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*'''July 13, 2006''' Author D.B. Weiss revealed in an interview that he was writing the screenplay for ''Halo''. At the time of the interview, Weiss said that he was working on his second draft of the new script, which contained elements of the project's original screenplay by Alex Garland.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/07/gamesetinterview_db_weiss.php | title=GameSetInterview: Halo Screenwriter DB Weiss | publisher=GameSetWatch.com | date=2006-07-13 | accessdate=2006-10-01 }}</ref> | *'''July 13, 2006''' Author D.B. Weiss revealed in an interview that he was writing the screenplay for ''Halo''. At the time of the interview, Weiss said that he was working on his second draft of the new script, which contained elements of the project's original screenplay by Alex Garland.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/07/gamesetinterview_db_weiss.php | title=GameSetInterview: Halo Screenwriter DB Weiss | publisher=GameSetWatch.com | date=2006-07-13 | accessdate=2006-10-01 }}</ref> | ||
*'''August 2006''' Neill Blomkamp is picked by Jackson as the director of the ''Halo'' movie. | *'''August 2006''' Neill Blomkamp is picked by Jackson as the director of the ''Halo'' movie. | ||
*'''October 20, 2006''' Universal and Fox pull out of deal | *'''October 20, 2006''' Universal and Fox pull out the of deal<ref>[http://palgn.com.au/article.php?title=Fox+and+Universal+dump+Halo+movie&id=5603&sid=b4877aa8c4590dc1f4dc673abcf2689b http://palgn.com.au/article.php]</ref>. A representative of Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh said: | ||
{{BigQuote|''Universal, on behalf of both studios, asked for a meeting with the filmmakers just prior to the due date of a significant payment. Basically, they said that in order to move forward with the film, the filmmakers had to significantly reduce [the percentage of profits they would receive from the film]. They waited until the last minute to have this conversation. Peter and Fran, after speaking with their producing partners and with Microsoft and Bungie, respectfully declined.''}} | {{BigQuote|''Universal, on behalf of both studios, asked for a meeting with the filmmakers just prior to the due date of a significant payment. Basically, they said that in order to move forward with the film, the filmmakers had to significantly reduce [the percentage of profits they would receive from the film]. They waited until the last minute to have this conversation. Peter and Fran, after speaking with their producing partners and with Microsoft and Bungie, respectfully declined.''}} | ||
The source article also stated that work is apparently continuing on the film(which will be directed by Neill Blomkamp) and that Microsoft is already in talks with other distributors. | |||
*'''October 31, 2006''' Producers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, along with Microsoft, are putting the much-anticipated ''Halo'' movie into production hell, or where a film has stopped in the production stage. Following recent reports that development of the film would continue in spite of studio backers Fox and Universal dropping out, a press release being distributed by Jackson's WingNut Films today confirms that ''Halo'' is being indefinitely postponed. Here's their statement regarding the film, sure to be greeted with howls of discontent by fans: | *'''October 31, 2006''' Producers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, along with Microsoft, are putting the much-anticipated ''Halo'' movie into production hell, or where a film has stopped in the production stage. Following recent reports that development of the film would continue in spite of studio backers Fox and Universal dropping out, a press release being distributed by Jackson's WingNut Films today confirms that ''Halo'' is being indefinitely postponed. Here's their statement regarding the film, sure to be greeted with howls of discontent by fans: | ||
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*'''October 4, 2007''' ''Halo'' Movie is announced dead by director Neil Blomkamp.<ref>http://www.bitsofnews.com/content/view/6240</ref> | *'''October 4, 2007''' ''Halo'' Movie is announced dead by director Neil Blomkamp.<ref>http://www.bitsofnews.com/content/view/6240</ref> | ||
*'''October 5, 2007''' [[Frank O'Connor]] says in an interview with ''[[wikipedia:Game Informer|Game Informer]]'' that "nobody can declare it [the film] dead except for the owner of the IP [Microsoft]" in response to Blomkamp's statement.<ref>http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200710/N07.1005.1034.54066.htm?Page=4</ref> | *'''October 5, 2007''' [[Frank O'Connor]] says in an interview with ''[[wikipedia:Game Informer|Game Informer]]'' that "nobody can declare it [the film] dead except for the owner of the IP [Microsoft]" in response to Blomkamp's statement.<ref>http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200710/N07.1005.1034.54066.htm?Page=4</ref> | ||
