IESB say Spielberg has been “blown away” by Stuart Beattie’s screenplay, which as we know deals with a kid called John. Oh, and some aliens as well, along with a little shooting.
IESB also point out that having lost Transformers, Dreamworks (having recently split from their distribution deal with Paramount) will be looking to gain a replacement “tentpole” action series, and Halo – which has been abandoned by Peter Jackson and Neil Blomkamp – fits the bill perfectly.
Apparently CAA, who list Spielberg as a client, have the director in “active negotiations” to produce the movie. So please, make note of this. He’s rumoured to be in talks to produce the movie, not direct it.
Sounds crazy, but then, five years ago how many of you would have picked that Spielberg would produce a Transformers movie?
Dan
Monday, August 10, 2009 at 4:21 PMoh god, don’t let Michael Bay near it.
James-Mac
Monday, August 10, 2009 at 5:09 PMI’m going to burn in Hell for saying it… but Michael Bay would probably be O.K for this.
There’s no need for charectorisation… Avery Johnson is about the closest Halo’s got to a fleshed out charector.
There’s no love interest, so no need for a romance subplot.
So essentialy we’re talking ninety odd minutes of special effects and one dude blowing stuff up.
That’s right down Bays alley.
who am iiiiii
Monday, August 10, 2009 at 6:04 PMMonty Oum should direct it lol. He’s already proven himself with Haloid…
Blah2
Monday, August 10, 2009 at 9:30 PMI have to agree, Bay is terrible, but this would be his kind of thing, over the top action, no characterization and just a lot of explosions.
Pathetic Halo Stan
Monday, August 10, 2009 at 4:44 PMJJ Abrams, Ridley Scott, Michael Mann… If its Bay I’ll Carradine myself in disappointment.
James Ward
Monday, August 10, 2009 at 4:52 PMClose Encounters, ET, AI, Transformers, Indy IV, seaQuest DSV, Twilight Zone, Taken, War of the Worlds… Halo
All these films and series have two things in common: Spielberg and something *else*.
In ten-fifteen years when Spielberg retires, he will finally come out and say that he was abducted and probed by Aliens, and I will say:
I frakking called it.
Halo is just another nail in this coffin.
AJ Lazaro
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 7:45 AMNa ditch this idea, red vs. Blue:the movie. Wayyyyyyyyyyyyy better than an actual halo movie.
MisterBa
Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 9:24 AMTheir is only one man fit to play Master Chirf: Chuck Norris