Halohas been one of the most successful video game franchises of all time and Xbox’s killer app. Since the original game,Halo: Combat Evolved,the series has been popular, especially its multiplayer modes. While theHaloseries may have dipped in the eyes of critics with its last release,Halo 5: Guardians, it’s still considered to be Xbox’s flagship franchise. Over the years, there have several attempts to get a live-actionHaloproject off the ground, and now it’s finally taking shape with Paramount’sHaloTV series.
Halo Infiniteis due to launch this holiday season. After an unpopular reveal in 2020, 343 Industries decided to delay the game to focus on its quality.Halo Infinitewas given a fresh look at E3 2021, which proved to resonate with fans better. It’s widely considered to be more visually impressive, and the team has been praised for its approach to the multiplayer mode. TheHaloseries could be looking at a fresh injection of admiration with the new game and TV show. While fans are delighted to see the TV series get off the ground, the road to Paramount’s TV show hasn’t always been easy.
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The Failed Halo Movie Adaptation
In the immediate years following the success ofHalo: Combat Evolved,Microsoft sought to adaptHaloas a big-budget movie. Microsoft first met with Columbia Pictures and brought Alex Garland on board, the famed writer of28 Days Later,Dredd,andEnslaved: Odyssey to the West.Unfortunately, most studios considered Microsoft to be seeking too much control without an appropriate level of financial investment, which would be one reason whytheHalomovie never got off the ground. A host of talent was attracted to the project, including Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson, and Neill Blomkamp.
Numerous factors contributed totheHalomovie’s collapse. Microsoft was reportedly adamant that the adaptation stuck close to the source material, which was a position shared by Neil Blomkamp. At this point, Fox and Universal were the major studios linked with the project. Fox was unhappy with the overall direction of the picture, and Universal was happy to let work on it continue, but not without major pay cuts. This effectively left theHalomovie project dead in the water. With theHaloTV series officially underway, it can be easy to forget the troubled road traveled to getHaloadapted for a major live-action project.
Paramount’s Halo TV Show
TheHaloTV show is well underway, but the production hasn’t been without its own troubles. Originally due to air on Showtime, theHaloseries moved to Paramount+for an early 2022 release. Not only this, the show is due to lose both of its showrunners after the first season. As with a lot of other team-based creative projects, COVID-19 has also impacted its production schedule. While this production has had its fair share of issues, the series is on track to be finished, unlike the failed movie project years ago. Fans are excited to see how the TV series will turn out, and it could be vindicating for those who were excited about the movie adaptation in the 2000s.
Halohas stopped and started filming a few timesdue to the COVID-19 pandemic and other production-related issues. Fans are hoping that the series will be able to meet its current early 2022 release date. As challenging as the production for theHaloTV show has seemed to be, it doesn’t appear to be quite as significant as the issues the movie adaptation faced. There are at least 6 months to go before it’s released, and in the meantime,Halo Infiniteshould be released before the end of 2021. The show and new game have faced issues during their production, but it’s an exciting time to be aHalofan.
TheHaloTV series is set to premiere on Paramount+ in early 2022.
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