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| Rumors of a '''''Halo'' Movie''' had been circulating since the release of the first game, but in [[2004]] it was officially confirmed by [[Bungie]].
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| ==Introduction==
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| While the movie was intended to be handled by 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures, both pulled out of the deal for unknown reasons in October 2006, causing it to be postponed indefinitely until new distributors could be found. It would have been a live-action movie, but with a heavy amount of CGI. Wingnut Films, the team behind ''Lord of the Rings'' and ''King Kong'', was also working on the movie. Before the movie was delayed it was revealed that the film would have been filmed in Wellington, New Zealand, and was slated for a summer 2009 release.<ref>{{cite news |author=comingsoon.net| url=http://comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=15944 | title=''Halo'' Director Announced! | publisher=ComingSoon.net | date=2006-08-10 | accessdate=2006-10-01 }}</ref> To keep the film's producers true to the ''Halo'' Universe, Bungie prepared an exhaustive encyclopedia known to some as either the "Halo Compendium" or the [[Halo Story Bible]], describing nearly every topic in the ''Halo'' games and novels including graphics of characters, species and vessels. The ''Halo 3'' promotional ''Landfall'' series has been considered a test of viewer interest in a possible ''Halo'' film.<ref name="Part1">{{cite news | first=Joseph | last=Staten | url=http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=greathollywoodjourney1&p=4542384 | title=The Great (Hollywood) Journey, Part One | accessdate=2006-10-01 }}</ref>
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| =="Halowood"==
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| {{quote|If we ever make a Halo movie, who would you want to write it? So, I asked [[Martin O'Donnell|Marty]] as we exited the theater, "I bet that Garland guy would be all over the [[Flood]].|[[Joseph Staten]] mentioned the aforesaid after seeing ''[[wikipedia:28 Days Later|28 Days Later]]''.}}
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| Because [[Alex Garland]] is indeed the writer, it is reasonable to expect Flood.
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| [[Peter Jackson]], a ''Halo'' fan, was confirmed as executive producer for the film.<ref>http://youtube.com/watch?v=KlwmSfiaTJ4</ref> While it was assumed that he would also direct, the announcement of [[Neill Blomkamp]] as director proved that speculation as false. Jackson said he was tired after spending so much time on ''King Kong'', and that ''Halo'' would have been a break. Blomkamp is an acclaimed director of short films and commercials. He has also won Clios and a Visual Effects Society Award, and was nominated for an Emmy for his work on James Cameron's TV series ''Dark Angel''.
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| ===Script===
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| [[Image:Halo Script.jpg|thumb|left|A piece of the alleged script.]]
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| A website called ''LatinoReview.com'' has posted a [http://latinoreview.com/scriptreviews/halo/review.html script review] of the upcoming ''Halo'' movie; [http://rampancy.net/blog/narcogen/01122005/halo_film_script_a_convincing_adaptation Rampancy.net] asserts that it's credible; however, Bungie has said the story is not complete.
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| Joseph Staten has stated that what would have been the "final" script for the film would have had the Master Chief as a secondary, though still important, character, taking a back seat to others for story telling purposes.<ref>[http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/levelup/archive/2008/01/15/exclusive-bungie-gives-level-up-insight-into-the-stalled-halo-movie.aspx Staten interview.]</ref>
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| {{quote|Where the Master Chief doesn't have a face...That's hard to carry as a main character for an entire film. But you can certainly surround him with people who don't have helmets on and you can see their faces.|Joseph Staten}}
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| The lines of dialogue mentioned in this version of the script mention Captain Keyes. This is probably Jacob Keyes, not his daughter, Miranda Keyes, as Cortana refers to him as Sir, not Ma'am. Seeing as Jacob Keyes dies early on in the first game, if this indeed is a a script for the movie, it will be centered around the events of the first Halo, while this is puzzling seeing as multiple Halo live action short films have featured Brutes, Brute weaponry and the Master Chief jumping from the Dreadnought.
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| ===Timeline===
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| *'''Summer of 2002''' - With the success of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', Hollywood producers voice interest about making a ''Halo'' movie. Concerns over creative control sunk the idea, "thanks but no thanks" said Joseph Staten.<ref name="Part1"/>
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| *'''2004 before ''Halo 2'' launch''' - A Hollywood player, Peter Schlessel starts to meet with Bungie staff to discuss movie plans. He proposes that instead of leaving it up to Hollywood, "''Finance the script yourselves, Hire a writer, have him write something you love, then bring it to Hollywood with a simple message: This is the movie we want to make. Who wants to make it with us?''". On the list of Schlessel approved writers is Alex Garland, who Bungie pick for reasons listed in above article.
