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{{realworld}}[[Image:Halowood.gif|right]]Rumors of a '''Halo movie''' have been heard for a while, but in 2005 it was officially confirmed by [[Bungie]]. While the movie was intended to be handled by 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures, they have since both pulled out of the deal. It | {{realworld}}[[Image:Halowood.gif|right]]Rumors of a '''Halo movie''' have been heard for a while, but in 2005 it was officially confirmed by [[Bungie]]. While the movie was intended to be handled by 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures, they have since both pulled out of the deal. It would have been a live-action flick, but with a heavy amount of CGI. Wingnut Films, the team behind Lord of the Rings and King Kong, was working on the movie. However, in Oct 2006 the Movie was postponed indefinitely until new distributors can be found (See Timeline below for more details). | ||
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*'''Oct 4, 2005''' - Peter Jackson and collaborator Fran Walsh joins the project as the executive producers.<ref>http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3144311</ref> | *'''Oct 4, 2005''' - Peter Jackson and collaborator Fran Walsh joins the project as the executive producers.<ref>http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3144311</ref> | ||
*'''Aug, 2006''' - [[Neill Blomkamp]] is picked by Jackson as the director of the Halo movie. | *'''Aug, 2006''' - [[Neill Blomkamp]] is picked by Jackson as the director of the Halo movie. | ||
*'''October 20, 2006''' - Universal and Fox Pull out of deal. ''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 Bungee, respectfully declined.''<ref>http://palgn.com.au/article.php?title=Fox+and+Universal+dump+Halo+movie&id=5603&sid=b4877aa8c4590dc1f4dc673abcf2689b</ref>The project lives on and [[Peter Jackson]]'s Weta Workshop is continuing to work on the film while Microsoft locks down another partner. | *'''October 20, 2006''' - Universal and Fox Pull out of deal. ''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 Bungee, respectfully declined.''<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>The project lives on and [[Peter Jackson]]'s Weta Workshop is continuing to work on the film while Microsoft locks down another partner. | ||
*'''October 31, 2006''' - Producers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, along with Microsoft, are putting the much-anticipated Halo movie on ice. 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 on ice. 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: | ||
:"As was previously confirmed, we deeply regret that both Universal and Fox did not choose to move forward with financing the Halo film under the original terms of the agreement. At this time Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, along with their partner, Microsoft, have mutually agreed to postpone making a feature film based on the Halo video game universe until we can fulfill the promise we made to millions of Halo fans throughout the world that we would settle for no less than bringing a first class film to the big screen. We are fully supportive of Director Neill Blomkamp's vision of the film. Neill is a tremendously gifted filmmaker and his preliminary work on Halo is truly awe-inspiring. While it will undoubtedly take a little longer for Halo to reach the big screen, we are confident that the final feature film will be well worth the wait." | :"As was previously confirmed, we deeply regret that both Universal and Fox did not choose to move forward with financing the Halo film under the original terms of the agreement. At this time Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, along with their partner, Microsoft, have mutually agreed to postpone making a feature film based on the Halo video game universe until we can fulfill the promise we made to millions of Halo fans throughout the world that we would settle for no less than bringing a first class film to the big screen. We are fully supportive of Director Neill Blomkamp's vision of the film. Neill is a tremendously gifted filmmaker and his preliminary work on Halo is truly awe-inspiring. While it will undoubtedly take a little longer for Halo to reach the big screen, we are confident that the final feature film will be well worth the wait." | ||