Halo Movie is On the Ropes
Yeah. Apparently, Fox and Univesal have pulled out all support for the Halo movie. Microsoft and Bungie have yet to comment on this, either. Here’s the lowdown at Cinemablend.
Microsoft was having Halo financed through a two-studio partnership with Fox and Universal. Now both studios, all at once, have backed right out. Variety says it may be the budget that had them worried, the pricetag was reportedly rocketing past the original $135 million they’d agreed to. $200 million was the rumor in the wind. Peter Jackson’s rep Ken Kamins insists it was only $145 million.
Whatever the real budget, it was too much for Universal and Fox to handle. Both studios played it tough and tried to get Microsoft to reduce their financial burden. They met with Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson, who then consulted with gamemaker Bungie and rejected their proposal to make the movie with a smaller budget. Universal and Fox decided to take their toys and go home.
The article goes on to blame the whole thing on Jackson picking someone you’ve never heard of before to direct the movie. Which kind of makes sense. But seriously, I was starting to feel like this whole Halo movie thing was too good to be true.
So, how ’bout that Dead or Alive movie?
Update: Looks like this is also being reported in Variety.
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James
