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The prospect of a movie based on the extremely successful video game series Halo has been dangled in front of the army of besotted gamers for a while now, with names such as Peter Jackson, Neill Blomkamp, Alex Garland and even Steven Spielberg being run through the rumour mill over the course of the last [...]
Hmm. ‘Industry chatter’ is suggesting that 343 Industries has been tasked with making a flashy new reboot of Halo: Combat Evolved. Games Master magazine is reporting that Microsoft’s newly-formed internal Halo-dedicated studio is planning on remaking Bungie’s classic Xbox shooter using the Halo: Reach engine, in a bid to tide gamers over until the next [...]
For the best part of twenty years, we have been delivered a steady stream of evidence that film adaptations of beloved video game properties do not work. Super Mario Bros, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Doom, Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, Final Fantasy, Wing Commander, Hitman, Max Payne, Prince of Persia. Such a long and [...]
Variety are reporting this morning that Halo Franchise Development Director Frank O’Connor has said that he is still very interested in bringing the gaming behemoth to the big screen. In the article, it is suggested that Microsoft are still considering script treatments from the likes of Alex Garland, Stuart Beattie, D.B. Weiss and Josh Olson [...]
In a recent interview with The L.A. Times Neill Blomkamp talked all things District 9, including video game adaptations, a potential TV series and the prospect of returning to the hell of District 9 for another film. While there’s no movement on the video game front, despite Blomkamp being linked to the touted Halo movie [...]
