• Microsoft Shuts Down Xbox Entertainment Studio, 'Halo' Series To Continue

    A year and a half ago it looked like Microsoft was really going to take the plunge into developing Netflix-style original content. The company hired a former CBS exec, Nancy Tellem, to lead the Xbox Entertainment Studios division, and announced a live-action Halo series produced by Steven Spielberg. Now, Microsoft has killed off Xbox Entertainment…

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  • Ridley Scott-Produced Halo Series Is Called 'Halo Nightfall'

    Today at Microsoft's annual E3 press conference there was no word about the Steven Spielberg-produced Halo series that is expected to premiere in 2015. But there was some brief info on the other series based on the Halo games, which counts Ridley Scott as a producer. That one is a smaller-budgeted "digital series" originally said to be…

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  • Rumor: Neill Blomkamp To Direct Microsoft's 'Halo' Pilot

    A few years back, fans' hearts were crushed when Neill Blomkamp parted ways with Halo. Before he made District 9, the director did a series of Halo short films and was working on a film adaptation with producer Peter Jackson. For numerous reasons, the project fell apart and fans were left thinking they'd never get…

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  • Microsoft Says There Are No Plans For A 'Halo' Movie

    Briefly: The biggest rumor of the week came courtesy of a Production Weekly report saying that Ridley Scott would be producing a big-screen Halo film. Details included that it would exist independently of Steven Spielberg's show set to air on Xbox Live, and that Paul Scheuring (Prison Break) will script. But Microsoft says it's all bunk.…

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  • First XBox Live Programming Coming Early 2014; When Will Steven Spielberg's 'Halo' Hit?

    One of the biggest stories of 2013 was Steven Spielberg joining forces with Microsoft to produce a live-action television show based on Halo, the popular first person shooter. Very few specifics were provided, except that the show would debut exclusively on XBox One's XBox Live network. Now, at a recent event, the president of entertainment…

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  • Steven Spielberg Working With Microsoft On Live-Action 'Halo' TV Series [Updated]

    Microsoft is announcing the new Xbox, called Xbox One, right now, and is promoting the box as an all-in-one home entertainment solution. As part of the hardware announcement, the company has been touting new ways to interact with television, gaming, and other content. We've known that Xbox Live has been planning to move into some…

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  • VOTD: Live-Action 'Halo 4' Commercial Produced By David Fincher

    Video game fans are well-aware that Halo 4 is hitting stores November 6. It's the gaming equivalent of The Dark Knight Rises or The Avengers being released: a guaranteed blockbuster with huge, mass appeal across multiple mediums. The difference is Halo 4 will probably gross more because it costs $60 a pop instead of $15. But unlike…

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  • Online Films: Episode 2 Of 'Mortal Kombat Legacy,' Live-Action 'Halo' Fan Film Coming

    Add another popular video game to the slowly growing list of games getting the online, live action treatment. Last week, Machinima premiered the first episode of their new Mortal Kombat series Mortal Kombat Legacy and the second episode is now online. The same site also released the first official look at footage from Operation Chastity,…

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  • /Filmcast Ep. 119 - Let Me In (GUEST: Vincenzo Natali, Director Of Splice)

    This week, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley discuss whether they're going to see Star Wars in 3D, try and figure out if Zack Snyder would make a good Superman director, praise the claustrophobic pleasures of Buried, and ponder a Bourne franchise with no Jason Bourne. Special guest director Vincenzo Natali joins us for…

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