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*'''July 13, 2006''' Author D.B. Weiss revealed in an interview that he was writing the screenplay for ''Halo''. At the time of the interview, Weiss said that he was working on his second draft of the new script, which contained elements of the project's original screenplay by Alex Garland.<ref>[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/07/gamesetinterview_db_weiss.php '''GameSetWatch''': ''GameSetInterview: Halo Screenwriter DB Weiss'']</ref> | *'''July 13, 2006''' Author D.B. Weiss revealed in an interview that he was writing the screenplay for ''Halo''. At the time of the interview, Weiss said that he was working on his second draft of the new script, which contained elements of the project's original screenplay by Alex Garland.<ref>[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/07/gamesetinterview_db_weiss.php '''GameSetWatch''': ''GameSetInterview: Halo Screenwriter DB Weiss'']</ref> | ||
*'''August 2006''' Neill Blomkamp is picked by Jackson as the director of the ''Halo'' movie. | *'''August 2006''' Neill Blomkamp is picked by Jackson as the director of the ''Halo'' movie. | ||
*'''October 20, 2006''' Universal and Fox pull out of the deal<ref>[http://palgn.com.au/article.php?title=Fox+and+Universal+dump+Halo+movie&id=5603&sid=b4877aa8c4590dc1f4dc673abcf2689b http://palgn.com.au/article.php]</ref>. A representative of Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh said: | *'''October 20, 2006''' Universal and Fox pull out of the deal<ref>[http://palgn.com.au/article.php?title=Fox+and+Universal+dump+Halo+movie&id=5603&sid=b4877aa8c4590dc1f4dc673abcf2689b http://palgn.com.au/article.php]</ref>. A representative of Peter Jackson and [[Fran Walsh]] said: | ||
{{Article quote|''Universal, on behalf of both studios, asked for a meeting with the filmmakers just prior to the due date of a significant payment. Basically, they said that in order to move forward with the film, the filmmakers had to significantly reduce [the percentage of profits they would receive from the film]. They waited until the last minute to have this conversation. Peter and Fran, after speaking with their producing partners and with Microsoft and Bungie, respectfully declined.''}} | {{Article quote|''Universal, on behalf of both studios, asked for a meeting with the filmmakers just prior to the due date of a significant payment. Basically, they said that in order to move forward with the film, the filmmakers had to significantly reduce [the percentage of profits they would receive from the film]. They waited until the last minute to have this conversation. Peter and Fran, after speaking with their producing partners and with Microsoft and Bungie, respectfully declined.''}} | ||