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jedbeetle
08/06/09

In reply to Ex-Halo Movie Director: It Would Be "Difficult To Revisit Halo" Film
I, for one, could care less.
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jedbeetle
08/06/09

@jedbeetle: Oh wait, is it couldn't care less? Well, I suppose I could care less. I probably wouldn't have bothered to comment if I cared any less.
WHy am I typing this now?
I would proabably watch part of a Halo movie because it has aliens and lasers and a guy in cool armor. But district 9 looks good because it's like we're the aliens and the human character is a bug monster in wicked exoskeleton battle gear.
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NeVeRMoRe666
08/06/09

@jedbeetle: It's "couldn't care less." If you could care less that means you care about it to some degree other than zero. Which would then imply that you're a 12 YEAR OLD FANBOY!!!! LARF FLAME!
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damiz7o7
08/06/09

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HALO FILM WOULD HIT $400 MIL EASY. IT'LL HAPPEN IN A COUPLE YEARS
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wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!
08/06/09

@damiz7o7: I don't know. I really wouldn't want to see a Halo film. I don't find the mythology particularly compelling. And to be fair, most of my friends probably wouldn't see it either... I know that we don't necessarily represent all of the Hollywood audience, but I'm not sure the Halo film would be quite the slam dunk you're thinking.
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Black-Dog-Howls
08/06/09

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That's perfectly okay man, we already had Aliens and already have Avatar. I think we're covered.
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reverend_green
08/06/09

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I have to say I find it kind of off-putting to hear this Blomkamp guy reiterate how hard he worked on the Halo project. I work in architecture, and it is not unusual for a team to put huge amounts of work into a project for a competition (where you are sometimes competing against dozens of other offices) that never will get built. At least he could stress that it was a team effort, unless it was Blomkamp himself who single-handedly put in those '24 hour' days to build that full scale Warthog we saw some time ago from Weta. Maybe he would get my sympathy that way. Otherwise, I guess he still has a chance to win me over with District 9.
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WhatTheFrag
08/06/09

@persplex: There's one thing when it comes to working in movies (from personal experience here), you usually work or negotiate with teams for a project whom you may not work with ever again depending on the success or failure of the project. If your project gets canned sure you may be able to hire them again but honestly during pre-production unless it's a completely studio-funded movie or you're friends with the people you're hiring, when a project comes to a halt there's a lot of different people, companies and such to talk to and deal with. Not every one of them will understand especially since there's only limited payments in preprod stage.
It's the same in some businesses especially those where you run on working capital and make payments post completion or during the job (this is mostly construction though).
But a lot of relationships can sour on projects like these, in the end it's all upto personal charisma of the producer and in some cases the director if they'll all come together again. This is sort of why for some cases, if a movie fails in preproduction then it takes forever to come out.
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MurlocSniper
08/06/09

@persplex: He's the one giving the interview, and it was only a five minute thing - he was there to promote his film, District 9, rather than answer questions about the Halo film that never was. I should think to an extent he's sick of it - it's probably a sore point to have gotten the green light, worked hard on the project - and, all jokes aside, nobody works harder than the director - only to have the whole thing come falling down because of budgetary concerns, and then to make matters worse all that anyone wants to hear about is how/why it all fell apart around him.
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darktrooper2112
08/06/09

@persplex: you don't have to wait until District 9 to see if he'll win you over, 'cause he already made it before (in a shorter form, and this one is awesome, can't say if he's any good at making a feature length...since he hasn't)
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Ashman86
08/06/09

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I'm a huge Halo fan. Maybe not bigger than some, but definitely more dedicated than most. Yet, I could definitely live without a Halo movie. Maybe I've just become a little disillusioned with video game to movie adaptations, but I can't imagine a feature film providing anything more than a dose of fan service.
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Ben Nadler
08/06/09

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It's sad. If anyone could have done this movie right, it would have been those guys. I mean, Peter Jackson was producing it, almost practically directing it from the sound of things, and WETA was doing all the effects work...The man who turned Tolkein's epic into an astounding trilogy could have easily turned Bungie's epic a great movie as well...*sigh*
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Rictor
08/06/09

