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Ridley Scott is making Halo series, (sorry if this has already been talked about)

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-03-ridley-scott-working-on-new-halo-digital-feature-project

Principal Halo video game developer 343 Industries and Xbox Entertainment Studios are also involved.

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  • JacqueChoi
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    I hope he does something amazing with it.

    Pretty beloved franchise, and his work has been incredibly inconsistent and spotty lately.
  • Mark Dygert
    People who claim to be creative, should start creating, something new.

    Hollywood latches onto an idea and goes at it like a otter after a dead baby seal. You had your fun, it's done, let it go.
  • repete
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    150% with you on this :thumbup:
    People who claim to be creative, should start creating, something new.

    Hollywood latches onto an idea and goes at it like a otter after a dead baby seal. You had your fun, it's done, let it go.
  • LRoy
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    If it's what people want to see and there's money to be made it will be made. I'd rather him do it than the guy who does all those resident evil movies.
  • Tobbo
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    We will just have to wait and see if it turns out good or not. Here's for hoping!
  • StephenVyas
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    Crossin my fingers on this one.
    I like how the principle game developers are in on this. That should help keep things together.
  • PixelMasher
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    Ridleys had a few misteps latley, prometheus, robin hood, the counsellor (it was ok...). But i think hes still got a few more great movies in him. Im happy hes embracing scifi again. One of the better directors around even if not recently.
  • Minato
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    Huh, I don't know how they've managed to convinced him to do it for them but kudos anyways, that's great news for me(a fan of the both entities), I just hope he's still going to do the Prometheus sequels, I think part of the problem with Prometheus was people expecting it to be another Alian, when I finally managed to come to terms with the fact that it's not, I started to really enjoy it.
  • maximumsproductions
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    I oddly enjoyed that recent halo series. Loved his Prometheus. So here's hoping for something enjoyable!
  • thomasp
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    that article says scott is not directing but producing. through his company he seems to be involved in loads of movies.

    'digital feature' meaning all computer animated? and it doesn't say anything about this being a series, does it?
  • Steve Schulze
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    I'd guess it means digital in the sense that it'll be distributed for download only.
    Hollywood latches onto an idea and goes at it like a otter after a dead baby seal. You had your fun, it's done, let it go.
    Well, that's officially the strangest analogy I've heard today. Kudos.
  • Mark Dygert
    Most of the studios want to transition to digital distribution "to theaters" and put and end to shipping physical film reels to hundreds of thousands locations around the world.

    Physical film is a bit of a logistical nightmare, if they don't get it just right and gauge demand perfectly they can easily lose money producing too many reels or lose out on sales if they don't produce enough. But with digital they can push it out quickly at a fraction of the cost.

    Physical film is one of the main reasons for staggered release dates.

    Also...
    Sea Otters, not as cute and cuddly as you might think:
    http://news.discovery.com/animals/the-other-side-of-otters.htm
  • JacqueChoi
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    Hollywood latches onto an idea and goes at it like a otter after a dead baby seal. You had your fun, it's done, let it go.

    Sorry for digressing this conversation.... but
    This comment was so WTF, I had to google it.

    Apparently this is fact:
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  • LRoy
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    Wow I just read that article.
    Indeed, trauma related to mating was responsible for 11 percent of deaths in fresh southern sea otter carcasses examined between 2000 and 2003.

    Rape is the cause of 11% of sea otter deaths? lol
  • StephenVyas
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    Funfact #27: They also have a flap of skin that forms a pocket so that they can keep their favorite rock with them.

    I assume this is also part of the rape scenario- i have no credible witnesses to back this up
  • Damian Nachman
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    Ridley Scott should make a movie about sea otters.
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  • littleclaude
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    A little information on "Sir Ridley Scott" (born 30 November 1937) Britsh film director and producer.

    http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/director-ridley-scott/

    Total Box Office:
    £1100.4M
    $1.8 Billion US
    $1.3 Billion Euro

    Highest Rated:
    97% Alien (1979)

    Lowest Rated:
    19% Domino (2005)

