Yeah, Halo is Microsoft rip-off of the premise and devices in Larry Niven's Ringworld, a 70's book that I read in the 80's. I am not critical of Microsoft for "borrowing, hell, i'd do the same;" however, I will call a spade a spade, whenever possible.

If Niven is dead, his estate had better have sued; there lots of rotating out-in-space world's in fiction, but niven was the only writer to think of them in the kind of magnitude described in Ringworld and obviously shown in Halo.

Umm Halo was under development long before Microsoft bought Bungie, the developers.

Chris, unless I'm mistaken, Niven's idea was a ring encircling a star. An absolutely HUGE structure. Halo is just a moon-sized (at largest) structure orbiting a planet. Not really much of a ripoff, unless the concept of "ring" was somehow invented by Niven, which, iirr. it wasn't.

Update:

Today the BBC state that:

Mega-helmer Ridley Scott has been asked to adapt best-selling videogame Halo 2 for the big screen. No word yet on whether he's accepted the task of taking the game's hero Master Chief back to Earth.

Actually Halo borrows more from Iain M. Banks' Culture novels. The ring in Halo being more akin to a Culture Orbital. The naming conventions of the drone Guilty Spark 343 is also similar to the names given to the Culture's Minds and GSV's.

The ring and its structure borrow heavily from Larry Niven's Ring World. The rest of the story doesn't though.

Is it just me or did halo really steal most of the ideas from the movie star ship troopers? It's a good thing cause they never did come out with a good star ship trooper game.

I'm reading "Ringworld" again now, after completing "Halo 2". The idea of an Earthlike surface on the inner-side of a ring floating in space is the obvious similarity. I've noticed a few others...

* Throughout much of "Ringworld", the protagonists are riding around on hover-cycles. Similar to the Ghosts in "Halo".

* The "Ringworld" is of mysterious origin. Most of the story is spent trying to figure out who made the "artifact", as they call it. This plot device is used in "Halo" as well.

I don't really think those two things had much influence on "Halo", but I'm pretty sure the creators of Bungie's game had visions of "Ringworld" in their head when they decided to base the game on the inner-surface of a gargantuan ring in space. They certainly could have ripped off a lot more cool ideas from the book(s)... floating buildings, crazed natives, monofilament swords, shadow squares.

While we're at the business of attributing influences... the Covenant Elites have mouths very similar to Predator and kind of have an elongated head like Giger's Alien. And I agree with the poster who pointed out the "Starship Troopers" similarities. It's especially true in "Halo 2" (space marines fighting giant bugs).

The idea of having one large ringworld was thought of by Space Organizations long before the book ringworld was made. After all, it is physics, that centripetal force would allow the ring to have "gravity" on the inside of the ring so that the spinning would allow the ring to have acceleration at 9.8 m/s. Even today, Nasa is using this idea in a lot of their projects. But anyways, I think it would a great idea to make a halo movie. The plot for halo is the most complex and suspenseful story I've ever seen in any video game. This could possibly end the stereotype that any movie based on a video game sucks. I think Ed Harris would be a perfect role for Captain Keyes, and as for Masterchief...can anyone say Bruce Willis? Or maybe Vin Deisel b/c Willis is gettin old, lol

I, personaly, could care less if it's based on a book. The game was kick ass. Yeah, sure there were similarities to the book, but that doesnt matter. They didnt turn the book into a game. They took interesting aspects of the book and formed there own story. The elites mouths do look like predators, but the rest of them does not. You can take ideas from other movies or books, theres nothing really wrong with that. Generals incorparate other strategies that they think could win a future battle. It's nature.

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I think James Caan would be better for the role of Capt. Keys. Has anyone seen him in his role in "Las Vegas"? Strong character, the look of a real capitan, and, his face kind of resembles the one in the video game...

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I think Halo would make a good movie but it would have to be done right.

There are alot of video game movies out there that are really crapy.

So if they do make a Halo movie lets just hope they don't mess it all up. lol.

a halo movie will be good anyways so all of you stop being miserable twats

halo movie + toy companies =more neat halo toys

Yes, Halo is similar to ringworld...but only as far as the pictures on the video game case and niven's book resemble each other. Halo is a fantastic game with a great storyline. Ringworld, however, is much more developed. It's up there with trek and every other alternate universe. You have the kzinti, the puppeteers, and all the colonies of mankind. And, as someone else mentioned, Ringworld has got to be a million times bigger than halo. Ringworld circles a SUN, whereas the halo artifact only orbits a planet

Here's the deal, kiddos...

Halo could be fan-damn-tastic. If the writers were smart, they'd base the first movie off of the first Halo novel, "The Fall Of Reach." The book itself is a fantastic setup for the entire Halo mythos, and not to mention that it gives incredible character development for a main character that previously needed none (because you're making the game story as you go along). It would serve to put a human face inside that cold, metallic faceplate, not to mention giving the actual gamers (your bread 'n butter crowd) what they've wanted all along - a human face inside that cold, metallic faceplate (repitition is fun, kids).

But this cannot, and I repeat, CANNOT become another Uwe Boll crapterpiece. Nor can Paul W. S. Anderson come within 500 miles of the script, set, what have you. The game is famous not only for its virtual cornucopia of exemplary technical achievements (mouthful and a half), but the story is bar-none the best I've seen since Metal Gear Solid. And add three super-bad-Dolemite-classic novels to that.

You'd have to handle that thing with the utmost care, like an atom bomb. If you drop it too soon or incomplete in any way, and it'll take the creators and the intellectual property with it in the blast. Drop it with grace and precicion, and the only thing you'll blow away is the audience. I know the chances of anyone connected to the project (if it even really exists beyond hearsay and scribbled napkins) actually reading this is slim, so I'm sure common sense won't even get the chance to fall on deaf ears. But make no mistake - this is the blueprint.

And what about GTA? Too much story in one game to pack into one movie. Simple as that. What makes GTA great is the fact that it's a game first, story second, yet both parts treated as a cohesive whole. An open-ended interactive experience with a plot. Sure, there's a goal...but the fun lies in taking your damn sweet time getting there. Halo, on the other hand, has this rich backstory that simply isn't being taken advantage of. Or capitalized on. But that's really the same thing when it all boils down, right?

I can't call that 2 cents. It's really worth a lot more than that, if it gets put into the right hands. So there's my $8 admission to anyone who wants to make Halo in a way that'll actually do justice to the game. Which translates into my $500,000 royalty check when it becomes the first game-based movie to actually bust blocks "Star Wars"-style. It should be coming any day now...right?

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Halo has the potential to be a kick-ass motion picture. All it takes is one simple common sense rule:

Keep it away from that hack Uwe Toilet Boll.

what the hell is every one talking about i think they should make a Halo movie and i don't care if it is simaler to ring world ok!!!

I agree but who the hell is Uwe Toilet Boll

fuck Anderson if he has anything to do with the damn movie will burn everthing Halo I own.Also so freakin what if halo "copied" of ringworld it still kicked ass,besides halo was closer to Aliens if anything else,just look at Sargent.Johnson,no compare him to Sargent.Apone of Aliens,kinda have the same character.Not just that either,the marines stranded on Halo,the marines(and Ellen Ripply who reminds me of Cortona a little bit you know the smart one/guid)stranded on LV-142,the U.S.C.N. collony Reach,The Weyland Yutani collony on LV-142,The pellicans(how ever you spell it)(dropships)in Halo,and the dropships in Aliens.Don't make me go into details but i think er all get the idea it's starting to look alot like Aliens(sang to the tune of "it's starting to look alot like chrismas").What I am tryingn to say is that the crack head who sugested Bruce Willis and Vin Deisil to play MasterCheif is like i said on crack,but that is my opinion,I think that the person who did the voice of Spartan-117 (MasterCheif)should play the part,who care what the person who plays the part looks like it's not like we are gonna see his face,and the person who suggested that we show his face I have one thing to say...HELL NO!!!!!that would kill the character of Spartan-117 it's just like making Michal Myers take off his mask,I mean it would ruin the charecter it would take the horror of halloween.It's like a metaphore,Spartan-117's helmet is a faceless,machine like helmet that reflect who and what he is...a machine,just like michals mask is a blank,colorless,emotionless,lifless mask which describes his character,an emotionless,heartless,lifless,mercyless cerial killer.Well this was a long post because considering the language i used would surely get me banned.Sorry about the crack head comment and all my bad language.Lastly James Cammeron would be the best choice to do the film.Well peace people,later

Who cares about the entire ringworld idea.Halo has similarities to other books,movies,ect., but so do alot of other movies and games.Example, the Driver games, hmmmm remind you of GTA at all.Every game and movie needs ideas from somewhere but they all format them for their own needs.Would you rather have Halo completely use every aspect of everything they MAY have used?Anyways,Halo is the best game out there and it will stay that way,H2 only sold for $300 million. Any self-respecting Halo fan would never give up the original Master Cheif for the voice,thats why I think he should do it, that and he is perfect for the job. Bruce Willis,Vin Deisel, you better be kidding 'cause that's a good joke. Ha Ha...

