Wondering why the Halo TV show was so bad? Blame Bill Gates.
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On November 15, 2001, Microsoft released Halo: Combat Evolved. Developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios, the game was first released for the Xbox console. In 2003, Microsoft released versions for Windows and Mac OS.
Since then, Microsoft has released many aura Games, books, short films and most recently a TV show. aura It has turned into a global franchise with legions of fans.
However, as evidenced by the recent attempt at friendly budgeting aura TV show on Paramount+, Microsoft still has absolutely no idea what to do with it. The TV series was a cheap disaster that ignored everything good about the series in order to save money and show off its stars. Although the series had two seasons, it was strongly disliked and mocked by fans throughout each season.
It didn’t have to be this way. In 2005, Microsft started working on a aura A movie that could have provided everything fans of the space series have been waiting for. Unfortunately, fourteen years later, no aura film.
Want to know what went wrong? Read on to find out why aura The movie never happened and why did we get this terrible aura TV show instead.
Microsoft begins work on Halo movie for the first time In 2005
After success Halo 2Microsoft wanted more for aura series. The company’s plan included turning the game into a movie. They knew they had something big on their hands. As such, they can make a lot of money from box office sales. Not only that, but they thought a aura The film will increase sales of their Xbox consoles.
To achieve it aura Dream of the film, Microsoft commissioned to write the full script. They paid the acclaim After 28 days screenwriter Alex Garland A whopping $1 million to complete the script, and he delivered. Microsoft “supervised” the scenario because it wanted to make sure it worked aura Game series.
Alex Garland was hired to write aura The script for the film was written in February 2005 and the first draft was finished in June of the same year. In 2005 the title of the first film, auraAnd the text was ready. Many producers and directors have also been attached to the film.
Microsoft has contacted the Creative Artists Agency regarding this matter aura Cinema ambitions. It was such a big deal and believed to be so profitable, that an auction was set up by CAA agents Roland Emmerich and Michael Wimer. After Michael Wimmer got… aura script, he contacted major studios and asked them to make a pitch for it.
Many major bosses walk into Hollywood-Create a realistic halo scene
To up the ante, the actors donned costumes Hello The main character, Mr. President, visits the offices of the Creative Artists Agency to pick up and deliver scripts to major Hollywood studios. Around midday on June 6, 2005, they marched through the streets of Hollywood in uniform and arrived at the studios in their red, blue, and green Spartan armor.
It was a massive spectacle, much talked about and covered by the still-thriving independent entertainment news industry at the time. Everyone was excited, everyone wanted it, and word was that the script they were presenting in an attention-grabbing way was as good as the fans had hoped.
It was Larry Shapiro at CAA who came up with the idea of having the Apostles wear Master Chief’s armor. He wanted the Halo deal to make headlines, and this stunt seemed like a sure way to make that happen.
The Master Chief each had a red bound folder with the Creative Artists Agency logo on it. In the folder, there were two things: a term sheet and a copy of the script/script commissioned by Microsoft. These red bound volumes were delivered to Fox, Universal, Paramount and others. No script was delivered to Columbia because it is owned by Sony, a direct competitor of Microsoft.
The Corona movie was the deal of the century
After handing in the scripts, they (the various principals) waited outside while the Studio Execs read the script. Each studio had 24 hours to read the script. Each text comes with a term sheet. Since Microsoft was not familiar with Hollywood culture, they wanted to dictate terms. They planned to protect aura franchise by controlling how their game is portrayed.
The clock was ticking. Everyone wanted to know if Hollywood was ready to make an offer. It was the deal of the century, and everyone was expecting it aura Film would take over Hollywood in the same way that gaming took over its industry.
Every studio responded, but they tried to negotiate terms. Only Fox responded “yes” in its term sheet without negotiation.
How imaginary corporate greed killed the movie Corona
Microsoft demanded $10 million for 15% of total box office sales aura. This was in addition to a budget of at least $75 million for the film. They also wanted quick production and required creative approval for aura Film director and actors.
