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I think there is a decent chance District 9 does well enough to get Halo greenlighted, which I wouldn't have thought a month ago. -- nm

Posted by David (aka David) Aug 10 '09, 12:21

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Please, can anyone summarize what the ads for this movie are supposed to be selling? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 10, 12:27 11
- It's looking like an alien "Spartacus" -- nm - con_carne Aug 10, 12:30
- It's racism... but against, aliens, see? By looking at them, we're really looking at ourselves! It's deep. Plus... explosions. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Aug 10, 12:30 2
  - given that the director is south african, it seems a safe bet that it's all about apartheid. -- nm - mafic Aug 10, 12:39 1
    - pretty much -- nm - znufrii Aug 10, 12:43
- I think the basic idea is that the aliens... (guessing inside) - Danoslam Aug 10, 12:30 1
  - SPOILS!!! -- nm - Spawn Aug 10, 12:30
- alien rebellion. -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 12:28
- Alien Nation 2, as far as I can tell. -- nm - David Aug 10, 12:28 1
  - Pretty much. -- nm - TWuG Aug 10, 12:31
- Alien Nation. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 12:28 1
  - except alien nation was assimilation, this appears to be segregation. -- nm - mafic Aug 10, 12:37
Beyonce's song is kind of catchy, but I don't think they could make an entire movie out of it. -- nm - Danoslam Aug 10, 12:25
I thought Halo would be big enough to get greened on it's own... - Mel Profit Aug 10, 12:24 23
- What's the most successful video game adaptation to date? Tomb Raider, I think? -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 12:27 17
  - If done right, Halo would open to $100 million. -- nm - David Aug 10, 12:31 2
    - I'd go see HALO and have never played the game. -- nm - TWuG Aug 10, 12:32 1
      - I'd pay to see Halo played on the big screen at my local theater. -- nm - Max Aug 10, 12:52
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    - I meant, purely in $. Here's the BOM list -- (link) - Roger More Aug 10, 12:32 12
      - Master Chief might be the most popular character in North America for males aged 18-49. - David Aug 10, 12:34 11
        
        Mmm... it certainly isn't an ST-only thing, but I think it's an ST-enhanced thing. -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Aug 10, 12:47 2
        
        (Well, depending upon what you mean by the word "character".) - nubby, Astronauts champion Aug 10, 12:48 1
        
        In general. Halo 3 sales topped $300 million in the first week. - David Aug 10, 12:51
        
        For all the Halo-related postings ever on ST, and there are always a lot, I have zero idea who Master Chief is -- nm - con_carne Aug 10, 12:42 2
        
        Imagine Alvin York in futuristic, nearly impregnable armor fighting off an alien invasion. - David Aug 10, 12:48
        
        think ... John McClane crossed with Shane crossed with The Man With No Name crossed with John "Hannibal" Smith. - Beryllium Aug 10, 12:47
        
        DAMN WOMAN! I just gave you sweet loving five minutes ago. Are you trying to kill me? -- nm - Master Chef Aug 10, 12:40
        
        yeah - I'm pretty detached from the whole Halo phenomenon, and it would take a lot for me to over come my "video games make crappy movies" prejudice - Roger More Aug 10, 12:40 3
        
        Watch ML's link below. I'd be curious to hear your thoughts. -- nm - David Aug 10, 12:46 1
        
        No youtube at work - it will have to wait until tonight -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 12:49
        
        I sat through some channel's half hour special on Halo, and that was pretty cool. -- nm - Spawn Aug 10, 12:42
- Very early on, it looked like Peter Jackson might direct. Now he's going to be the producer, and the District 9 director was his pick to direct. - Beryllium Aug 10, 12:26 1
  - Ah...that's right. I did actually read the EW article. Interesting. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 10, 12:27
- The Doom scenario is what frightens the studio, when they're looking at a possible 200M budget. -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 12:25 1
  - (with Microsoft wanting a massive cut) -- nm - David Aug 10, 12:36
- its sorta like lord of the rings in that regard. - tRuMaN Aug 10, 12:25
The ads have been great. What I know of the story makes me happy. Between it and Moon, maybe hard SF will rebound - TWuG Aug 10, 12:24 4
- Speaking of which, Kim is watching Star Wars tonight. -- nm - David Aug 10, 12:29 3
  - Which cut? The original, non effed with version or the "I wasn't finished, I swear!" "Han is a pussy" version? -- nm - TWuG Aug 10, 12:33 2
    - Who am I, pixie? How the fuck would I know? That is like asking me to identify the various contents of my garbage. -- nm - David Aug 10, 12:35 1
      - If the Death Star (spoils) - TWuG Aug 10, 12:39
I'm really interested in District 9. I refused to read the EW adver...errr...article about it because I didn't want spoilage of any sort -- nm - ty97 Aug 10, 12:22 1
- Agreed. Even the cover spoiled a little for me. -- nm - Spawn Aug 10, 12:23
pleaes connect the dots from District 9 to Halo, please. - colinski Aug 10, 12:22 10
- the director of District 9 spent six months doing the planning for the Halo treatment, only to get shitcanned and have all the work thrown away -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 12:23 9
  - yup, basically got a vote of no confidence from the studios based on his inexperience. -- nm - znufrii Aug 10, 12:25 4
    - for something as widely followed as Halo, I can see that... - colinski Aug 10, 12:28 3
      - I'd be surprised if he did after getting thrown under the bus like that. - znufrii Aug 10, 12:31
      - Peter Jackson would have been heavily involved. That was the key. -- nm - David Aug 10, 12:29 1
        
        ah. unpopular man, sometimes. - colinski Aug 10, 12:30
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    - (And it's really, really hot.) -- nm - David Aug 10, 12:28
    - A weekend is not six months, though. -- nm - Spawn Aug 10, 12:26
  - and he's clearly used some of that work in this. -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 12:24

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