Mr. Halo Goes To Hollywood
Don’t you all just love movies based on videogames? I can’t even imagine how a movie based on a videogame could ever go wrong. They’re box office success.
It would seem only logical then that Microsoft would want to make a film based on the successful Halo 2 franchise:
February 03, 2005 - In an unorthodox move that’s sure to raise some industry eyebrows, Microsoft (developer Bungie’s corporate overlord) has hired screenwriter Alex Garland (28 Days Later, The Beach) to adapt its hit videogame series Halo for the big screen.
Variety reports that Garland signed a million-dollar deal with the tech giant. Garland’s finished screenplay will reportedly be offered to studios as a complete “turnkey” script and rights package.
The trade adds that Microsoft isn’t expected to be involved beyond the script development stage.
Any news source that refers to Microsoft as a “corporate overlord” will definitely win brownie points with the BBB staff. However, to mention the evil of Microsoft minions and “isn’t expected to be involved beyond the script development stage” in the same paragraph boggles the mind. I can’t guarantee that the Halo 2 movie will be a success but I can most certainly guarantee that everyone’s favorite nerd empire isn’t about to give up control of anything.
MSFT has been trying to get studios to adopt various technical standards for years and I can just see them using this as an opportunity to advance their agenda. Maybe we’re just being cynical but then again we could just be having accurate premonitions…
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