*'''October 29, 2007''' Ken Kamins, Peter Jackson's representative, has confirmed in an interview that the ''Halo'' film is still in pre-production phase. "What happened was this: Universal, on behalf of both studios, asked for a meeting with the filmmakers just prior to the due date of a significant payment," says Kamins. "Basically, they said that in order to move forward with the film, the filmmakers had to significantly reduce their deals. They waited until the last minute to have this conversation. Peter and Fran, after speaking with their producing partners and with Microsoft and Bungie, respectfully declined." According to Kamins would-be director Blomkamp has not been dropped either, in spite of his earlier statements | *'''October 29, 2007''' Ken Kamins, Peter Jackson's representative, has confirmed in an interview that the ''Halo'' film is still in pre-production phase. "What happened was this: Universal, on behalf of both studios, asked for a meeting with the filmmakers just prior to the due date of a significant payment," says Kamins. "Basically, they said that in order to move forward with the film, the filmmakers had to significantly reduce their deals. They waited until the last minute to have this conversation. Peter and Fran, after speaking with their producing partners and with Microsoft and Bungie, respectfully declined." According to Kamins would-be director Blomkamp has not been dropped either, in spite of his earlier statements<ref>http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=174687</ref>: | ||
{{BigQuote|"Everybody is supremely confident in Neil. Part of what excited Peter and Fran was Neil's vision. We're very confident this film will move forward with the creative partners intact, who will take the film to production."}} | {{BigQuote|"Everybody is supremely confident in Neil. Part of what excited Peter and Fran was Neil's vision. We're very confident this film will move forward with the creative partners intact, who will take the film to production."}} | ||
*'''January 18, 2008''' Bungie mentions in its weekly update that the ''Halo'' movie is still on hold, but they posted pictures of armor and weapon replicas made by Weta's Workshop that were used in the ''[[Halo: Landfall]]'' short films.<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13174</ref> | *'''January 18, 2008''' Bungie mentions in its weekly update that the ''Halo'' movie is still on hold, but they posted pictures of armor and weapon replicas made by Weta's Workshop that were used in the ''[[Halo: Landfall]]'' short films.<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13174</ref> | ||
*'''April 1, 2008''' G.I. Joe screenwriter Stuart Beattie says he wrote spec-scripts for three potential Halo films; first one being ''Halo: Fall of Reach'', second being ''Halo: The Rise of the Flood'', and last one being ''Halo: The Battle of Earth''. Initially expected to be an April Fools joke, it was later confirmed to be genuine, though he was working in an unofficial capacity.<ref>http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-halo-movie-has-reach-4305</ref> | *'''April 1, 2008''' G.I. Joe screenwriter Stuart Beattie says he wrote spec-scripts for three potential Halo films; first one being ''Halo: Fall of Reach'', second being ''Halo: The Rise of the Flood'', and last one being ''Halo: The Battle of Earth''. Initially expected to be an April Fools joke, it was later confirmed to be genuine, though he was working in an unofficial capacity.<ref>http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-halo-movie-has-reach-4305</ref> | ||
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*'''August 4, 2008''' Unofficial concept art for a ''Halo: The Fall Of Reach'' movie is shown.<ref>http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-halo-fall-of-reach-concept-art-5150</ref> | *'''August 4, 2008''' Unofficial concept art for a ''Halo: The Fall Of Reach'' movie is shown.<ref>http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-halo-fall-of-reach-concept-art-5150</ref> | ||
*'''July 17, 2009''' Stuart Beattie announces that he will be planning to direct his Halo: Fall of Reach script if no one else will do so.<ref>http://scifiwire.com/2009/07/why-stuart-beattie-believ.php</ref> | *'''July 17, 2009''' Stuart Beattie announces that he will be planning to direct his Halo: Fall of Reach script if no one else will do so.<ref>http://scifiwire.com/2009/07/why-stuart-beattie-believ.php</ref> | ||
*'''July 24, 2009''' At Comic-Con, Neill Blomkamp denies that his upcoming film([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1136608/ District 9]) is a showcase for how he could handle a Halo film, and confirms that he is no longer involved | *'''July 24, 2009''' At Comic-Con, Neill Blomkamp denies that his upcoming film([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1136608/ District 9]) is a showcase for how he could handle a Halo film, and confirms that he is no longer involved<ref>[http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/07/24/confirmed-director-neill-blomkamp-would-probably-not-do-a-halo-film-even-if-offered-one/ Slashfilm.com interview with Neill Blomkamp]</ref>: | ||
{{BigQuote|"The answer is, I probably wouldn't do Halo if it was offered to me. But creatively, I would like to do it. It's kind of like I'd be sad to not work on it, but I would still say no... I worked on it for five months... I put a lot of sort of sweat and blood into Halo. Creatively, it's very compelling. I love it. But, when you work that long on something and you have it bottom out and collapse... I mean, I got District 9 out of it, I think I'm probably better off because it's more of a personal film. But yeah, I love the world of Halo. (But)I don't think I would go back there."}} | {{BigQuote|"The answer is, I probably wouldn't do Halo if it was offered to me. But creatively, I would like to do it. It's kind of like I'd be sad to not work on it, but I would still say no... I worked on it for five months... I put a lot of sort of sweat and blood into Halo. Creatively, it's very compelling. I love it. But, when you work that long on something and you have it bottom out and collapse... I mean, I got District 9 out of it, I think I'm probably better off because it's more of a personal film. But yeah, I love the world of Halo. (But)I don't think I would go back there."}} | ||
