#HALO MOVIE SERIES#
If seeing Master Chief in action is the biggest draw of “Halo,” then this series has gone in a wildly different direction. It's better to keep him hidden so that the audience can imprint themselves on the iconic character. Master Chief doesn’t need to be some sad man in a suit-anyone could be behind that armor. Schreiber has the chance to expand his performance of Master Chief into something interesting, but in the two episodes provided to critics, there isn’t much that inspires confidence. Underneath is actor Pablo Schreiber, probably best known for his time on Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black.” His performance in “Halo” isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement of his ability, as Master Chief is literally a blank slate behind his helmet. The television series, on the other hand, wastes no time removing Master Chief’s helmet. Most of the action is done in a first-person perspective and allows the player to become Master Chief-in fact, never revealing Master Chief’s true identity to this day. What makes “Halo” an engaging video game is the ability to step into the boots of Master Chief and give waves of space aliens a shellacking. This artifact holds tremendous power that the Covenant and UNSC believe may change the outcome of the war. Luckily for her, Master Chief, the strongest and most recognizable Spartan, has been sent to Madrigal to recover a mysterious artifact. As the sole rebel survivor, Kwan is in desperate need of medical support and left with nowhere else to go. Unfortunately, Madrigal becomes the site of a conflict between the Covenant and a group of Spartans. Residing on the Outer Colony planet, Madrigal, Kwan is the teenage daughter of a rebel leader who seeks independence from the UEG. It is here that we are introduced to the emotional center of the series, Kwan Ah (newcomer Yerin Ha). The United Nations Space Command (UNSC), the military branch of the UEG, has developed the Spartan program of super-soldiers billed as one of humanity's greatest chances at survival against the Covenant.
In this version, “Halo” wastes no time in introducing the human race as separated into factions, the Unified Earth Government (UEG) and the Rebels. Furthermore, while trying to humanize Master Chief, the charisma and mystique surrounding him have been lost, leaving a stoic husk in its wake.
#HALO MOVIE TV#
Unfortunately, the multiple attempts to bring “Halo” out of the gaming world (including attempts dating back to 2005 with Alex Garland as a scriptwriter, and another with director Neill Blomkamp) have led to this iteration being a retread of recent science-fiction stories like “The Mandalorian.” Honestly, the narrative of “Halo” has never been its strong point as it consists of science-fiction first-person shooter fodder used solely as motivation for video game players to feel unstoppable, but this new TV series hasn’t done it any favors. It’s these novels that showrunners Steven Kane and Kyle Killen have drawn inspiration from when bringing “Halo” into the live-action realm. While we're not fully sold on Gran Turismo, we'd love to see what Blomkamp could do with Metroid.After multiple attempts and two decades' worth of expectations, Paramount+ is set to launch the highly anticipated new series, “Halo.” Loosely based on one of the most popular video game franchises of all time (with sales exceeding $5 billion), “Halo” throws players into a 26th-century war that has pitted humans against a group of extraterrestrials known as the Covenant.īeginning with its first release in 2001, “Halo” grew into a console-defying video game for Microsoft’s Xbox, and it was expanded upon with multiple novels and side stories-material that has added depth to the franchise.
#HALO MOVIE MOVIE#
More recently, he's tried his hand at directing a video game movie once again, with Gran Turismo coming out in 2023 and boasting an all-star cast of David Harbour and Orlando Bloom. Around 2007, Blomkamp confirmed it was dead and he'd pass on the project if it returned. 20th Century Fox and Universal partnered on a Halo movie, with Blomkamp set to direct and Peter Jackson producing. Hopefully, someone out there had the money to give a Metroid movie the green light.īlomkamp is no stranger to helmeted heroes, previously being attached to the canned Halo movie. It's not quite confirmation he's working on a live-action Metroid movie with Katee Sackhoff as Samus (we can only hope), but at least we know he'd be interested if the idea moves forward. When one fan asked if Blomkamp would be interested in a Metroid movie, the director gave a simple "yes" reply. Although the idea of a Metroid movie has been floated before (more on that later), District 9's Neill Blomkamp has thrown his hat into the ring for an adaptation.
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