Halo The Movie

Halo: Faith Movie Poster

Halo: Faith - Coming this Summer!

Got you excited? Well this isn't the official Halo movie, but instead a fan made movie that will be release sometime this summer. The movie is being created by Majic Pictures and in all will be approx 12 mins long. The movie is being made on a volunteer basis with the cost coming directly out of the movie makers pockets.

Below we have some production images and links to some of the visual effects being worked on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDl3pmmv9Dc

http://halothemovie.org/images/suit.jpg
http://halothemovie.org/images/legs.jpg
http://halothemovie.org/images/boot.jpg
http://halothemovie.org/images/ship.jpg

The teaser trailer will be released in late March and we'll have it for you here.

Another Halo Movie Fan Trailer

Well since their doesn't seem to be any new news about the Halo Movie, I thought I would post up this fanmade trailer to keep things going. Man its been over 4 years since I started this site and still no movie. So disappointing :(

Halo Movie Still Alive

We'll it seems we missed a bit of news about the Halo movie that was announced last month. Luckly a dedicated Halo fan emailed us about it, so here is the latest.

Frank O'Connor, the Franchise Development Director at Microsoft's 343 Industries division announced the following at the MI6 Conference in San Francisco last month,

"We're going to make a movie when the time is right. We own the IP. If we want to make a movie, the scale of all the other stuff that we do changes dramatically. We make tens and tens of millions of dollars on ancillary stuff, toys, apparel, music and publishing. If we do a movie all of that will grow exponentially. We have some numbers if we do a movie, but it changes everything. It also changes our target and age demographic."

Not exactly a heart felt announcement, seems like MS is more worried about their profits then anything else. But at least it's good to hear they still plan on making the movie.

Halo Movie Trailer (Fan Made)

We get a lot of emails from Halo fans wanting us to post their trailers on our site. Sometimes we do, but mostly we don't because most aren't very good. However, today we received a fan made trailer that uses a lot of commercial footage from Halo 3, ODST as well as other sources that I'm sure you'll all enjoy and will get you pumped for the actual Halo movie.

Our Halo Videos page has also been update.

Halo & Steven Spielberg

Well it's been a crazy few days with Halo movie news and rumors flying around.

First it was posted that Steven Spielberg was in talks to produce the Halo movie. Then 3 days ago Microsoft reponded saying that the movie is on hold until other Halo projects are finished.

I know you guys are excited to see a Halo movie get made, but there have been a LOT of possible producers, writers and directors "in talks" about making the movie. And so far none of them have panned out. So it looks like were back to square one.

I acutally hope Spielberg doesn't produce it after seeing Indy4.

Halo Movie Rumors

Sorry there haven't been any updates lately, not much news to report. However there is a rumor floating around that the movie will be released in 2010, but it's just a rumor.

Halo Movie News Update

Well its been quite some time since we have posted. Mainly due to not much new info coming out. But we've gathered all the new info we could find and have updated the site.

- The Halo Movie's current status is in production (imdb.com). Does that mean their filming, probably not, but it's better then the status being canceled.

- We've added a Halo 3 commerical to the video page, Halo 3 "Gravesite". This is one of the commerials we forgot to add.

- We've received some emails asking us if the video on YouTube called "Halo Movie: First 8 mins" is real. NO it is not real. They were 2 promotional movie shorts for when Halo 3 came out. The user simply added some opening credits. They can also be found oun our video page at the bottom.

Thats basically it, not much info has come out, but if anything new does we'll keep you updated.

Possible New Halo Script

Screenwriter Stuart Beattie, who most recently wrote the script for the G.I. Joe movie is also is a huge Halo fan. Frustruated with the lack of progress with the movie, he has taken it upon himself to re-write the script, for free, based on the novel HALO: FALL OF REACH, by Eric Nylund.

It's good to see someone doing something to get this movie going.

For full details about this new script, check out http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-halo-movie-has-reach-4305

Master Chief is Not the Main Character

In the not so new, but new to me section, I've learned that Master Chief will NOT be the main character in the Halo movie.

Bungie Writing Director Joseph Staten in an interview with Level Up stated that Mater Chief will be a supporting character. Why?

"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."

I was a little surprised, but after letting it settle I actually think that's the right move.

Halo Movie Update

I received a lot of email regarding the movie, so I will take the opprotunity to answer some of your questions.

Q: IMDB.com says the movie will be released in 2009, is that true?
A: No, this is purely a guess. The movie is not even shooting yet, but Microsoft is actively looking for distributer.

Q: I hear the movie is canceled, is that true?
A: No. There's a lot of negotiations going on with this movie which is why it is taking so long. Peter Jackson is currently working on other projects while Microsoft finds a distributer. However Microsoft has stated time and again that they want to make a Halo movie.

