Mik Posted October 11, 2005 Report Posted October 11, 2005 Academy Award-winning director Peter Jackson is turning his favorite video game Halo into a feature-length film. The Lord Of The Rings movie-maker grew addicted to Halo while shooting his latest film King Kong - so he jumped at the chance to snap up the movie rights and take it to the big screen. Jackson will produce the sci-fi film in his native New Zealand. A cast has yet to be announced and it's unknown if he will direct as well. Halo follows hot on the heels of a string of computer games which have been adapted for the big screen, including Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Resident Evil and Doom. The game has sold over five million copies around the world and charts the adventures of futuristic super-soldier Master Chief in his quest to save mankind from aliens. Bungie, the Microsoft-owned business which developed Halo, says, "We're delighted to have someone who's as committed to the Halo universe as Peter Jackson was to Tolkien's Middle-Earth". Well, no matter what he does with it... it's guaranteed to make a boat-load of money. His name plus the built in fanbase...it's gonna be huge.
devo Posted October 11, 2005 Report Posted October 11, 2005 Well...I'm still annoyed that they're actually making this movie, but Jackson should at least make it watchable.
Guest Vitamin X Posted October 11, 2005 Report Posted October 11, 2005 It should be pretty damn good, then. Hopefully. I wonder who'll play Master Chief.
Guest El Satanico Posted October 11, 2005 Report Posted October 11, 2005 I'm sure it'll be better than Doom. Hell, it won't take much for it to be the best video game turned movie ever.
JasonX Posted October 11, 2005 Report Posted October 11, 2005 It should be pretty damn good, then. Hopefully. I wonder who'll play Master Chief. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My guess/hope would be Viggo Mortenson (crappy spelling). Though if Jackson wants to get cute and really fuck with Halo fans, he could get Dominic Monaghan to play Master Chief.....
2GOLD Posted October 11, 2005 Report Posted October 11, 2005 How much control does a producer have? Cause that is all he's doing with the project. He's not directing it.
devo Posted October 11, 2005 Report Posted October 11, 2005 The people making the film have to at least make the producer happy, lest he withdraw his money from the project.
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