In my opinion, Halo is the Elvis of gaming 'cause I think games are just starting to get really good. You know, your legendary X-Box and X-Box2 to soon come out or you peasant machines like Playstation 2 and 3 or Gamecube.Halo is also going to be around for a long time just like the King.

Why the hell would the use Bruce willis or Van deisel I think they should use the guy who does the voice for Master Chief because it would probably be more auhentic but it doesn't really matter anyway since you won't be able to see the persons face.

If anyone should make the Halo movie it should be Bungie plain and simple. If hollywood gets a hold of it, they will turn it onto another Final Fantasy aka Crap Movie.

how bout Jason Statham as Masterchief?

about what was said earlier about Halo being a rip-off of ringworld, i would like to point out that the idea of Niven's Ringworld actually comes from something called a Dyson Sphere, proposed by physicist Freeman Dyson in 1959. It is by no means a new idea.

Now on to the point, I think a Halo movie would be great. I do however think that it wouldn't be very good unless it's done right.

Why do you guys gotta be so damn technical, halo would rock the theatres if its was made into a movie by a good director, with a good cast and a great SFX team....plain an simple,thats my opinion.

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If Niven is dead, his estate had better have sued; there lots of rotating out-in-space world's in fiction, but niven was the only writer to think of them in the kind of magnitude described in Ringworld and obviously shown in Halo.

Why do you people have to persist on this "Ringworld" thing.Guys were not talking about some old guy and a book,were talking about the best game ever made and it's future.If this movie takes place,it should be with the entire voice cast of Halo AND crew who made it.If any Hollywood jack***es get ahold of Halo,I might cry.They'll just make a perfect mockery of Halo and they'll make the Halo francise fall,quick.Very quick,and no scraped knee either,but more like a coma.'Cause it'll come back but fall for a while and wonder what's wrong.

what about the books on halo they did that well maybe they can pull this off and maybe it will suck but I would see it even if it was R and sucked but now Im just looking forward to halo 3 the game

I think that a Halo movie would be awsome, if the creators would use the same animation that they used on the story line for halo 2. Then the movie would really be awsome.

I couldn't imagine actual people playing the roles for halo the movie, you have to have computer animation!!

halo has to live up to its name orelse they will f*** it up completley. i think bruce willis shud play master chief and who are they gonna get to play captain keyes

The movie must take place before or during Halo 1, as Keyes dies in Halo 1. Interesting... And they need someone tall to play the Chief.

well parasite i am on your side i think they could use they voice charakter and master.c name i know that (john 117)

you know the movie could just be for the halo fans WE WHO KNOW THE HOLE STORY and it could have grate nauture and backraund and the (mark v armor) and the main battel rifel and m.c. could be wice and smart along with cortana!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It would kick ass if they made a halo movie.
F*** all u guys that think niven and his ringworld and HALO are alike. you all should b killed for disgracing THE GREATEST GAME AND SOON GREATEST MOVIE EVER!!!!(If the movie is done right, (not in hollywoods hands tho)) Thats all.
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and it will and MOST ROCK HARDCORE and lots of and som awsome weapons and m.c. i hope hes not stupid and the movie i bet it gona !!!ROCK!!!

As I reckon, the Final Fantasy movie was made by the same director as the games.

I don't think it's nessesary to have the EXACT same cast (altough Michelle Rodriguez...). Or that Bungie has to DIRECT the whole thing. It doesn't even need the exact same plot (because millions of us know the flood,that Halo kills everything)Why would i pay 5$(Puerto Rico: In your face, California)to see Halo cutscenes acted out? But Bungie and M$ should have a lot of involvment on it. I mean, don't give them the rights to mess it up.

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But let us leave negative comments aside. What if it's good? Great even!! It could, like Spider-Man(X-men also), usher a new era of movies based on our medium, attached to talented directors(Ridley Scott is good), just as Spider-Man revived faith in the Comic-to-film genre after it was not-so-singlehandedly by Batman and Robin,the Phantom, Spawn, and Steel.

But Ridley Scott delivered Gladiator, Starshop Troopers, and Black Hawk Down. So, as long as the script is Bungie aproved, the cast acts it out, and they get a feel of what makes Halo great(instead of physical workout, mandatory passing of Halo/2and playing of multiplayer. "Your not in the movie until you pass it, Affleck!")it has a shot.

the only way the game movie be good is if the bungie staff does it with cg animation and the voice actors do it. if they do, it wont come out for a long, long time because hopefully they will take the time to finish halo 3 and not have to cut some cool stuff from the game such as the atv from halo 2. some nice pics of it at the bungie halo 2 website

HOW ABOUT WE STICK ALL U RINGWORLD FANS ON THE DAMN THINK AND LEAVE U THERE TO SULK ALL U F****N WANT.

I think that halo the movie would be a great idea and that it would rock the movies like no game turned into a movie has ever before! (unless hollywood gets ahold of it. then we can all kiss this dream of ours goodbye.) Because all holywood would do is strip the story apart piece by piece nad turn it into a apiece of crap! Unless bungie has something to do with it. Then it would be amazing. Because all hollywood cares a bout is there damn money and who plays in it. Honestly they really dont care about the game story at all only their f***n ratings.
Thats why i hope that bungie is reading this and is to take this warning seriously and watch over the plot very carefully.....

If you think Ridley Scott is likely to be involved in any kind of Video Game to Motion Picture adaptation, you really dont understand how these things work. Good directors need artistic and creative control, which such adaptations cannot provide. This is why such adaptations are rarely successful, and given to relatively unknown directors that are often accomplished music video directors having thier first attept at large budget features. Gaboman2099, It was Paul Verhoven that directed Starship troopers. Larry Niven is still alive and does not own the rights to "Halo", hence the name being called that instead of Ringworld. The Ringworld movie was shelved in 2001, with Phil Tippet nominated as the principle Director at that time.

Having just reviewed that last post, It looks a little negative. Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) and to some extent, the Wochowski Brothers (The Matrix Trilogy) were relatively unknown before taking on these featues. Apart from Tomb Raider, I cant think of a truly commerically succesful Video Game adaptation though... ...Maybe all you Halo fans whould hope that Ringworld gets made in the image of Halo or vice versa

we'll about the ringworld, the whole game of halo could of been based on physical aspects of the book. But i think halo producers wanted something new and never intented to recieve ideas from other books or movies. And if it did there's not a lot of characteristics that they would of tooken. They may have tooken the people on hover crafts, and the jaw of predator,but it was little bits and pieces if andy.

oh just shut the fuck up and lick my scrote you bastard arse pissing moonwanking twats halo rocks and allways will therefore it dont matter what the movie is like halo will allways live on in the neverending party called xbox live

Okay,first off, when i heard about a possible Halo-based movie i immediately thought of what potential such a movie could have. In my opinion, whoever they have penning this movie and directing it should definitely NOT make it into some summer sleeper hit. There's SOOO much that can happen....think...Lord Of The Rings or Star Wars. With proper articulation and care, you have way more than enough base for a stunning epic. I'm sure there are LOADS of people who'd agree with me that they dont wanna just see another shallow "Starship Troopers" or (AAAAAAKKKKK) "Battlefield Earth" with human forces running around and aimlessly shooting at some CGI aliens. C'mon guys think about it! The entire human race faces complete and utter extinction so just how satisfied would you REALLY be if they wrapped up the ending in a nice neat package after just an an hour and a half?
There should be pain, suffering and a complete sense of hopelesness. If done right, then people will flock to see it because they can relate wit the emotional level of it all. Even the folks who dont' fancy science fiction wouldn't be able to resist having at least a fondness for the film.
Last point, and it's probably a stretch but the movie should be written with intent of incurring an "R" rating. Now before you local villagers start rounding up your pitchforks and torches, hear me out. I know that those Hollywood moguls will probably pen a PG-13 movie just for the sake of all the merchandising profits they can suck from little kids and sixteen-year olds, but if the case were to make a great movie above all else, then an R-rating would be the best way to go. Why? It's simple of course! The Halo videogame has a Mature rating and the (excellent) books based on the game are written to that extent as well. So to "sanitize" a movie based on a game already leads you in the wayward direction of "Spawn" and we all know how great THAT movie did. For example, remember for the first Halo game the level known as "The Silent Cartographer"? Well for those who don't it began with you getting dropped onto a beach with your troops and storming an enemy-held position D-Day style. Imagine it, a scene from the movie drops Master Chief down and there's explosions all around! People from both sides falling from the hail of gunfire! Limbs being blown off! And after a grueling offensive struggle, the Master Chief and whoever's left standing triumphant over the fallen enemies. It's "Saving Private Ryan"-esque feel will captivate audiences. Case-in-point people, space aliens or Nazis, it's a WAR movie and people die bloody violent deaths in war. If you want to see soldiers run across a field shooting at each other but without any casualties, pick up a copy of G.I. Joe Season Two on dvd. You'll get your fix a whole lot quicker and save a few bucks.
Okay, that's enough ranting for now and I hope people respond with their point-of views. I'm hoping for the best when it comes to this movie.