The demands did not stop there. Microsoft ordered 60 first-class plane tickets for its employees and guests to attend the conference aura Film premiere. These were big demands outside of Hollywood culture. Knowing that Microsoft was not investing any of its money in production. All they were paying was the $1 million already paid to Alex Garland to write the screenplay/screenplay.
In addition, the company was not willing to sign any of these agreements aura Trade rights.
Microsoft’s massive demands have kept Paramount and others out of the fray. Ultimately, Fox and worldwide She decided to jointly finance the film. Agreement It was that Fox would get the foreign box office revenue while Universal would get the domestic box office revenue.
Unfortunately, Fox and Universal soon realized that Microsoft was simply too greedy. The numbers didn’t work. The amount of profit remaining for Fox and Universal after Microsoft cut out the best parts was not enough to move forward aura film.
Greed kills aura film.
The script for the 2005 Halo movie was what fans wanted
Alex Garland aura The film’s screenplay laid out a story that was essentially the entire plot of the original Halo game. Master Chief, with the help of an AI named Cortana, will fight the Covenant while trying to save the human race from being crushed. The story was a direct adaptation of exactly what happened Halo: Combat Evolved.
In other words, his script was exactly what fans wanted. It was also the exact opposite of what we call what we got on the terrible Parmount+ TV show.
Many filmmakers wanted to be a part of aura Film project. Peter Jackson, Director Lord of the Rings Films, joined as producer in October 2005. Neill Blomkamp (later known as Film Zone 9) was to direct the film.
Before Neal, Guillermo del Toro was also in the negotiations. Del Toro passed up the opportunity to work on a Halo movie Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. Neil was chosen instead. Lord of the Rings Special effects teachers WETA Workshop were selected to handle aura Film effects.
Neill Blomkamp tried to make a Halo Cyberpunk game
When Neill Blomkamp was hired to direct Halo, he wanted to do something different. Instead of what Microsoft wanted, he wanted a cyberpunk movie. He spent five months at WETA to come up with a rewrite of the script. But Fox didn’t like the idea and they also knew Microsoft would hate it.
Despite the objections of Fox and Microsoft, auraBungie liked the cyberpunk style that Blomkamp planned to portray in the film. However, due to greed and disagreements with everyone, Blomkamp’s vision died along with the rest of the project.
Will there be a Halo movie?
In 2010, DreamWorks He briefly wanted to try making aura film. Just as Neil had a different vision for the film, DreamWorks also wanted to explore aura Novels instead of games. The idea was to avoid Microsoft and its ties to the game entirely. Unfortunately, after a few months, they abandoned the idea.
At this time, there are no plans to produce a Halo movie. But fans got a taste of the live-action adaptation aura. Web series for Halo 4: Forward to Dawn It was released followed by DVD and Blu-ray.
Fans can also enjoy Aura: Darkness Via streaming devices and DVD copies. Despite failing to make aura The movie was a disappointment to fans, and the game is still exciting. However, it was interesting to see Neil Blomkamp’s cyberpunk style film.
The Halo TV show that everyone hates
In the end, we got through aura A television series produced by Amblin Television by Steven Spielberg. If you saw it, you hated it.
The series used almost nothing from the game and ignored the basic fundamentals of the Halo universe. For example, Mr. President not only never took off his helmet, he almost never wore it. They even fail to understand Cortana properly. She ended up as a minor character who was never with Master Chief for more than a minute throughout the entire run of the show.
the aura TV series seem to go out of their way to avoid showing anything good. Characters often talked about cool things happening off-camera, but other than three or four minutes of actual Halo combat (spread throughout both seasons), nothing like Halo ever happened.
Will there be a Halo movie?
In 2010, DreamWorks He briefly wanted to try making aura film. Just as Neil had a different vision for the film, DreamWorks also wanted to explore the world aura Novels instead of games. The idea was to avoid Microsoft and its ties to the game entirely. Unfortunately, after a few months, they abandoned the idea.
Now, with the failure of the Halo TV series, it’s unlikely that anyone will want to invest time and money into a Halo movie. If you’ve watched the TV series, you know they didn’t invest a lot of money into it either.
The idea of a Halo movie is dead for now. Maybe in a distant future that we haven’t seen yet, fans will finally get the Halo movie they wanted and deserved.