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Halo tv show is now in production
- Thread starter Theorry
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Crazy that it took this long for some form of Halo media proper to finally get off the ground.
Edit: Yes I know about the various animated projects and short films before anyone tries to inform me.
Edit: Yes I know about the various animated projects and short films before anyone tries to inform me.
Do we know if its a re telling of the first game basically? With flashbacks from before the covenant war and reach. Also i wonder if they are going to try to adapt the plots of each game into a season. I just hope this doesnt end up looking cheap
It is not.
From everything we know it's a new story set sometime during the war.
Whoa.. Shabana Azmi doing Halo? (The Indian actress on the far left of the picture) More curious about this now.
I'm from the UK and I'm not exactly sure of Showtime's output but they have said it's the biggest and most expensive TV programme they have ever made. It can't look cheap, it just can't.....
I think so. From googling around it seems Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment is still one of the bigger studios in the production.
I'm so excited for this. I hope it's good. It's crazy this was announced before this generation started, and probably won't be on the air until after it ends.
Old pic. But still
I hope they remember that Grunts are actually quite big and only look smaller due to Spartans being so tall/big.
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Dont think you have to worry about that. 343 knows all the stuff.
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It was planned for arround Halo 5 and it was abit different. This is abit more different now and they offcourse want it close to Halo Infinite.
Not really smart to release it in like 2017 or something.
Halo: Forward Unto Dawn wasn't a masterpiece by any means but was actually pretty good. Before Chief shows up it really showed how scary the Covenant are to non-Spartans.
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Some more info on the new people on the cast and what roles. Murphy her role is intresting. Raised by the Covenant.
"Danny Sapani, Olive Gray, and Charlie Murphy have all joined the show, which is based on the video game franchise of the same name and is set to begin production this month in Budapest. They join previously announced series lead Pablo Schrieber, who will play the Master Chief, as well as Natascha McElhone, Bokeem Woodbine, Shabana Azmi, Bentley Kalu, Natasha Culzac, and Kate Kennedy. The series is currently scheduled to air in the first quarter of 2021.
Sapani will play Captain Jacob Keyes, described a dedicated military man, a war hero and a caring father. He finds that working alongside his daughter and his ex-wife is usually the cause of conflict rather than comfort. Sapani's television credits include shows like "Harlots," "The Crown," "Doctor Who," and "The Bastard Executioner." His film credits include "Black Panther," "Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi," and "The Siege of Jadotville."
Gray will play Dr. Miranda Keyes, a brilliant UNSC Commander who is dedicated to understanding the technology, language and culture of the Covenant, but she'll have to learn to navigate the politics of the UNSC to get what she wants. In addition to the BBC's "Half Moon Investigations," Gray has appeared in "Sex Education," "Fleabag," "EastEnders," "Dark Money," "Pure," and "The Story of Tracy Beaker."
Murphy will play Makee, an orphaned human who was raised by the alien Covenant and shares their contempt for humanity. In addition to her role as Jessie Eden on "Peaky Blinders," Murphy's screen credits include "Walk Invisible: The Brontë Sisters," "Happy Valley," "The Last Kingdom," "Misfits," and "Ripper Street."
"Danny Sapani, Olive Gray, and Charlie Murphy have all joined the show, which is based on the video game franchise of the same name and is set to begin production this month in Budapest. They join previously announced series lead Pablo Schrieber, who will play the Master Chief, as well as Natascha McElhone, Bokeem Woodbine, Shabana Azmi, Bentley Kalu, Natasha Culzac, and Kate Kennedy. The series is currently scheduled to air in the first quarter of 2021.
Sapani will play Captain Jacob Keyes, described a dedicated military man, a war hero and a caring father. He finds that working alongside his daughter and his ex-wife is usually the cause of conflict rather than comfort. Sapani's television credits include shows like "Harlots," "The Crown," "Doctor Who," and "The Bastard Executioner." His film credits include "Black Panther," "Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi," and "The Siege of Jadotville."
Gray will play Dr. Miranda Keyes, a brilliant UNSC Commander who is dedicated to understanding the technology, language and culture of the Covenant, but she'll have to learn to navigate the politics of the UNSC to get what she wants. In addition to the BBC's "Half Moon Investigations," Gray has appeared in "Sex Education," "Fleabag," "EastEnders," "Dark Money," "Pure," and "The Story of Tracy Beaker."
Murphy will play Makee, an orphaned human who was raised by the alien Covenant and shares their contempt for humanity. In addition to her role as Jessie Eden on "Peaky Blinders," Murphy's screen credits include "Walk Invisible: The Brontë Sisters," "Happy Valley," "The Last Kingdom," "Misfits," and "Ripper Street."
Gonna hazard a guess that the four at the back-right will be Spartans, given their height. Maybe the four members of Blue Team (I know the second guy there is playing the Chief)?
Yeah, the casting confirms the show is no longer canon and doing it's own thing.
A bit disappointing to be honest. Was hoping for something that would add to the current fiction instead of being an alternate timeline.
I'm happy for it to be a bit of different interpretation. Kinda like ASoIaF and GoT are different things in my head, so will this and the games be.
I'm... mixed. On one hand it means I don't need to worry about them butchering the established canon. But on the other hand I was actually hoping to see stuff that could come back later in future games/books.
I wonder if Miranda is still Halsey's daughter.
UNSC / Covenant Cold War? That's a big retconn.
Probably works better for TV though if not everything has to be shoot bang.
Maybe they're just making Halo: The Expanse?
Probably works better for TV though if not everything has to be shoot bang.
Maybe they're just making Halo: The Expanse?