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Rumors of a '''''Halo'' Movie''' have been circulating since the release of the first game, but in [[2004]], it was officially confirmed by [[Bungie]]. While the movie was intended to be handled by 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures, both pulled out of the deal for unknown reasons in October of 2006 - postponing the Halo move indefinitely until new distributors could be found. | Rumors of a '''''Halo'' Movie''' have been circulating since the release of the first game, but in [[2004]], it was officially confirmed by [[Bungie]]. While the movie was intended to be handled by 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures, both pulled out of the deal for unknown reasons in October of 2006 - postponing the Halo move indefinitely until new distributors could be found. | ||
The movie would have been a live-action movie, but with a heavy amount of CGI. Wingnut Films, the team behind ''Lord of the Rings'' and ''King Kong'', was also working on the movie. Before it was delayed, it was revealed that the film would have been shot in Wellington, New Zealand, and was slated for a summer 2009 release.<ref>[http://comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=15944 '''Coming Soon.net''': ''Halo Director Announced!'']</ref> To keep the producers true to the ''Halo'' Universe, Bungie prepared an exhaustive encyclopedia, the "Halo Compendium", known affectionately as the [[Halo Story Bible]] | The movie would have been a live-action movie, but with a heavy amount of CGI. Wingnut Films, the team behind ''Lord of the Rings'' and ''King Kong'', was also working on the movie. Before it was delayed, it was revealed that the film would have been shot in Wellington, New Zealand, and was slated for a summer 2009 release.<ref>[http://comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=15944 '''Coming Soon.net''': ''Halo Director Announced!'']</ref> To keep the producers true to the ''Halo'' Universe, Bungie prepared an exhaustive encyclopedia, the "Halo Compendium", known affectionately as the [[Halo Story Bible]]. This describes nearly every topic in the ''Halo'' games and novels including graphics of characters, species and vessels. The ''Halo 3'' promotional ''[[Halo: Landfall|Landfall]]'' series has been considered a test of viewer interest in a possible ''Halo'' movie.<ref name="Part1">[http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=greathollywoodjourney1&p=4542384 '''Bungie.net''': ''The Great (Hollywood) Journey, Part One'']</ref> The Internet Movie Database currently lists a new attempt at a Halo movie, with a projected release date of 2012. <ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464037</ref> | ||
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