In an effort to get the ball rolling again, I just learned that big time G.I. JOE screenwriter STUART BEATTIE has written a spec screenplay called HALO: FALL OF REACH, and it's based on the best selling novel of the same name by Eric Nylund.
I hear Beattie is a huge Halo fan, and like most Halo fans, has been frustrated at the progress for HALO to reach the silver screen…
…so Stuart took action and did something about it on his own in between writing assignments.
A spec screenplay is when you write a script on your own without being paid a dime for it in the hopes that it could sell hence “spec” or “speculative.”
Stuart is in that top tier of professional screenwriters that get “commissioned” by studios to write scripts. The top screenwriters don’t spec nor need to spec anymore. They get the big money paying gigs. Stuart was commissioned to write SPY HUNTER, SPLINTER CELL, and GEARS OF WAR for various studios. His G.I. JOE script is the one that got Paramount to greenlight the $170 million dollar movie which is shooting now.
HALO: FALL OF REACH is a labor of love by Beattie in the hopes of finally getting the movie made.
So what is the script about? Below is what my source tells me…
The script is, first and foremost, a character-driven story about a soldier named John who was kidnapped or "conscripted" by the UNSC when he was just six years old, and then brutally trained to become an elite Spartan warrior known as Master Chief 117.
The script then takes us through the horrific first contact with the Covenant hordes on the doomed colony world of Harvest, and then climaxes with the spectacular fall of the UNSC forward base on Reach, during which every other Spartan is slaughtered.
The script also gives detailed outlines for the second movie, HALO: RISE OF THE FLOOD, which takes place entirely on the Halo ringworld, and the third and final movie, HALO: BATTLE FOR EARTH, which roughly follows the events of Halo 3, the game.
One cool advantage of this first script is that (like the shark in JAWS) you don't even see the Covenant until halfway through the movie. And because all the creatures are CGI creations, this cuts the budget down dramatically and makes a first Halo movie that much more viable. For Halo fans, it's like the prequel that provides all the answers to questions they've thought about for years. For non Halo fans, it's an exciting action movie that provides a clear, concise introduction to a world five hundred years in the future with relatable characters and a terrifying alien menace.
So there you have it folks! If there is anyone at Microsoft or Bungie reading this, call CAA, get the damn script and at least take a read! You guys certainly have nothing to lose by taking a look because the guy’s track record speaks for itself.
If you’re a HALO fan, harass Microsoft to take action because from what I gathered here in Hollywood, unfortunately the guys that are seriously cock blocking the HALO movie from getting made are those control freaks at Microsoft.
Again what does Microsoft have to lose by taking a look at a script written by a big time Hollywood screenwriter who decided to take a crack at HALO on his own?
Nada!
I will be following this story closely as more develops along with trying to obtain the script myself like I did with Alex Garland’s draft back in the day so stay tuned.
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new Joe vech.
target exclusives due in feb
AND!!!
GI JOE ECHO ASSORTMENT UPC# 653569384366
2 PIECES PER CASE (MEDIUM)
THIS IS THE NIGHT RAVEN!!!! (WILL HAVE SOUNDS!!!)
MOVIE HQ W/ HAWK (PITT!!!) UPC#653569399629
(27 1/2 INCHES DEEP, WIDTH 9 1/2 INCHES, HEIGHT 15 INCHES)
GI JOE MOVIE ULTIMATE ASSORTMENT 2 PER CASE (UPC# 653569399636)
GI JOE INTRO PACK W/ INTRO DVD UPC#653569389033
Bear in mind, there was never an Echo size class/pricepoint during the Venom VS Valor toyline, which used the Alpha & Bravo pricepoints. The biggest vehicle in that line was the Thunderwing which was $34.99, and we can presume that it was unofficially a Delta size class vehicle. So what does this mean? With the Echo size class, the BIG vehicles have finally returned to the mass market line!
from Hisstank.com
the ugly BUT fuckin awsome!!!!
tim burton directs '9'
9, adventure, christopher plummer, crispin glover, elijah wood, jennifer connelly, john c. reilly, martin landau, movie, shane acker, tim burton, trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcKD7Wh14Xs&eurl=http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2008/12/9_feature_film_makes_9_short_s.php&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=964QHmjLqa0
the bad THUNDERCATS HOOOOOOO
Here's an insanely elaborate fan-made trailer for a Thundercats movie that casts Brad Pitt, Vin Diesel, Hugh Jackman, girl from Farscape, Spy Kids, and CGI Garfield in the lead roles:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb50GMmY5nk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb50GMmY5nk&eurl=http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2008/12/thundercats_trailer_made_from.php
ACTually Jerry O'Flaherty
Art Director of XBOX 360 Gears of War..is directing it..its PG.
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