Halo

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A few weeks back it was thought neither of last year's two best selling
games would ever hit the big screen. Now it seems one of them just might
make it. Microsoft has quietly put the finishing touches on a million-dollar
deal to hire Alex Garland, writer of Danny Boyle's "28 Days Later" and "The
Beach," to adapt the games into one movie reports Variety.

Garland's screenplay will then be offered to studios as a complete "turnkey"
script and rights package - ensuring the company and filmmakers have control
over the direction the film will take in its initial stages. Microsoft isn't
expected to be involved beyond script development and consultation on the
production, and it's unclear what kind of a deal Microsoft will seek once a
script is completed.

The "Halo" franchise is one of the most popular in vidgame history, having
sold over 12.8 million units and grossed approximately $600 million since
its 2001 debut. Last year's sequel game has sold 6.4 million units thus far
and was the second best-selling game of the year, outmatched only by "Grand
Theft Auto: San Andreas".

Thanks to 'Mike'.

 

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I heard MC will be played by Danny Devito. It should kick ass!!


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> A few weeks back it was thought neither of last year's two best selling
> games would ever hit the big screen. Now it seems one of them just might
> make it. Microsoft has quietly put the finishing touches on a
million-dollar
> deal to hire Alex Garland, writer of Danny Boyle's "28 Days Later" and
"The
> Beach," to adapt the games into one movie reports Variety.
>
> Garland's screenplay will then be offered to studios as a complete
"turnkey"
> script and rights package - ensuring the company and filmmakers have
control
> over the direction the film will take in its initial stages. Microsoft
isn't
> expected to be involved beyond script development and consultation on the
> production, and it's unclear what kind of a deal Microsoft will seek once
a
> script is completed.
>
> The "Halo" franchise is one of the most popular in vidgame history, having
> sold over 12.8 million units and grossed approximately $600 million since
> its 2001 debut. Last year's sequel game has sold 6.4 million units thus
far
> and was the second best-selling game of the year, outmatched only by
"Grand
> Theft Auto: San Andreas".
>
> Thanks to 'Mike'.
>
>