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I'm back suckers! Rick you have really thought about this man. I HATE telling people they're right, but dude, you are. If they made a trilogy of Halo, that would be awesome. Exept no f***ing epics or god-damned prequels. I hate prequels, they RUINED the beloved Star Wars, not completely, bit they did. And for epics, the Spiderman movies. I don't know if you guys know or not, but they plan to make 5-7 of the things.
Also, the R-rating would work awesome in conjunction with the trilogy, bring in more audiences to the game and movie. You know, if they decided to delay Halo 3, god-willing they don't, and put the movie out first it could potentially double Halo 3 sales. Meaning they might be able to keep Halo running for even longer because I heard they might cut it off at Halo 3 to do a god-damned PREQUEL!!!Damnit!!!

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i herd that ven deasal is gona be the master chief

that would be cool if they a halo me because halo kills sow much A$$

im less interested in who is going to star in it and who is going to do the sound track. A movie is nothing with out some good tunes.

Doe anyone think they shouldn't use the Halo soundtrack? I mean, I love it and all, but it might bite a$$ in the box office for the people who don't like that sort of music. I hope they do though,just because it suits the game, and maybe it will sout the movie too.

Using the halo soundtrack is a good idea cos the halo soundtrack rocks! Ok, so its not to everyones liking but it suits the game perfectly. They should at least use some of the original tracks or similar ones to give halo players something to relate to.
If they do it based on halo 1 or part of it then if you see some of the battles from the game they should have their music from the game, so fans can say "I fought in that!" and also cos the music addds a lot of atmosphere to halo.

I was also wondering if anyone knew any leaks on the ACTUAL actor of Master Chief, not just a hopeful guess.

I dont know about all this ring world stuff or anything, all i know is they had better get a kick a$$ actor for the Sarg, he is my #2 hero, only second to Jesus

Didn't bother to read these posts, but as far as an actor goes, remeber Star wars? Darth Vader's Actor and Voice where diffrent. So mabe MC will be the same?

Well as I see, you must make the Halo movie, this is an excellent videogame and it has been waited in my country to be
in a movie.
I have the question of who will be the Master Chief actor in the movie? Is it going to be based on Halo or Halo 2? Who will be the sexy Cortana? and if the Covenalt aliens will be suits or by computer.

That´s all

Ok rebember cortana is a Hologram, so she will most likely be based off of human movements.

thank u dragon 666 for pointing out that halo did not copy this crappy book the so called ring world and i know more on halo than anyone so i should no. ive memorized all the beasts guns levels(in order) and have all the books made on it so there!

i heard somewhere else that ridley scott is not the one to make the movie. alex garlan, writer of 28 days later and the beach is the one to make it. plus i also heard theyve already made a one million dollar deal with him to make the games into a movie. which one of these i still dont know.

I think Vin Diesel should do the voice of Master Chief and Angelina Jolie be Cortana.

i hate vin diesel besides for all of u who dont know
the masterchief is black(i saw it on a dvd) so he will be played
by a black person. as long as he doesnt act like a rapper or hardman
then i dont mind who plays him. also most likely cortona will be animated unless they virtually put angelina jolies face into the film
but she looks nothing like cortona so it wouldnt be very good.

Vin Diesel should only star as Master Chief, but he should also write and direct it.

all those who have read the books should know who
polaski is(the one on halo the fall of reach)i
think if they decide to make a film of that polaski
should definetly be played by milla jovovich.
as she was great in resident evil. also resident evil 2
is my fav film so...

oh yeah and angelina jolie should play miranda keyes on halo 2.

does anyone know if a halo 2 book will ever come out?

sgt johnson should be played by wesley snipes if anything samuel jackson is to old anyway

sgt johnson should be played by wesley snipes if anything samuel jackson is to old anyway and master chief is not black the books tell you what he looks like. there is no way he is black.

yes a halo 2 book will come out, I herd that the author of the original 3 books was hopeing to make a few sequils. I dont know what you guys are so worried about. my biggest concern is that they dont f*** up the covenant. could you imagion how cool a 12ft hunter would look in real life

I LOVED ALL THE HALO BOOKS AND GAMES!!!

I know that a lot of movies made from vidio games have sucked but there is no two movie studios that I have more faith in than universal and fox. fox did alien and I think preditor also and they both kicked ass and universal has awsome effects and they did jurasic park the greatist dinosaur movie of all time, its about 10 years old and its probably the realest looking movie ive ever seen.

IF THEY F*** UP THIS MOVIE I WILL BE VERY PISSED OFF

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I can tell ya master chief aint going to be black. If they are going to make a movie they would probably change the story alot or they wouldn't make a block buster cause the story is good for a game, but not really for a movie. And why most video game movies suckced was because they were based on action (Re 1, 2 and tombraider), yeh i would like to see masta Chief pwn some 1337ts but just that alone wouldn't make a decent movie. Vin Diesal sucks at acting, so does Ben affleck.

You know halo is a rip off of the ringworld but i personally think a halo movie would be awesome since i am a huge fan and since the master chief role hasnt been selcted i would like toybe Vi point out that man Diesel would be great for it he has the rigld height and deep voice of the chief

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who ever sez they should put vin diesal as mater chief iz so messed up. it'd be way better to put the dude who did his voice in the games as M.C. in the movie.

M.C. isnt black it says that hes white with red hair in the books

i just want to speak to agent george for a second. first of all thank u for answering my question about halo 2 book/s. but george the white red haired guy in the book is leitenant haverson.

oh yeah and george the original author didnt write all of them.
eric nyland wrote 1 + 3 but william detz wrote the 2.

If Anderson touches anything to do with this movie, I wont go anywhere near it (and ill torch his house along with the 1 million other Anderson haters out there).

Bruce Willis or Vin Deisel for the face of MC, and the original (halo 1) voice for MC when hes got his helmet on, thats what i say.

screw all this.....theres nothing wrong with having vin play as master chief....not bruce willis...but vin will do just fine...plus...the guy who does the voice for Mc in HALo and HALO 2 is kinda fat so i dont see how he would do all the stunts and crap in the movie....but overall...it will be a kickass movie when finished-as long as no1 screws it over.

They should just do what they did for darth vader in star wars. Have some big body builder play the character and the do the stunts and have a voice actor (the guy who did MC's voice in the games) dub over the stunt man's voice.

Hey Jordan, MCs name is John,he is white and he dose have red hair. The books tell you that when he was abducted by captan keyes and Dr.Halsey when he was 6 on Eridanus in (First Strike).

AND I KNOW A DIFFERENT GUY WROTE (THE FLOOD). I HAVE ALL THE BOOKS, OK?

The books are dumb they just make up a bunch of stuff like the MC has red hair and his name is John. I do sorta like the books but they dont go with the facts and storyline of the actual game. And i agree with brian about how they should do the Master Chief, like Darth Vader and I think its a dumb idea to show the Master Chiefs head i mean thats one of the main cool things about him and they should especially not have vin deisal or Willis thats just plain dumb. And if Hollywood gets ahold of it i think im gonna cry.

hey Pooder,

I liked the books to and ur right, i dont think they should show his face. And if they do a big star shouldnt play him,eventhough Vin Desil is my favorite actor.

If they dont show his face you wont se his lips movin so they should have the guy who did his voice in the game do his voice in the movie.

