Microsoft demands heavy studio commitment as Halo goes to the movies

daRk_heLmet · Jun 9, 2005, 03:42 AM

Plans for a high-budget Halo movie are being pushed ahead by Microsoft, which delivered copies of the Alex Garland penned script to Hollywood studios earlier this week - with a high price tag and tough conditions attached.

Messengers dressed as the Xbox series' iconic hero, the Master Chief, arrived at the offices of many major studios on Monday to hand in copies of the script, for which Garland - the British author of The Beach and 28 Days Later - was paid $1 million.

Microsoft is keen to get work started on the film as soon as possible, according to a report in Hollywood publication Variety, which claims that the software giant wanted responses from studios as soon as late on Monday, with a view to starting production by January.
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Jun 9, 2005, 03:42 AM	#1
daRk_heLmet Keep firing, assholes! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Death Star Posts: 1,072 Rep Power: 0	Microsoft demands heavy studio commitment as Halo goes to the movies Plans for a high-budget Halo movie are being pushed ahead by Microsoft, which delivered copies of the Alex Garland penned script to Hollywood studios earlier this week - with a high price tag and tough conditions attached. Messengers dressed as the Xbox series' iconic hero, the Master Chief, arrived at the offices of many major studios on Monday to hand in copies of the script, for which Garland - the British author of The Beach and 28 Days Later - was paid $1 million. Microsoft is keen to get work started on the film as soon as possible, according to a report in Hollywood publication Variety, which claims that the software giant wanted responses from studios as soon as late on Monday, with a view to starting production by January. _________________ Read More/Source: GameIndustry __________________ [color=white]My Blog[/color]