Peter Jackson also revealed that it was 'studio politics' that brought down the Halo movie and not due to the fact that Neill was a new director nor the budget cost of the film.<ref>http://www.dailymail.com/ap/ApEntertainment/200907240770</ref> As for ''[[Halo: Chronicles]]'', he says that it was scrapped when the movie collapsed as well.<ref>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/24/peter-jackson-halo-chronicles-no-longer-happening/</ref> | Peter Jackson also revealed that it was 'studio politics' that brought down the Halo movie and not due to the fact that Neill was a new director nor the budget cost of the film.<ref>http://www.dailymail.com/ap/ApEntertainment/200907240770</ref> As for ''[[Halo: Chronicles]]'', he says that it was scrapped when the movie collapsed as well.<ref>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/24/peter-jackson-halo-chronicles-no-longer-happening/</ref> | ||
*'''July 26, 2009''' Jackson responds to questions about the current status of the film | *'''July 26, 2009''' Jackson responds to questions about the current status of the film<ref>http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=14401&count=0</ref>: | ||
{{BigQuote|"We don't control 'Halo,' we were simply just involved at that time to make the movie. The rights were with Universal and Fox, but now they reverted back to Microsoft, who developed the game. And I think Microsoft wants to figure out what to do with 'Halo.' It was a distressing experience for us when the film fell over and it was distressing for Microsoft, because they wanted to see a film made. The studio politics was the reason why it fell over. They had a bad experience as well. They are just trying to figure out what their relationship with Hollywood is. If any company can make a film independently without the need of a Hollywood studio, it would be Microsoft. Maybe that's what they will choose to do and maybe they'll come back to us to talk to us. I'm not sure."}} | {{BigQuote|"We don't control 'Halo,' we were simply just involved at that time to make the movie. The rights were with Universal and Fox, but now they reverted back to Microsoft, who developed the game. And I think Microsoft wants to figure out what to do with 'Halo.' It was a distressing experience for us when the film fell over and it was distressing for Microsoft, because they wanted to see a film made. The studio politics was the reason why it fell over. They had a bad experience as well. They are just trying to figure out what their relationship with Hollywood is. If any company can make a film independently without the need of a Hollywood studio, it would be Microsoft. Maybe that's what they will choose to do and maybe they'll come back to us to talk to us. I'm not sure."}} | ||
*'''July 30, 2009''' Microsoft claims that Peter Jackson's Halo projects are not, in fact, dead. "Microsoft Game Studios is deeply committed to supporting and strategically growing the Halo franchise, and our relationship with Peter and his team is something that we greatly value. Given the bandwidth of both of our companies we've decided to put this joint effort on hold and prioritize resources against other projects like ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' and ''[[Halo Legends]]''".<ref>http://www.incgamers.com/News/17692/peter-jacksons-halo-projects-not-dead</ref> | *'''July 30, 2009''' Microsoft claims that Peter Jackson's Halo projects are not, in fact, dead. "Microsoft Game Studios is deeply committed to supporting and strategically growing the Halo franchise, and our relationship with Peter and his team is something that we greatly value. Given the bandwidth of both of our companies we've decided to put this joint effort on hold and prioritize resources against other projects like ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' and ''[[Halo Legends]]''".<ref>http://www.incgamers.com/News/17692/peter-jacksons-halo-projects-not-dead</ref> | ||
*'''August 3, 2009''' Stuart Beattie elaborates on his Halo effort in an interview | *'''August 3, 2009''' Stuart Beattie elaborates on his Halo effort in an interview<ref>http://screencrave.com/2009-08-03/stuart-beattie-says-halo-movie-is-not-dead/</ref>: | ||
{{BigQuote|“I’ve been relentlessly at it for the last year and a half now, trying to convince Microsoft to make it, and trying to find a big filmmaker who wants to make it with us. I have a lot of hope for the Halo film, it’s not dead in my book. I won’t let it die. It’s too good to let go, I mean it’s our generation’s Star Wars. The whole thing is so cinematic, I just think it’s dying to be done.” Anything I can do to be a part of it, to help get it going, I’ll do it(If no one else will).”}} | {{BigQuote|“I’ve been relentlessly at it for the last year and a half now, trying to convince Microsoft to make it, and trying to find a big filmmaker who wants to make it with us. I have a lot of hope for the Halo film, it’s not dead in my book. I won’t let it die. It’s too good to let go, I mean it’s our generation’s Star Wars. The whole thing is so cinematic, I just think it’s dying to be done.” Anything I can do to be a part of it, to help get it going, I’ll do it(If no one else will).”}} | ||