Angelina jolie as Cortana is the dumbest idea i have ever heard. they should make her animated with the same exaact look in the games. Also whoever said Wesley Snipes as sg johnson and Samuel Jackson is to old, is totally wrong Samuel Jackson is perfect.

ok if halo the movie is going to use actors wich it shouldnt i vote diesel for MC becuase he isnt such a bad actor samuel j for sg but he would need to grow some fricken hair angelina should be keyes if the include her andcortana should be the games holagram

i still say do it lik the gam no actors just everyone who voice in the game it probaly wouldnt suck that way

I dont think Angelina would be that bad as Maranda Keyes, she is hot.

mc will probably be some cheap actor and his voice will be a well known actor.

unless they say screw the game we want to make money on a good movie and make it so you can see a cool actor in cool costume

I dont know if all you know this, but MS made sure when it signed up with fox and universal that bungie would have a hand in every creative decision. So, if they havent shown MC face in the game, i doubt they will in the movie so really whoever plays MC it doesnt matter. Also, they would not let fox or universal cast stupid people into parts. Remeber, when MS put out that they wanted a movie deal they were turned down by many because they wanted "too much control" in this case, howver, control is a good thing. I would much rather have bungie watch closely over decision than see hollywood ruin this movie like every other vidoe game movie. Oh, and cortana should look just like she does in the game with some CGI touch ups and just have the lady who did her voice in the games do it in the movie. Samuel is perfect for Sarge and Ed harris is suppossedly playing captain keyes. I really hope ridley scott agrees to direct.

I herd about that agrangment but im not sure how much crap fox and universal are gona put up with.

I wonder what an eleet would look like in real life?

elite u mean not eleet ok? and george yes in the books it does say the mc is ginger and white,but... in the clips of halo 2 hes black also ive seen a glimpse of him.but obviously the book writer eric nyland didnt know that.and do u know when the halo 2 book is coming out?

hey george wat sur email adress?

Sorry Jordan but i dont know what the hell u r talking about!!!!
He never takes his mask offff!!!!

Sorry Jordan but i dont know what the hell u r talking about!!!!
He never takes his mask offff!!!!

and r u a girl?

They didnt give an actual date, but the author of the 1st and 2nd books said hed like to do another.

And sry I dont have an email address

Who gives a damn if they borrowed ideas from some book...it's the fact that they have produced two brilliant games and built up a potentially awesome movie storyline that is evidence that ripping of ideas was worth it!

i agree with j

We can settle the whole dispute about who will, and yes I mean will, Ridley Scott won't turn this down. He's directed one of the best epics in movie history. It only seems logical for him to do another epic movie. Epic game = epic movie. The person who should play MC should be a no name actor. MC does in fact have some lines of dialogue exchanged with Cortana. It would be devistating to the movie if you heard the voice of someone like Vin Diesel. YOu can't have people who you can associate a face with. It could ruin the mystery that is Master Chief.

Unless Bungie keeps a strangle-hold on the entire write-up, casting, and story along with the directing...the movie will be a complete bomb. Look at the other game to movie franchises that have completely bombed...hell...they can't even make a good comic to movie adaptation and so far I have not seen one single good Video Game to Movie adaptation. I agree with a previous comment that MC should be a no name actor that is not shown. Unless the movie is going to tie into the third game then they should not diviate from the first and original story.

A hard movie to squeeze out of a popular videogame.

But then again....I guess they made Star Wars back in the 70's, so I guess the ridiculously impossible IS possible.

Now before I start I will state that I am a very big fan of the Halo franchise. If you look at all the other video game to movie adaptations then you will realize that not a single one has been any good with the exception of Final Fantasy Spirits Within...and I say that because the movie had a good plot, the CGI was fantastic, and the movie could not have been done with real actors. This is what is going to happen with Halo The Movie. With that universe and the technologies the humans and covenant alike posses, it will not be able to be matched with real actors incorporating CGI effects...it will look like a fairy tale at best. The movie should only be done with CGI. The story is being penned by someone whose only movie to credit was not all that great. Had they allowed the author of books, Eric Nyland, to write the script...we would at least be confident that the movie will follow the game's footsteps. BUngie wants the movie done as fast as possible and has settled for rights to the movies production...which means the casting and filming will be rushed leading to a very poor product and possible destruction of the franchise. Now i know that may sound stupid but look at this...has Mortal Kombat produced an even half ways decent game since the movies...has Tomb Raider even looked the same since the pitiful portrayal of Lara Croft by Angelina Jolie...and here is the best one...Doom...need I say more. That movie isn't even following the basic premise for the Doom story. The MC needs to be played by some no name actor so as to add to the mystery that is the MC. Cortana would be best staying as a CGI character and not being modeled after any real actress. Sergeant Johnson would be awesome if played by the man who played Sgt Apone in Aliens. And as for Captain Keyes...I would go with someone like Anthony Hopkins, and i say that because it needs to be someone who can play their character with complete and utter self control. As for directors...there are only two people who could pull this off and I highly doubt either will...Ridley Scott or James Cameron...and I would go with James Cameron. Sound Off...what do you think??

Ok, Samuel L. Jackson as Sgt Johnson...terrible. Vin Diesal as Master Chief...are you nutts?? In order for a movie to succeed...you must have characters who are not only convincing on the screen, but off the screen as well as in other movies. The only movie in which Vin was convincing was as Riddick in the Chronicles of Riddick, in which he played a fearless and heartless fugitive. Samuel L. Jackson...I would say as to his best performences...Unbreakable and Rules of Engagment...none of which has any bearing whatsoever to Sgt Johnson in the games. Master Chief, both in the books and in the games is compassionate and is usually torn between doing what he is ordered and what would be best for the safety of his men and women. Yes, he does always end up doing what he is told, but in the movie that is something that needs to be very apperant...that he does do what he is told but not because he is ordered to, but because he has a true dedication to the survival of the human race and a sympathy to the sometimes futile attempts of the humans. As for Captain Keyes, the character needs to be military minded. As an officer in the armed forces he needs to have complete self control and an unshakable devotion to the safety of his crew, him being the top ranked official of a naval vessel (Starship) he needs to be one of the most convincing characters of the movie...his part is just as important as MCs. And again, MC needs to be a no name actor whose face, as in the games, is never seen. It is important that we not be able to relate his characters actor to another movie star. That is the failure of most game to movie and comic book to movie addaptations...they want to use some big name actor so as to raise ratings and make people want to see the movie, but subconsiousely you begin to compare that character to other charactors that actor has portrayed and begins to eat at the movie. In order for these type of movies to survive, that (the convincability) must be the premise...you should not be able to compare the acting or character to anything the actor or actress has previously done. The movie must ensnare your mind and senses...it must make you lose yourself to the outside world for that hour and a half. When a movie can that, then it is truly a good movie. Spiderman is the only addaptation that I have seen that gives itself justice. Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, Mortal Kombat, and the second X-Men were pitifull...the movies were only made to profit off the games and or comic books successes. They were total bombs...if you disagree then I would say that you have no knowledge of how important the plot as well the acting must be or you are a child and still satisfied with just the visual aspect of the movie. Here is an example...Godzilla (the American one) good plot but horrendous acting. Need another...The Hulk and the Punisher...good lead characters but horrible supporting actors. And the best example...ALL 3 new Star Wars movies...the plot and acting was sacrificed for great visual graphics. The movies were stupid and the actors should be shot along with the director for allowing such a poor product to be allowed on the public with the thoughts that it might actually live up to the first three. So...soundoff...tell me what you think.

GOOD GOD! What's the gaming world coming to? Halo should stay off the big screen...the Halo genre is great and now your going to screw it up by making a movie about this. Look..."i.d." already signed-off to make a "Doom" movie...and "Blizzard" just might sign-off to make "Starcraft:Ghost" as a movie...your all breaking my heart. My point is...if Ridley Scott or James Cameron make this movie...and "Bungie" gives the Halo movie rights to them...please make it worth it,the Bungie industry might blow off the Halo sales money on this film, and what does it leave them? NOTHING...by the way, get different actors...i've heard rumors that Ben Affleck is going to play Master Cheif, and Tara Reid as Cortana...wich might not be too bad for the film, but Samuel L. Jackson as Sargeant Johnson? That's like Chris Rock playing as Spider-Man(wich didn't happen thak god!). It would maybe do some good to the industry by making these movies, then again...what about the kids that play this game, love it, are very good at it, and then notice all their skills are put into a movie, they might like it, or they might despise it. If they do decide to make this movie make it based off of what goes on during the Halo games.