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| *'''February 3, 2005''', Creative Artists Agency confirmed that Microsoft had completed a million-dollar deal with Alex Garland to write a screenplay based on the video game series ''Halo'', which would then be offered to studios.<ref>{{cite news | first=Claude | last=Brodesser | coauthors=Fritz, Ben | url=http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=story&articleID=VR1117917399&cs=1&p=0&s=h | title=Halo, Hollywood | publisher=Variety | date=2005-02-05 | accessdate=2006-10-01 }}</ref>
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| *'''June 7, 2005''' Microsoft released Garland's completed screenplay to various Hollywood studios on June 7, 2005, looking to be paid a $10 million fee as well as the studio's agreement to adhere to guidelines set by the game's developers.<ref>{{cite news | first=Brian | last=Linder | url=http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/622/622951p1.html | title=''Halo'' Movie Script Delivered | publisher=IGN | date=2005-06-07 | accessdate=2006-10-01 }}</ref> Microsoft also wanted the studio to seek approval over the director and cast. In addition, Microsoft sought full merchandising rights for itself, a minimum $75 million budget, and company representatives' full access to the film's rough cuts in Los Angeles. Studios like Paramount, DreamWorks, Sony, and Warner Bros. did not want to cede creative rights to the film and passed over the project.<ref>{{cite news | first=Josh | last=Grossberg | url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=9de0f087-25f9-4103-9eef-1b79b3c7ab08 | title=Hollywood's Halo Effect | publisher=E! News | date=2005-06-10 | accessdate=2007-02-19 }}</ref>
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| *'''June 2005''' - 20th Century Fox and Universal Studios entered negotiations with Microsoft to divide the distribution rights of ''Halo''. The original $10 million deal was reduced based on the studios' negative response to the exorbitant price tag. In the negotiations, Universal gained rights to release the film in North America, where Fox would distribute the film overseas. On August 22, 2005, Microsoft's deal with the studios was announced to be finalized, with summer 2008 as the target release date.<ref>{{cite news | first=Ben | last=Fritz | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117927889?categoryid=1238&cs=1&s=h&p=0 | title='Halo' makes a date | publisher=Variety | date=2005-08-22 | accessdate=2006-10-01 }}</ref>
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| *'''October 4, 2005''', [[Bungie]] Studios announced that director Peter Jackson was signed onto the project as an executive producer.<ref>{{cite news | first=Joseph | last=Staten | url=http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=biggorilla&p=4955829 | title=The Great Hollywood Journey, Part II | date=2005-10-04 | accessdate=2006-10-01 }}</ref>
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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>{{cite news | url=http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/07/gamesetinterview_db_weiss.php | title=GameSetInterview: Halo Screenwriter DB Weiss | publisher=GameSetWatch.com | date=2006-07-13 | accessdate=2006-10-01 }}</ref>
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| *'''Aug, 2006''' - Neill Blomkamp is picked by Jackson as the director of the ''Halo'' movie.
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| *'''October 20, 2006''' - Universal and Fox pull out of deal. ''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.''<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>The project lives on and Peter Jackson's Weta Workshop is continuing to work on the film while Microsoft locks down another partner.
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| *'''October 31, 2006''' - Producers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, along with Microsoft, are putting the much-anticipated ''Halo'' movie into production hell, or where a film has stopped in the production stage. Following recent reports that development of the film would continue in spite of studio backers Fox and Universal dropping out, a press release being distributed by Jackson's WingNut Films today confirms that ''Halo'' is being indefinitely postponed. Here's their statement regarding the film, sure to be greeted with howls of discontent by fans:
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| {{BigQuote|"As was previously confirmed, we deeply regret that both Universal and Fox did not choose to move forward with financing the Halo film under the original terms of the agreement. At this time Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, along with their partner, Microsoft, have mutually agreed to postpone making a feature film based on the Halo video game universe until we can fulfill the promise we made to millions of Halo fans throughout the world that we would settle for no less than bringing a first class film to the big screen. We are fully supportive of Director Neill Blomkamp's vision of the film. Neill is a tremendously gifted filmmaker and his preliminary work on Halo is truly awe-inspiring. While it will undoubtedly take a little longer for Halo to reach the big screen, we are confident that the final feature film will be well worth the wait."}}
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| *'''May 21, 2007''' In an interview with Cinematical.com, Peter Jackson stated that he expected the project to continue soon, once the movie studios "catch a glimpse of the ''Halo'' hype first-hand" (with the release of ''Halo 3''). <ref>Erik Davis (2007-05-26). Peter Jackson on ''Halo'', ''The Hobbit'', and ''Dambusters''</ref>.
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| *'''July 5th, 2007''' Unconfirmed rumors began to circulate that 20th Century Fox would pickup rights with the movie, however they were never confirmed, putting the development of the ''Halo'' movie in question, once again.
