Microsoft and developer Bungie are secretly working on a plan to bring Halo to the big screen, according to Variety. The trade reports that the company, who has resisted all previous temptation from Hollywood to turn their franchise video game into a film, is actively developing a Halo film on their own. Microsoft and Bungie are working on their own script, with the help of an A-list screenwriter, and then plan to shop the finished product to studios. There were rumors a short time ago that Bungie had Ridley Scott (Alien) on the top of a short list of directors they’d be willing to work with.
Rockstar Games, the folks behind the Grand Theft Auto series, have apparently turned down Tony Scott and Eminem (among others) but seem to be following in Microsoft’s footsteps. They two are working in-house on a plot and script for a GTA movie. Both studios are intensely protective of their respective franchises and neither project may ever get off the ground if they are unhappy with the quality. As one producer put it to Variety, “They say they don’t need Hollywood, and I don’t necessarily disagree. Their properties are just too valuable.”
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