    Prometheus 2
    Director
    -- 2016

    Red Riding
    Director
    -- 2015

    Exodus
    Director
    Screenwriter
    -- 2014

    74% The East
    Producer
    £2.3M 2013

    The Counsellor
    Director
    -- 2013

    Gucci
    Director
    -- 2013

    35% The Counselor
    Director
    £17.0M 2013

    Trespassing Bergman
    Actor
    -- 2013

    73% Prometheus
    Director
    £126.5M 2012

    The Kind One
    Director
    -- 2012

    80% Life in a Day
    Producer
    £0.2M 2011

    43% Robin Hood
    Actor
    Director
    £105.2M 2010

    54% Body of Lies
    Producer
    Director
    £39.4M 2008

    The Andromeda Strain
    Producer
    -- 2008

    80% American Gangster
    Director
    £130.1M 2007

    American Gangster (Unrated)
    Director
    -- 2007

    76% The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
    Producer
    £3.8M 2007

    25% A Good Year
    Producer
    Director
    £7.4M 2006

    55% Déjà Vu
    Producer
    £63.9M 2006

    All the Invisible Children
    Director
    -- 2006

    39% Kingdom of Heaven
    Director
    Producer
    £47.3M 2005

    75% In Her Shoes
    Producer
    £32.8M 2005

    American Fighter Pilots
    Producer
    -- 2005

    32% Tristan & Isolde
    Producer
    £14.6M 2005

    Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
    Actor
    -- 2005

    19% Domino
    Producer
    £10.1M 2005

    The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
    Actor
    -- 2004

    Tripoli
    Director
    -- 2004

    82% Matchstick Men
    Producer
    Director
    £36.9M 2003

    Alien: The Director's Cut
    Director
    -- 2003

    76% Black Hawk Down
    Director
    £108.6M 2001

    39% Hannibal
    Director
    £163.9M 2001

    94% The Alien Saga
    Actor
    £2.0M 2001

    76% Gladiator
    Director
    £187.3M 2000

    63% Clay Pigeons
    Producer
    -- 1998

    55% G.I. Jane
    Producer
    Director
    -- 1997

    62% White Squall
    Director
    -- 1996

    39% 1492: Conquest of Paradise
    Director
    -- 1992

    83% Thelma & Louise
    Director
    -- 1991

    52% Black Rain
    Director
    -- 1989

    76% Someone to Watch over Me
    Director
    -- 1987

    48% Legend
    Director
    -- 1986

    Blade Runner (The Final Cut)
    Director
    -- 1982

    91% Blade Runner
    Director
    £1.2M 1982

    Alien Legacy
    Director
    -- 1979

    97% Alien
    Director
    -- 1979

    91% The Duellists
    Director
    -- 1977


    Boy and Bicycle (Boy on a Bicycle)
    Director
    Producer
    -- 1965
  • Nox
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    I've seen things...
  • SaboR1996
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    my opinion:

    movies that come from games never turn out to be great and vice versa
    You do get that odd special exception that blows everyone away, but with halo I don't think it will be.
  • Autocon
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    343 not only making Halo games but Ridely Scott digital features!? Gah sooooo cool! Cant wait to see what they are working on. I want to work on a Halo digital feature by Ridely Scott! ha :)
  • Steve Schulze
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    SaboR1996 wrote: »
    my opinion:

    movies that come from games never turn out to be great and vice versa
    You do get that odd special exception that blows everyone away, but with halo I don't think it will be.
    I don't believe I've seen any of those "special exceptions". Did you have an example?
  • StephenVyas
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    I liked the Prince of Persia movie & I'm a sucker for the Resident Evil ones
  • rolfness
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    Doom aww yea.. lol
  • LRoy
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    I liked the Prince of Persia movie & I'm a sucker for the Resident Evil ones

    I liked them before they turned into zombies vs leeloo dallas multipass
  • SaboR1996
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    Jackablade wrote: »
    I don't believe I've seen any of those "special exceptions". Did you have an example?

    Hmm, that's a good point, i'm still trying to think about that one. I could say countless bad ones. but good ones, that is a hard question by far.
  • reverendK
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    If ridley Scott had made doom it would have been AMAZING. Just be glad they didn't hand halo to JJ Abrams. We don't need the lens flares...
    I wanna see Scott and blomkamp work on something together, and I vote halo. Halo needs moar grunge.
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