Once again i disaagree with whoever said Samuel Jackson would be bad as sgt johnson and i totally disagree with whoever said Eric Nylund followed the footsteps of the real game and said Eric should write the script, seriously he just made up a bunch of stuff about the MC like he had amber hair or whatever. I still have no idea how theyre gonna do the MC cause he is 7 foot 4 inches tall and stuff. But i think the movie wont be terrible because bungie is watching and directing everything that happens

"he had tousled brown hair" "a few freckles were speckled across his cheeks" thats a quote straight from the fall of reach. the chief is not black and has brown hair. eric nylund isnt just some random author who decided to write a book based on halo, he was contacted by bungie to write the book and was present throughout the entire developement process of the game - the book was written alongside the game, not afterward. His books have been read and re-read by bungie to make sure they are accurate.

but back to the movie. i doubt microsoft would rush it and end up with the classic rubbish game/movie adaptation, that could seriously damage the games reputation and since halo is what moves xboxs off the shevles it wouldnt be a very smart move on their part. But then again thats just my opinion.

do we know what the movies about yet - whether its a movie of the first or second game or one of the books? Id love to see the fall of reach as a movie, it was incredibly atmospheric and was very interesting finding out how the spartans came to be and how the UNSC operate.

I was thinking about this...and I think for the Halo franchise it would be a positive move on their part. Do what the Wachowski Brothers did with the Matrix...have a tie in to the movie with a video game...but obviously in this case it would be a movie to tie in with the game. The Fall of Reach would be a perfect setup movie to ge things started...cause you know with all the revunues the games have spawned and obviously what the movie will do whether good or not...there is bound to be sequels. About the rumors about Ben Afleck and Tara Ried...man, I really hope you are kidding because they are some of the worst actors I have ever seen. And to justify it because i see by some of the other blogs that most of you need it...look at Daredevil. That was the dumbest adaptation i have ever seen...Affleck is not an action movie star. And Tara Ried...name one that succeeded that she was a lead character in that didn't suck. And to Pooder, Eric Nylund did not just make up what he wanted for the games...as Phil B said...he was there throughout the game making process and was watched and edited by Bungie...if he wrote those books on his own it would have been a big copyright scandal in which he would have been sued. The franchise is too big and was too big when the game came out to be penned by someone without Bungies go ahead. Again I am noticing that people are saying these big name actors need to portray these Halo characters...which again leads me to believe that there are just a bunch of children on here blogging...look at my previous comments and see what I mentioned about plot and acting talent playing a BIG role in these movies. A bad movie can destroy a franchise...interest will be lost...people who have no lives will protest and picket movie theaters as well as game sales which will lead to a drop in revenue for Bungie due to bad sales and bad promotion. If the plot and then the acting (in that order) are not secured first then it will not matter what kind of visual effects the movie has. The worlds the game and books make will be lost and never again will the interest be as high. Now, you hard time game fanatics who never leave your living room couch may disagree and say that the true fans will keep Halo alive...but you need to remember one thing...the game has a mature rating and is not meant for kids (if you follow the rating guide lines and i know no one ever does but we can agree and disagree on that later). The movie is going to be geared towards a young audience...is it sinking in yet or do i need to elaborate more? That means that Bungie and who ever directs will rely on big name actors, whose mere screen presense is supposed to put you in awe, visual effects, and in turn sacrifice plot and depth making for a visual stunner but not much of a movie (think the new Star Wars). There has been lots of talk about how Microsoft wants to be a big part of this and people are afraid that it will be ruined due to the fact that Microsoft knows nothing about making movies...and I somewhat agree and disagree with that but think about this...there is an upside to Microsoft doing this...They have the money to make an absolute visual thriller and secure good actors and because it is their first movie then they are going to want it to do extremely well so as to promote their name too. This may lead to a lot more spin offs if they think they can do it and God knows they have the money to do it. This will be a movie that is going to be pure speculation until we find out who will direct and who will act. However...soundoff...what do you think.

i think that samuel is perfect for srgt. johnson and i agree bout MC bein a no name and use most of the original voices like for cortana, and they better make the covinant look breathtaking.and im not sure if they sould use gci or in real life. and what r u talkin bout an hour and a half i think it should be like a four hour movie like lord of the rings. what u think? and for the record they MUST use the theme song in it!

and does anyone know if it will come out before or after 3?
and is it true that in 3 you start out playing as the forerunners fighting the flood? or as a race of the covenant during the time they were at war with each other? cuz i def. haerd that it starts out thousands of years before Halo 1. so gimme some info please its killin me. and the movie will kick so much ***

i think either Vin Diesel, Bruce Willis, Cole Hauser, or Ewan McGregor. But not the Rock hes got Doom, it would just suck to see him doing two movies based on video games.

BUT this is what i say every movie has some kind of love relationship in it, so they should put michelle rodregez (resident evil) in it and keep MC face unknown until 75% through the movie. then revel his face.

na i dont think they should reveal his face cuz that takes the hole scary demon from him, cuz you identify him as just some guy and not a geneticaly enhanced super human that can fight a hole armada of covenant.i think that **ERIC BANA** ( Blck hawk down) would be the perfect mc or maybe matt damon "maybe". and i also think denzel should be in the movie and maybe william fightner. what you guyz think?

If the folks at Bungie were smart, they'd wait until the end of Halo 3 (current project) to reveal the MC's face. The funny thing is, I've only ever seen the guy who voices the MC's face once, and it was very briefly on the documentary for Halo 2 (Collectors Ed.). What does that tell you?

Also, someone went through the books and games and stuff and declaired that the MC was in his fifties at the end of Halo 1. THe voice actor is about that old.

i think master chief should be played by someone

all u f****N losers should get a grip and think about what would hapen if a hollywood jack a**

hey master chief,
i have the collectors edition too and u only see the guyz mouth when hes doin a vioce recording and he has a white mustash so he could still be in his forties and that guy was not in his fifties i can tell u that. but thnx for the info tho

how many times do i hav to say it?1.Eric Nyland did not write 1st and 2nd books he written the 1st and 3rd,ok? 2.yes the masterchief does reveal his face in a dvd but only once so im not surprised if noone here has seen it. 3.william dietz did the 2nd book and i think it would be great for him to do it because eric nyland is a better writer
but his stories are made up william dietz goes along with the game. and last but not least eric nyland wud not ruin the script if he writ it i dont even like books i despise them and yet i loved eric nylands books. one last thing VIN DIESEL is NOT going anywhere near this movie if he does im goin to burn evry movie wat comes out!!i think angelina jolie wud be good as cortana and yes u can put her on it and still make it look animated.they can virtually put there face there and shes hot!but not as hot as...SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR(noone is)

jordan yes he does take off his helmit in the dvd, but you only see him lift it up to the top of his neck then it switches to the artist so you dont actually see his face. and vin wont be in it at all i will bet you that!

We learned that eather Bruce Willis, Viggo Mortonson or Ben Afflack wil play Master Chief. Personally I think Viggo Mortonson would be the best because he has action experice by playing aragorn in lord of the rings and he has a kick a*s voice for master chief.

it could also be some unknown prrety guy that might play mc. thats what i just read.

If U thaink Samuel Jakson Can Play JOhnson U most Be Insane HE is Too OLD Jamie Fox Would play as a better johnson

JAMIE FOX IS NOT A SERIOUS ACTOR hes a comedian. and samuel has played in some sifi moveis. and johnson is old thats why hes a sargent.

Who do you thik should play master cheif. Viggo Mortonson, Bruce Willis ,Ben Afflack or Vin Deisel.

ERIC BANA*** cuz hes a good miliary actor and has that voice.

should viggo mortonson play master chief

na, cuz i think he might be sam fisher in the new splinter cell movie

Viggo Mortonson said he would be willing to play master cheif.

well if he said that then i guess he will if they ask him but were is your info on that? how do you know he said that? i just hope that the movie is good cuz theres a lot of other actors they need to start talkin bout like the covenant commanders and such. like the elite you play in halo 2.

jon, we got are info from a recent xbox magazine.

oh, witch one? from EB? ok. does it take place during the first halo on reach?

jon,we only no that viggo mortonson has the best chance to be mater chief, but we are gussing it's based on halo 1.

alright then

jon do you think that Denzal Washington should play capton johson.

hmmm...thats a good question cuz he is a very good actor but dont you think hes a little small to play him. and hes a sargent. but other then that i think its possible but my first guy would be samuel l. to play him then denzel.

