Halo Movie Lives?

However, there's still hope we'll get to see Halo on the silver screen. The publication got access to a new script Stuart Beattie put together to show to the folks at Microsoft and Bungie. The Australian screenwriter is famous for writing Pirates of the Caribbean, Collateral and the upcoming G.I. Joe and Gears of War big screen adaptations.

There is no question we are going to get a Halo Movie its just a matter of time and money.. namely a budget. There has been so much debate about the budget and who will cover it. Earlier an exec from Microsoft sat down with MTV to talk about the XBOX and a bunch of other topics but the one we care most about is his discussion of the Halo movie and just frankly re-enforcing the fact the movie is nowhere near becoming a reality now.

What he would confirm about Jackson is that the "Halo" movie the filmmaker is signed on to produce won't be happening any time soon. In the last few weeks the studios financing the film backed out, and Jackson said the project would be on ice until new funding came in. "While we have no deals to announce, everyone in Hollywood is looking at it," Moore said, adding that "several studios" have gone to Wellington to check out the work that's already been done. Gamers will just have to wait. "For the magnitude of what the script is — I've read the screenplay — and what we need to do to uphold the 'Halo' universe for its legion of fans in the way they want to see a movie being made, no, it won't be next year."