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In response to "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" by David

I thought Halo would be big enough to get greened on it's own...

Posted by Mel Profit (aka Mel Profit) Aug 10 '09, 12:24

having not read a wit of any of it I would think the biggest video game in the world would get greenlit.

Now whether or not it gets something other than the DOOM treatment is another matter.

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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

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