I toatly agree now that I think about it. who do you think should play cortana.

i think she should be a computer hologram just like in the game. cuz if she was a human that would just mess it all up. what do uyou think bout that?

jon,jon,jon... no the dvd u r talkin bout is tottally different cause the one i watched didnt show the artist it showed nuthin but the gameplay in halo2 but some of u may no that there was supposed to be a lvl in the game wen the mc lands and bout 8 elites r surroundin him but they missed that lvl out anyway my point is that that is wen he takes off his helmet so as i say the author of the books doesnt know thaat so instead he makes up an identity for him...see how thta works?anyway that lvl was supposed to be like the first one they made but they tried to put shadows init to make more realistic but in return, got glitches :o.very dissapointing now noone will know wat i know:(. and all those people wat keep sayin or askin is he a cyborg?is he a robot?wat is he?for fuck sake hes a human in special armor the reason he has that armor is cause hes stronger and faster than any normal human so if a human put it on there bones wud crack and they wud be squeezed and pummeled to death. ive done my research:p.
so just cause u herd somethin from somewhere do not jump to conclusion k? read into it ask around preferebly ask me.though most of u wont be bothered to read this let me just say if u were real halo fans u wud. if there r any questions please ask bout halo or my letter.i wont hesitate to answer. phew that was a mouth full im done...for now.

jordan, i gotcha man. no prob wit it k.

I think angelena joliee should play cortana

lavaughn i see wat ur sayin and i sort of agree but, cortana is most likely gonna be animated,virtually put on there made from another real face or whatever. now yes i think angelina jolie is great for cortana and yes she is hot too,but if cortana looks real that just ruins it and its just not the halo spirit. now lets suggest the other option..havin her face virtually put on there. no. it just cant happen if angelina is gonna hav anythin to do wit this movie then i think u agree that she cant be animated. so my suggestion is just draw cortana like they did on the game and put her in the movie like nothin has changed bout her. and jon...k.

ajk i just wanna say that from wat ive read in sites else where its goin to be based on halo 2 more likely. but they say they plan to put both into the movie. but it would prob be to long. kinda like lord of the rings tolkien the creator of the books hated the idea of it bein split into a 3 part movie he wanted it to be one big movie but it was to long.so i think it wud be good if they split halo into a 3 part movie. or better the best idea ever 4 part movie. imagine halo fall of reach,halo,halo2,halo3. all out on DVD!!!but i think just halo 1 -3 wud be good. but wen it comes to halo noone settles for average. not if i can help it anyhow:p.

jordan your right about that, but whatabout master chief. who well play him. I think the best possible person none other then jean claud Vandamn. vendiesil is just to big and he really doesn't suit the hole charater image.

Bungie is probobly smart enought not to let viggo do master Chief or anybody like that. i like Viggo alot but he just shouldn't be MC

man viggo would suck as MC, he even sucked in lord of the rings. and that saga of movies really sucked.

they gotta make a halo movie! it would be awsome. um yea thats all by

oh yea vin deasel should be the master chief

lavaughn yes i do think jon claud vandamn is a good actor but the masterchief isnt french the accent wud suck. as someone has already suggested his voice should be based on machine. but so far i dont think any of these suggestions for masterchief is good enough. vin diesel is over the top. jon claud vandamn well the accent just wouldnt do it for mc. and viggoro well come on viggoro doin a movie bout aliens hidden artifacts secret ringworld and guns..no.

Viggo Mortonson has hand to hand combat skills has a great voice and can do any action movie + almost won best actor.

jordan you are right, jean is french and he kicks some majure ass. maybe the rock would suit that roll.he's big and he very serios but can he make the true roll of MC come to life.

i think hue jackmen would be the best roll for master chief. he did a could job in x-men as wolvrine.

Lavaughn the rock is to busy to play mc because he is involved with
the movie doom, hugh jackman is busy with x-men 3 and vid diesal is busy working on hitman the movie. It has also been reported that bungie and fox have set up a appointment to meet with viggo mortonson and disscus the possobility of him playing mc.

no no it will be viggo or bana for mc! not jean cluad or diesel

jon you are right it will viggo or bana for mc + they have experice
in action movies. Viggo would be my first choice and bana would be
my second.

jon you are right it will viggo or bana for mc + they have experice
in action movies. Viggo would be my first choice and bana would be
my second.

Halo the movie should start on the book Fall of Planet Reach showing chief as a kid going through his experiences.

drew i agree. ajk yes aragon has hand to hand combat skills but not at guns. and the mc hardly uses swords. and as people say it doesnt matter who plays mc cause mc shud be machine voice. also it shud be someone with war experience. not viggo i dont mean that type of xp, i mean like someone who has been in the army. now my suggestion is the greatest one of all time who agrees with me wen i say the writer of the books eric nyland shud play mc?that wud be perfect for me.that wud be fab. he has war xp. he nows all his weapons.he writ the books.he has very good tactic ideas in the book and he knows all there is to know on halo. he wud be absolutely PERFECT. know one better to play mc than the one an only eric nyland.

jordan you are wrong. Viggo has played in movies were he has used
guns such as hidalgo, Viggo also played in a war movie called G.I. Jane and in that movie he used guns more than half the time.

no its like i said before 1.he just wudnt suit the act 2. it doesnt matter who plays him unless it was the guy who does his voice originally. and yes he has xp but as i said b4 ur not listenin he aint got proper xp. we need someone whos been in the army,whos actually used his gun for proper use,has actually killed a man to protect...as i say eric nyland wud be perfect.perfect.

jordan, first of all eric nyland is not buff enough to fit into
master chief suit + I have learned of a magazine that however
playes master chief will use his own voice and I have also learned
of the internet that there is a chance that at the end of the movie
you will see master chief face and eric nyland looks a lot more like
a jack a** than master chief and eric nyland is much worst actor than viggo. Also why wouldent he suit the act when he has played in
hardcore action movies [ G.I. Jane, Lord of the ring, hidalgo and the Texas Chain Saw Massacre],so you can see eric nyland is just a
jack a** and viggo is just perfect for master chief.

i haven't had time to read all the posts so i don't know if anybody pointed this out or not, but master chief isn't gonna be black for one simple reason, he has a white-man's voice. if you listen to him in the game, he sounds like a white man with and overly exagerated low pitch. trust me he's no samuel l. jackson. i'd say get that guy who does al the movie trailer voice overs to be his voice.

he dont sound like white guy,nor does he sound black.he sounds more robot kinda thing.machine. and ajk i just wanna say yes i think viggo is an awesome actor he great.in fact yeah hes great in all war films but he just cant be mc he doesnt suit the act. hes more a samarai kindof person.not a spartan fightin aliens in big bulky armor does that sound like viggo?fightin aliens in big armor tryin to find out identity of a mysterious ring world i sorry it just doesnt suit him.but he wud be a great samarai in film. and ajk how u know wat eric nyland looks like?and also of course viggo is better actor than him eric nyland isnt even an actor!!!. im not sayin he crap i just sayin he not suit mc. i think mc shud be any random person sumone noone will know but good actor.

jordan, I went on google found pictures of eric nyland and by whought
I found ericnyland has a big nose and a vary vary sikiny structure + another reason eric nyland would not suit the act in additian to his bad looks is that he has acted on broadway actor and dont you think that a brodway actor would be terrible for master. So you can see eric nyland would not be good for mc because he is not strong to be mc and he is a brodway actor. So Jordan I still think viggo Would be the
best to play mc. But who do you think shuld play sgt.Johnson, Samual L. Jackson, Denzal Washington or Jamie Fox?

I agree with jordan and his comment about Viggo not playing the MC. He is not suited for this genre...he is more suited for the fantasy epics. My vote for MC is Jason Stratham of the Transporter. He is a kick ass actor and has proven his mastery of combat arms. However, to fully personify MC, jordan is right...Eric Nyland. Now if the movie isn't going to be a prequel then we dont need to worry about what MC looks like cause he shouldnt be removing his powerarmor. We need someone who knows MC inside and out and can fully bring his personality to the screen cause that is way more important than the special effects. As for Sgt Johnson...in the second game he is referred to as a Master Sergeant which in todays military to pick up that rank would take well into 18 to 22 years give or take 2 which would put him around the age of 40. So Sgt Johnson needs to be portrayed by an actor of that age and my vote would be to find a real Marine Master Sergeant who is a grunt and have him play the part. An actual Marine grunt MSgt will know exactly how to talk, walk, and run his unit. Get someone with some combat experience and have his actual unit come in as extras. What could be better than real Marines playing future Marines!!! Plus the fact that I am Marine and would love to be an extra too!!!!!!!!!! Hope you're listening Hollywood!!!!!!!

:O.mecho power take the words right out of my mouth he said it now u understand ajk? he gonna be in suit dont matter if it doesnt fit noone will no so it doesnt matter.yes maybe viggo wud be a gud mc but no not this mc. eric nyland if he does look like wat u say then he aint takin off his helmet. basically the reason i think eric nyland wud do it is cause he may not be good actor or good anythin but he know all there is to know bout mc as mecho power said. he knows the way he thinks speaks and moves. hes the one who knows the mc personality.

