular actor, too? But anyways, Paul Thomas Anderson...holy shit. I'm not so sure that he'd do it, though.

As for source material, what I'm saying is that MGS would be an exception, rather than a rule, for game adaptations, because it has a very unusually high concentration of cutscenes. For most other games, the filmmakers would have to work much more from the imagination.

At 5/25/08 12:35 PM, Ghoulishtie wrote: 2. Poo to all you that keep saying it sucks or its not gona be made. Its gona be made, just has had some bumpy rides on the way there.

Well, of course it's going to be made. It's too lucrative a cash-cow not to be, but it's just not being made right now. It's still technically "in pre-production," I suppose, but it's stagnant. No actual work is being done on the project. It's in what's called "development hell."

Supposedly was coming out this year. If it was, we would have heard about it by now.

see I heard that the Halo movie, besides being on hold for forever, will feature Master C, but not as a main character. Someone put it as "the most imortant supporting character." I guess it's because MC might be a little one dimensional and all, being a faceless demon of a soldier.

This movie can only come out as complete shit or fucking awesome.

At 5/11/08 12:10 AM, I-Love-Caitlyn wrote: It has been in the works for years now. I personally think all the games that have been turned into movies have all turned out pretty good.

What about Super Mario Bros. From what I've heard, it sucked.

*off topic* Where do I find the Novel?

At 7/1/08 08:52 PM, BigDog1337 wrote: *off topic* Where do I find the Novel?

in a bookstore.