New Writer Halo Film?

IMDB reports that Alex Garland is no longer writing the Halo Movie and that D.B Weiss is. This may be that Garland but the bones of the story using his experience and now Weiss, who is a novelist, has been brought in to flesh it up and add some more atmosphere.

Another Empty Rumour?

I've had information in front of me saying that Master Chief will be played by Denzel Washington. Anyone else heard this?

Surely this can't be true - certainly wouldn't be my first choice!

Resources: Rotten Tomatoes / Cinema Blend / CanMag / Igniq / Moviehole / The London Free Press / Joystiq

We're Bungie, not Halo!

The music director of Bungie, Marty O'Donnell told 1UP that the development of Halo 3 is taking up a lot of their time and that the department doesn't want to just focus on Halo Games for ever.

The interview below gives a fantastic insight into the movie and the development of the next game. It's so well worth a watch.

But don't expect Halo 3 to be the last game ever, especially when you think of the interest that the Halo Movie will foster among people. Marty commented "We're not walking away from Halo, because it's a great universe and a great franchise. There's lots of story that we can tell about Halo, but we're working on other stuff."

Just watch the 1up.com interview:

Bungie Distracted by Windows Vista Version

The title may be a little harsh, but Bungie are trying to work on a Halo2 version for Windows Vista, Halo 3 for the XBox 360 and be involved with the production of the Halo Movie.

But seeing as the movie looks set to be delayed until 2008 I'm sure they'll have enough time to get a kick-arse flick infront of us asap.

Halo 2, Vol. 1 [SOUNDTRACK]

If you can't get enough of Halo when you're away from your Xbox then buy the Halo 2 Soundtrack and burn it to your iPod. The tunes are so damn atmospheric who couldn't enjoy whacking them on on the way to work?

Here's the play list:

1. Halo Theme Mjolnir Mix
2. Blow Me Away - Breaking Benjamin
3. Peril
4. Ghosts Of Reach
5. Follow (1st Movement Of The Odyssey) - Incubus
6. Heretic, Hero
7. Flawed Legacy
8. Impend
9. Never Surrender - Nile Rodgers
10. Ancient Machine
11. 2nd Movement Of The Odyssey - Incubus
12. In Amber Clad
13. The Last Spartan
14. Orbit Of Glass
15. 3rd Movement Of The Odyssey - Incubus
16. Heavy Price Paid
17. Earth City
18. High Charity
19. 4th Movement Of The Odyssey - Incubus
20. Remembrance
21. Connected - Hoobastank

Buy:
Amazon US: $12.98
Amazon UK: £12.99

The Art of Halo: Creating a Virtual Masterpiece

There are many things that set Halo apart from other games and that's the quality of the graphics (let alone the soundtrack and the gameplay). Now Eric Trautman has put together a book that collates some of the fantastic artwork and behind-the-scenes discussions that accompanied the development of the game.

Amazon Description:
A lavish, full-colour collection of the artwork prepared in the course of creating the award-winning and massively successful Xbox video game, Halo. Included are behind-the-scenes secrets, stories and anecdotes recounting the making of the game, concept sketches, characters and environments. The text focuses on the techniques used in the illustrations and the stories of the team that made the game. This is a must for any fan of the Halo world.

Buy:
Amazon US: $14.93
Amazon UK: £9.09