MechoPower, how is viggo not good for a movie like this when he
has played in hardcore war movies [ G.I Jane] and has great hand to
hand combat skills + viggo has been nominated for best actor in Lord Of The Rings and has been praised for his role as a Genareal in G.I. Jane. Jason Starthen on the other hand has never played in a war movie and Jason Starthen has never been nominated for best actor, I do know that Jason Starthan has played in some acton movies such as
The One, The Transporter and the Transporter 2 but none of those movies have had great reviews. Viggo on the other hand has played in the fowllowing action movies G.I. Jane, Hidalgo, Lord of the Rings 1, Lord of the rings 2, Lord of the rings 3 he has also played in the movie prison and he has just finished filiming The history of violince all of these movies got good reviews. So you can see Viggo has the acting skills the hand to hand combat skills and the experience in war movies, all of these talantes make Viggo the best for master chief. Also I think Samual L. Jackson Should play Sgt. Johnson and not a real marine because Samual L. Jackson is the beter actor. I do think however it is a good idea to have real marines to play the marines in the movie.

noooooo u dont understand goddamnit. viggo brill actor great for war movies any hard core movies like halo yes he shud be in a hardcore movie like this BUT its just the story line doesnt suit him its noit that the guns war and evrythin dont its the story line. tell me how does viggo go with mysterious ringworld?aliens?alien war from outer space?big bulky green armor hardly seen as human?and thats it. it doesnt suit him im not denyin i luuuuved lord of the rings and he a brill actor its just he doesnt suit ok. i mean cum on aliens,warships,tryin to stop from tryin to find location of earth and AIs and shit it just doesnt suit viggo.we need to see him in a samarai film that wud be goood to see.

jordan, viggo has also played in sci-fi alian shooting movies such
as the movie The Prophecy which is about alians coming to earth and
trying to turn the earth to a hell deminsion and viggo is leading a force to save universe from alians. So you can see viggo is the best for mc.

im not gonna argue this is halo!!!! if viggo is gonna be mc then wats the point if u not gonna see his face?and if it does show face wats the point if it only happens once? im sorry but if an actor like viggo is gonna be in halo which is suppposed to be best movie ever i wanna see his face through out the film. so mc shud be any person we dont know but a good actor.

The halo structure which incidently is a ring doest'n orbit the planet Threshold it actually sits in a LaGrange point there so it doent move apart from rotating.

Oh and the idiot who said Halo ripped off Starship Troopers needs to go to sleep.

p.s. there is actually a decent STT game being developed:

http://www.starshiptroopersgame.com

jordan, mc would not be a unkown actor because hollywood would want
somebody well known to play mc + if somebody famouse played mc it
would attract more people to watch the movie. Also Hood I have seen
starship troopers and it is nothing like halo. Also Jordan I think
Ashly Judd shuld play captin Keys dughter do you think that is a good
idea.

well captain keyes doaughter is miranda keyes but...who the hell is ashley judd?wat movies has she been in?i cant answer u if i dont know who ur talkin bout can i?

jordan, Ashaly Judd plays in the movie High Crimes, A time to
kill and twisted. Jordan if want more info on her just serch for Ashley Judd bio on google.

Angalina could play Maranda keeys?

Starshiptroopers was awsome, I wana get that game!

george, Anglina Jolie is busy with three upcoming films,
Ashly Judd also is better looking for the part than Anglina Jolie and Ashley Judd has a kick ass voice
for maranda keeys. Also people stop talking about starshiptroopers because it would never match up to halo.

ok i like vin diesel but they shouldnt spend all their budget getting him. i mean they probably wont even show his face. and he sounds wayyyyy different than the guy that does is in the games. some tall dude should play mc and the voice in the games (steve downes) should do the voice ok?

Wow...here we go again...you all must be like teenagers or something judging by your comments about who should play what characters. Did none of you read my previous comments way up top...they were typed long ago...the actor does not matter...WHAT DONT YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT THAT. For a movie like this to succeed, you need way more than just a big name actor...sure he or she will bring people to the theatre but just because they are a big name actor doesnt mean they are fit for this genre of movies. There is a big difference between Action/Adventure movies and Comic/Video Game to movie. They are completely different genres. You can be an acomplished action star and suck ass in a comic book movie...need an example...Halle Berry...awesome in dramas such Monster Ball and Swordfish but she sucked balls in Catwoman and X-Men. These big name actors you all keep mentioning are good but not for this type of thing...another example...Casper Van Dien...great in Starship Troopers but sucked in all his other movies. You all are still just satisfied with visual effects and big name actors...the failure of the new Star Wars movies is a perfect example...yeah they were visual stunners but the plot sucked and was unconvicncing and if you disagree then i know for a fact that this blog is full of kids. The most important thing for this Halo movie to succeed is a good plot and actors who can personify the image Halo is trying to get accross. The personality of the characters needs to be there cause if it is not then the graphics will not matter. Sure die hard fans will go and still see the movie but look at how big this franchise is...will you really be satified with just another Episode 1, 2, and 3 or do you want to see a movie that has a serious chance of succeeding as a groundbreaker for these type of movies. Halo is going to set the stage for these type of movies simply because Microsoft has the money to destroy every other frachise out there...i wouldnt think that they would put out a poor product but i didnt think it was possible that Star Wars could suck either.

Mecho Power, I think viggo should play mc because has experince in
action/adventure movies and he has experince in sci-fi/war movies for example in action adventure movies he played in Lord of The Rings and
Hidalgo, for war movies he played in G.I. Jane and in sci-fi alian shooting films he played in the movie the prophcy all of these movies
got great revewies. Sgt. Johnson should be played by Samual L. Jackson because he has experince playing a sargent in the movie swat and he did a great job in that movie. Maranda Keys should be played by Ashly judd because she has the looks the kick ass voice and the acting skills for maranda keys, she has also has experince playing a cia investagter in the movie twisted and she has experince playing a
military lawyer in the moive High Crimes both of those movies got good reviews. The marines in the movie should be played by real marines because the have been on the batalfield.

ajk...do you want to know why movies like this fail with big name actors? because sure the big names are nice and yeah they do have good films to their credit...but look...none of that save Lord of the Rings can prepare you for a world that is completely imagined in someone elses mind. Why do all war movies portraying Marines or anyone in the armed forces suck? cause they use some big name actor who doesnt know a damn thing about war or being a Marine. They cant talk like us, they cant act like us, and they sure as hell cant portray us on screen. For this type of movie to suceed they will need actors whose screen presense cannot be compared to another movie. that detracts from the movies premise when you compare the main characters acting to another acting job he did before. As much as people may not want to admit...this movie is going to be huge whether stupid or not...and its success is going to be due to the acting quality not the visual effects. If you want make a successful video game to movie adaptation then use the people closest to the project...dont try to bypass the talent you already have. And as I already said...Marines to portray Marines is the best they can do. The only other film (fiction) I have seen Marines properly portrayed in was Aliens--The Colonial Space Marines. However Sgt Apone was a former Marine so that is probably why it was convincing. Viggo is a good actor in the films he played and maybe he does have the experience...but his personality does not personify the MC. If you dont understand that then you are hopelessly lost in fan fare. I still believe the best way to make this movie is with CGI. Money is going to be a big deal and ators is not what it needs to spent on to secure big names...the visual effects alone are going to be outrageous if they stay true to the game. The sets are going to be enormous...so get someone who will come into this wholeheartedly and will give their all to personify the character...not their screen image.

mechopower,viggo has the same amount of experince as a marine
to live on his own because when viggo was 6 he lived in Africa
and had to deal with almost no water, deadly animals and small amount of food till he was 18, so surviving on his own in a bad inviroment is second nature to him, and why is viggo not good for mc when he has already played in
a movie called the prophcey were he played a reble who saved earth form turning into a hell demension and some parts of that movie took
place in outer space and that movie got good reviews so viggo has experince in alian shooting films. So you can see viggo is the best for mc. Do you think it is a good idea for Ashley Judd to play marada keys ?

well ajk i luked up ashley judd and unfortunately i still dont recognize her...but may i just say that,for crist sake u cant just say that sumone has as much xp as a marine u dont know the guy,u cant just be a marine,and marines r the hardcore military the marines do evrythin they go on all the top deadly missions not gettin any rest they were chose on halo cause marines r the best soldiers u can get.u cant just say in opinion wen u havnt even seen him that sumone has xp as a marine.it takes yrs and they wake u up early u gotta do chores all the time and u get spat in the face by annoyin littile CO's(commandin offficer)and u just go out and say he has xp as a marine?
listen he has xp prob might be great soldier but hes not actually been in the army and hes no marine ok.its just not that easy just thinkin ur a marine,without actually tryin it out.