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| *'''October 4th, 2007''' ''Halo'' Movie is announced dead by director Neil Blomkamp.<ref>[http://www.bitsofnews.com/content/view/6240]</ref>
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| *'''October 5th, 2007''' [[Frank O'Connor]] says in an interview with ''[[wikipedia:Game Informer|Game Informer]]'' that "nobody can declare it [the film] dead except for the owner of the IP [Microsoft]" in response to Blomkamp's statement.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200710/N07.1005.1034.54066.htm?Page=4]</ref>
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| *'''October 29th, 2007''' Ken Kamins, Peter Jackson's representative, has confirmed in an interview that the ''Halo'' film is still in pre-production phase. "What happened was this: Universal, on behalf of both studios, asked for a meeting with the filmmakers just prior to the due date of a significant payment," says Kamins. "Basically, they said that in order to move forward with the film, the filmmakers had to significantly reduce their deals. 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." According to Kamins would-be director Blomkamp has not been dropped either, in spite of his earlier statements:
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| {{BigQuote|"Everybody is supremely confident in Neil. Part of what excited Peter and Fran was Neil's vision. We're very confident this film will move forward with the creative partners intact, who will take the film to production."}}<ref>[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=174687]</ref>
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| *'''January 18th, 2008''' Bungie mentions in its weekly update that the ''Halo'' movie is still on hold, but they post pictures of armor and weapon replicas made by Weta's Workshop that were used in the ''[[Halo: Arms Race]]'' short films.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13174]</ref>
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| *'''April 1st, 2008''' G.I. Joe screenwriter Stuart Beattie says 3 ''Halo'' movies are going to be made. First one being ''Halo: Fall of Reach'', second being ''Halo: The Rise of the Flood'', and last one being ''Halo: The Battle of Earth''. However, this is more likely an April Fool's joke<ref>http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-halo-movie-has-reach-4305</ref>
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| *'''June 14th, 2008''' ''Gamepro Magazine'' releases issue featuring the ''Halo'' film. This article disappointed fans who were anticipating the movie soon, for there is no confirmed date.
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| *'''Late June 2008''' Peter Jackson releases statement saying, "With upcoming developments, (''Halo:Chronicles'') I wouldn't know when to expect a movie, and I'm the producer."
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| *'''August 4th, 2008''' Concept art for the ''Halo: The Fall Of Reach'' movie is shown.<ref>http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-halo-fall-of-reach-concept-art-5150</ref>
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| *'''August 26, 2008''' It is stated in the [[Bungie podcast]] that the ''Halo'' movie is still possible.<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=15308</ref>
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| *'''August 14, 2009''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_9 District 9] is released. It is directed by Neil Blomkamp and produced/presented by Peter Jackson. Some believe this film is a test for studios to see what Neil is capable of before moving onto a true ''Halo'' project.
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| ===Rating===
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| In an interview with Peter Jackson it was discussed that the rating most likely to be set by the studio would be rated PG-13 as the game itself is rated as Mature, however, there is a high possibility, that there will be an R or uncut version of the movie for the "hardcore" fans.
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| ==Others==
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| There are also a variety of ''Halo'' props built by [[WETA Workshop]]. Even though they were made for the ''[[Halo: Landfall]]'' short films, and not for the actual film, they give a good indication of the quality the eventual film may have been or may yet have.
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| According to [http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-halo-movie-has-reach-4305 LatinoReview]<ref>http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-halo-movie-has-reach-4305</ref>, writer Stuart Beattie, also rumored to have written the script for ''Spy Hunter'' and confirmed to have penned the script for the ''GI Joe'' movie and involved in writing the ''Gears of War'' movie script, has written unofficial scripts for ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', a film based purely on the first game titled ''Halo: Rise of the Flood'', and ''Halo: Battle for Earth'' taking place during ''Halo 3''<ref>http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=26319561</ref>; however, it should be noted that this information was posted on ''[[Wikipedia:April Fools' Day|April 1st]]'', and should be regarded with a skeptical eye. However, this was proven on August 4th, 2008 when more news on Halo: The Fall of Reach'' was shown.<ref>http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-halo-fall-of-reach-concept-art-5150</ref>
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| In the Hellboy 2 Commentary at 38:41 Guillermo del Toro says he did a design of Master Chief for the Halo Movie. He describes Master Chief's helmet as being sleek and self concealed.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| Image:WarthogB110707.jpg|A fully functional, drivable Warthog made by WETA Workshop, it was used for [[Halo: Landfall]].
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| </gallery>
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| ==Sources==
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| ==External Links==
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| *[http://www.petitiononline.com/halo123/petition.html Bring ''Halo'' Movie Back] - Petition started to bring the ''Halo'' movie back.
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| *[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464037/ IMDB Page] - Note that information there can be just as fallible as any other wiki.
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| *A fully [http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12669 functional Warthog] has been produced by [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54oc9WNkEwo WETA workshop] as part of the ''[[Halo: Arms Race]]'' short films by Neill Blomkamp.
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| *An organization dedicated to the update of the ''Halo'' Movie. [http://www.halothemovie.org/ Halo The Movie.Org].
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| [[fr:Le Film d'Halo]]
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