Q: Are you affiliated with Microsoft? How do you know this information?
A: No, we are a fan site. We get our information by checking press releases, news sites or it is submitted by fans. We then check the source and if we think its accurate we post it.

Halo Movie back in Pre-Production

Peter Jackson's representative Ken Kamins has stated to Vanity that the Halo film is still a go for Microsoft. Microsoft is already in talks with other distribution projects to continue development of the Halo film.

Kamins says, thanks to the involvement of exec producers Peter Jackson and Walsh the movie is still happening. Most of the pre-production is being done at their visual effects studios in New Zealand, Weta Digital and Weta Workshop, so there will be no stalling.

"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."

"Everybody is supremely confident in Neal," Kamins said. "Part of what excited Peter and Fran was Neal's vision. We're very confident this film will move forward with the creative partners intact, who will take the film to production."

So it looks as those Neill Blomkamp is still onboard to be director of the Halo movie and it again has some traction.

Halo 3 Commercial - Starry Night

Halo Short Movie #3

More Halo 3 "Believe" short movies

Halo 3 - Making Of the Believe Diorama

Halo Short Movie #2 Part 1

Halo Short - Secret Movie Footage?

The Halo community has been a buzz the last day over this Halo short movie for Halo 3. It's a collaboration between Bungie Studios, director Neill Blomkamp, WETA Workshop and Origami Digital. One of a series of Halo shorts. Can it be actually movie footage? Probably not, but this at least is something while we wait.

Halo Movie picked up by FOX

FOX has recently acquired licensing rights for the Halo movie. A big, big step towards finally getting the movie going. Peter Jackson has also continued his backing of Neill Blomkamp as the director saying:

"We wouldn't want to do it with anyone else. It's Neill's call."

Well it looks like finally things are moving in the right direction. Summer 2009. Only 2 more years, maybe:)

Not much Halo news recently

There doesn't seem to be much new news about the Halo Movie in some time now. I guess Microsoft and Bungie are working on getting things going again. I just wanted to let you guys know were still here and as soon as we here something about the Halo the movie we'll let you know.

Halo Movie is alive and kicking

With the recent departure of Univeral and Fox, Microsoft is now shopping around for new partners. According to Variety, Microsoft is focusing their partnering efforts on Warner Bros. and Paramount, although nothing is definite yet.

Other rumors have Microsoft funding the entire movie themselves. Either way it looks like this movie is going to get made one way or another.

Universal Studios and Fox drop Halo Movie, but Halo
is still a go according to Microsoft/Bungie

This week some big news has surfaced about the Halo movie. First Universal Studios and Fox pulled their support for the Halo movie due to production costs. The budget originally estimated was $135 million, but it has been rumored that it will cost $200 million. That and the studios are unsure of first time director Neil Blomkamp,

On the upside, Bungie has stated

"Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and the rest of the creative team are dedicated to ensuring the Halo movie becomes a reality. We are already in discussions with potential partners who recognize the value of the Halo brand and its appeal to consumers worldwide.”

Well looks like we'll have to wait a bit longer for the movie, but at least its still being made.

Halo Director Official Announced

Halo the Movie will be directed by first time director Neill Blomkamp. Neill has directed a few short films and commercials before, but this is his first major movie.

A native of South Africa, Blomkamp directed the acclaimed 2005 short film, Alive in Joburg, that depicted a future in which extraterrestrials have become refugees. Last year, Blomkamp also received three Clio Awards and a Visual Effects Society Award for his television commercial Citroen-Alive with Technology. In 2004, Blomkamp was recognized as "One of the Top Five Directors to Watch" at the First Boards Awards and was a featured artist at the Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors Showcase at Cannes. He has also been nominated for an Emmy award for his work on an episode of James Cameron's Dark Angel.

Halo Script Trashed! Denzel as Master Chief?

Well it official, Halo is getting a script rewrite by D.B. Weiss. Weiss, who has never written a Hollywood screenplay before had this to say,

"There will be the 5% on the fringe of any hardcore fanbase that get angry about any change you make to the source material. The truth is that novels, games, comics, and what-have-you are not usually ready to be slapped up on screen as-is. If you did do a 100% faithful version, 999 times out of 1000 it would be a mess."

So rumors were correct, the Halo movie is now delayed to 2008.

Other rumors are now springing up that Denzel Washington will be playing Master Chief. This rumor is coming after the Associated Press reported that Denzel had met with Halo Executive Producer Peter Jackson in New Zealand about the two working together, possibly with Washington directing another Jackson-produced film that Weta would do the visual effects for. Denzel as Master Chief? I could see that.

Halo Movie Delayed?

Forums added to the Site!

Halo Fan Movie Script

Bungie Team in New Zealand

Director removed from Halo Movie?

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Halo Movie Release Date

Halo and Peter Jackson