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I would ask how a movie based on Halo (Microsoft's most profitable stolen merchandise since DOS) fails, while movies like Resident Evil, Tomb Raider and even Blood Rayne are made, but then I realize... a video game movie at least needs a pair of breasts for it to even be known. (do a little research) I don't think Cortana would be enough woman for the job.
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NecronomiconUK
08/06/09

@Riktor: Because unlike those examples, the creators and owners of Halo wanted the IP to be treated with respect and authenticity. Such an attitude didn't go down well with studio big wigs.
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Communist Pope
08/06/09

@NecronomiconUK: Actually, the sticking point cited by studios was the vast sum of guaranteed money that Microsoft wanted. But I'm sure a desire for respect and authenticity were at least mentioned, too.
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Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation
08/06/09

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Hey, that's fine by me. BRING ON DISTRICT 9!
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Nobuyuki
08/06/09

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I wonder how many Halo projects Peter Jackson will be tied to before one ever comes to life.
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Senten
08/06/09

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i have to say when i read the title of this post the ONLY thing that came to mind was
"yea,it would be difficult to pay money to see it"
Sorry halo fan boys :(
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08/06/09

@Senten: I really enjoyed the Halo Campaign (All 3 games). I wouldn't call anyone who enjoyed it a Fanboy....
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Senten
08/06/09

@-Skyline-: If your not a fanboy then i wasn't referring to you :)
I'm talking about the fanboys.People who enjoyed everything halo that think people who didnt enjoy it should be hung.
Many people enjoyed the games and would have probably enjoyed the movie and that is fine,for your sake and theres i wish it would have came out.But i wouldn't have wasted MY money on it since i had zero enjoyment out of any of the halo's i have played which were 1 and 2.Haven't tried 3 yet.Might do so when price drops a little further.3rd time is the charm?
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Yossarian
08/06/09

In reply to Ex-Halo Movie Director: It Would Be "Difficult To Revisit Halo" Film
Is chief trying to kill himself there?

Did that PFC convince him to the do the old Bugs Bunny trick and check to see what was jamming the gun by staring down the barrel?
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lolgreg
08/06/09

@Yossarian: "Ugh, my fans are all 12."
/don'tflameme
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Altagrave
08/06/09

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I was actually looking forward to see a live-action Halo movie, and nitpick every possible flaw and error it might have :(
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lolgreg
08/06/09

@Altagrave: O. M. G. That is NOT how that specific alien should sound!
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Man in the mirror
07/29/09

In reply to Jackson Explains How Fate Killed Halo And Gave Birth To District 9
I didn't knew that Michael Jackson was into Halo. *roll drums*

Now seriously, if someone says to me "Jackson", I woudn't think of Peter Jackson at all. Maybe it's because I'm not a group.. er I mean, close friend of him...

Erm, anyway, does he has any past with games besides PLAYING them? I remember Steven Spielberg since Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, and The DIG, so when I heard about boom Blox I wasn't "omg spielberg into games!" but "yeah..." As with Jackson, I respect him for his actual movies (not his first ones) but as for games... well, I will have my opinion after something showns up, but right now I think of him as a new developer. As I said before, the same way that I feel about shigeru Miyamoto directing a movie.
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Orionsaint
07/30/09

@Man in the mirror:

I prefer PJ.
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EnigmaNemesis
07/28/09

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This movie is definitely high on my radar... and watching all the mini trailers where they ask people questions, seems this will have very thought provoking statements on how we are as a society today.

All fucking stupid and ignorant hypocrites, that's how!
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Captain K'nuckles
07/28/09

@EnigmaNemesis:

Really? I found all of the trailers unassuming at best and trite at worst. I'll admit that I've probably missed a trailer or two though since I haven't been paying too much attention.
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Psudonym
07/28/09

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I'm sure I can't be the first person to remember that Tristar Pictures is wholly owned by Sony...

With that useless troll bait out of the way, I am very excited for District 9. But what the hell is Mark Wahlberg doing being the headliner for The Lovely Bones? Whatever. If that movie doesn't move me to tears I'll loose all faith in Jackson as a director. All the excited nerd joy seemed to flow out of him along with those excess pounds.
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