Thank you for that head raiser for us Marines jordan...you are right...no one can portray us and no one, save other Marines, has any idea what it is we do for you all. But that is neither here nor there...ajk, the whole point i am trying to make here is that the actor needs to personify the MC...this is not a role that someone can take and throw their own trademark into it or adapt it so it fits them. It is cut and dry...and it needs to be portrayed like that...tht is why a no name actor would be better...he cannot call upon previous film engagements and say "Well, this worked for this character and I think MC would act like this in this situation". MC in the book and the game has a set agenda it should not be deviated against. Viggo was awesome in the LOTR movies...but he does not personify what the MC is...the MC is always torn between protecting his men and women and following orders. That has got to be apparent in the movie or this will just be another Starship Troopers. As for who should play Miranda Keyes...I think you have a point with Ashley Judd...but I have never seen her in a commanding role...do you have any idea what it takes to command and Naval Vessel or Starship in this case...she has to be balls to the walls, no nonsense, do exactly as I say when I say with no questions asked kind of girl. She may have it...I honestly cant say. As I have previously stated...if you are going to make a movie with military personnel then USE military personnel. We may need a little coaching but the important thing is that we know what is going on and we dont need to be coached in how to act like a military minded person. Again, the movies budget needs to stay with the visual effects cause this is going to be a hit or miss picture...and while i am at it...do any of you have any more info about the movie or another website you all visit for info...i read the x-box magazine so i am up to date with the proposed actors...and my vote still goes to the Transporter guy...but hit me up and let me know.

jordan and mechopower, I see that you guys think that mc should
be played by eric nyland or jason starthom and jon and I think mc should be played by viggo, so I am not going to argue on who should
play mc because we both have different oppinons, right now I think
we should start talking about who should play maranda keys and who should play sgt.johnson. I still think ashley judd should play maranda keys just because she is a serious actress + she has experince commanding a group of cia agentes in the movie twisted. I still think Samual L. Jackson should play sgt.johnson because he has experince as a sargent in the movie swat, but now I also think Denzal Washington would be good for sgt.johnson because he is a great actor and he has experince form the movie traning day + he is a great military/action actor.

jordan and mechopower, I see that you guys think that mc should
be played by eric nyland or jason starthom and jon and I think mc should be played by viggo, so I am not going to argue on who should
play mc because we both have different oppinons, right now I think
we should start talking about who should play maranda keys and who should play sgt.johnson. I still think ashley judd should play maranda keys just because she is a serious actress + she has experince commanding a group of cia agentes in the movie twisted. I still think Samual L. Jackson should play sgt.johnson because he has experince as a sargent in the movie swat, but now I also think Denzal Washington would be good for sgt.johnson because he is a great actor and he has experince form the movie traning day + he is a great military/action actor.

yes i think samuel jackson wud be good for SGT and although i dont know ashley judd i think she luks like miranda keyes but i dont know her voice but u guys say that it sounds similiar so ill take u word for it. but as mechopower says he shud be played by unknown actor as he says evry big movie based on game or sumthin wat aint real is ruined like shrek i hate animated things but either way that was one of the worst with eddie murphy he shudnt even be on kids programmes we need adult humor for crist sake. so mc shud be played by unknown actor and and i agree wit wat mecho says bout mcs personality split. sumone who can personify the mc.

jordan, I think sgt.johnson should be serrious and have sense
of humer so he could be played by some unkown guy but I still
think that samual L. jackson would be good for sgt.johnson. Jordan
you should rent the movie High Crimes with Ashley Judd because it
would give you insite on her acting skills and it is a damn good movie.

i think chuck lildell would be a good mc. he has the voice and the fatigue and he's a world renonde kickboxer

lavaughn, Chuck lidell has never acted in his life and he does not
fit the part as mc. I still think viggo should play mc.

Hey guys...check out the new blog on the main page...i dont think we will have to worry much anymore about the movie...we should be finding out soon who is playing who!! As for Miranda ajk...my vote goes to Ashley Judd or Meg Ryan with dyed dark hair...and I say that because she played a good platoon commander in Courage Under Fire...it was a good movie if you understand the politics involved.

mecho power, I agree ashley judd gets my vote for maranda keys.
viggo gets my vote for mc and samual L. Jackson gets my vote for
sgt.johnson also real marines diserve to play the marines in the movie the most + real marines would kick ass playing the marines in
the movie.

viggoo sucks doneky balls and chuck lidell has been in three movies, so you dont now what your talkin about.

i just wanna point out that miranda may not even be in the movie ive read bout it and they dont know wethere its gonna be based on halo or halo 2 or both so she may not even be init. and by the way lauvaugn viggo has been in more than 3 and viggo is a great actor anyway.but i still think mc shudnt be played by him.shud be played by unknown actor. though maybe...maybe,it might be good if hes a caracter init though.

I would also like to see Scott direct the movie. I'm not too well-versed on directors and their styles, but Aliens was a gut-wrenching movie that had my blood pumping.
Ed Harris would definitely make the best captain Keyes..no doubt about it! He's got the military roles down (The Rock) and is a terrific actor. I'm not so sure about Samuel L. Jackson. He has the ferocity to be Seargant Johnson and he can be pretty damn funny, but I think Louis Gossett Jr. (Iron Eagle II) would be better suited. He has the face and most definitely those leather lungs of a Marine Drill Instructor--He has that throaty, tough as nails voice of Seargant Johnson. Sam doesn't have that.
Even though I don't think they'll reveal a face for the Master Chief, I think Vin Deisel would make the best Chief, even though he would probably bring a little ghetto to the movie. He's got the build and the perfect voice for the job. Cortana? That's a tuffy. I guess just have the hologram in the movie. I'm sure if Bungie could make those special effects, than big budgets can do the same and keep the same voice actress for her and make it happen. I think this will be so kick-@$$ if they stick to the books. IMHO, I think you could easily have enough material in just half of the first book to make a solid 2-hour movie. A lot of opposers to this movie think it will be just like the game--no plot, just shoot 'em up, yee-haw action--WRONG. If you read the books you will understand that this movie has so much plot untapped by the games, you could EASILY make a series out of the novels. I hope they get the job done right and I hope my message does not go unheeded.

bungie.com has the movie directors and some other things they say that the movie well be based on halo 2 more then the first

i read that there still not sure but there most likely to base it on halo 2 cause it has a better storyline. but personally i think it shud be based on the books startin from fall of reach to all the way to the end of halo 2. but i think if they waited till halo 3 was out and then bring out the movie that wud be awesome! as long as halo 3 turns out ok which im positive it will.

Lavaughn, chuck liddel has never played in a sci-fi alian shooter type movie he has never been nominated for best actor viggo on the other hand has played in an sci-fi alian shooter type movie called the prophcey which got great reviews and he got nominated for best actor for playing aragon in lord of the rings. As for sgt.johnson I still think he should be played by samual L. Jackson because he has experince in military roles and has a sense of humer. Also vin diesal does not have the voice for mc and he is busy fliming hitman the movie. People the movie will be based on halo 1 because captin keys would be dead if the moive was based on halo 2.

well i herd it was based on halo 1 and 2 so co keyes will die in the middle of it

does anyone know wen the halo 2 books r cumin out?

Louis Gossett Jr is another one that could play well as Sgt. Johnson... that is if he was younger.

I'm sure for the movie version they would take Master Chiefs helmet off, movies are funny about showing their stars face that way.

no it wud be better if it didnt show his face. in my opinion

i think the greatest idea of all is to base mc on machine! as in... dnt hav anyone actin him just build a robot like they did wit reseident evil. thats how they made the weird mutant thing. and sumone behind controlinn him.

I think as long as they keep to the storyline of halo, as long as they dont change the plot like they usually do, then it maybe could be a cult classic.

I think a halo movie will be really good but as said before it can be seriously screwed up if done wring so if the creators do a good job, stick to the story line and don't make it some chaotic alien invades earth horror wiht no proper story line or ending.

right ive done research and Peter Jackson is definetely gonna be the one to produce this film(as well as the upcoming King Kong movies),followed by executive producerfrank welsh. The filming shall take place at New Zealand Wellington before May 2006, they start filming in 2006 but its a definite 2007 release. As Peter Jackson(Director and Producer of lotr) is also a fan of the game himself and would love to make the game a real life movie, which features a range of special effects says Peter Jackson.