Halo Coming To Big Screen

Posted Aug 28, 2005 by Wes Phillips

Updated Aug 28, 2005 at 11:54 PM

I don’t hide my love for Microsoft’s Halo franchise. Apparently, I’m not the only one with a fondness for Master Chief. Ok, maybe they just like cash – but according to a Variety report, Universal and 20th Century Fox will bring Halo to the big screen in the summer of 2007. It’ll likely be a tentpole release for Universal, which is distributing the movie stateside.

Bungie, the creator of Halo, and parent company Microsoft have been looking out for their cash cow, having already commissioned scribe Alex Garland (28 Days Later, The Beach) to craft a script that fits with the original vision of the franchise.

Although Microsoft won’t have full creative control, they will be working directly with the studios to make sure the movie doesn’t turn into the newest Lindsay Lohan vehicle.

It is likely that Microsoft will coincide the release of the yet-to-be-announced Halo 3 for the Xbox 360 with the film’s release that summer.