Peter Jackson's Halo project is something Halo 3 animated series like

[Tieno]

UPDATE: Did Shane Kim's loose lips reveal too much, too soon? Microsoft doesn't think so. Kim and Microsoft have told 1UP this morning "he was misquoted (or possibly misspoke) during the GameSpy interview, but either way, it was an error."

Microsoft reiterated the fact that Jackson's project is a Halo interactive series, but wouldn't say anything more than that.
source: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3160157

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Thanks to the great GhaleonEB for the heads up.
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GameSpy: You mentioned that Bungie is working with Peter Jackson on the Halo interactive series. Is this the same team that is currently working on Halo 3?

Shane Kim: I'm not sure about the specifics. They'll be done with Halo 3 this year, but we haven't announced any dates on the Halo 3 series.

GameSpy: So there's another project in the works for Bungie to begin once Halo 3 is over?

Shane Kim: Oh yeah. Bungie has their plans well mapped out. You have to, when you have a studio like that, and you need to know what you're moving your people on to. So they have the collaboration with Peter Jackson on the animated series.

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Source: http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/.../795109p3.html
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Can't wait to see what Weta, PJ and Bungie do with this!

[Wii]

Maybe it'll be like Red Vs Blue

[Francias Castiglione]

Oh hell yes!

[Mithos Yggdrasill]

Sincerely, I would prefer peter Jackson to make a film of some other Fantasy book like Shannara or the Lord of Magic, instead to adapt videogames....

I mean: a critic to the US film industry I always do is that masterpieces like the Lord of the Rings are not enough and that the fantasy domain is still too little. And don't tell me about stupid Harry Potter. I want something like the Dark Crystal again.

[Skilotonn]

Whoa-ho!

[Tieno]

Sincerely, I would prefer peter Jackson to make a film of some other Fantasy book like Shannara or the Lord of Magic, instead to adapt videogames.... I mean: a critic to the US film industry I always do is that masterpieces like the Lord of the Rings are not enough.

Both fantasy and videogames are in dire need of good adaptions.

[pswii60]

I thought PJ was making a game, not some animated series.

[Tieno]

I thought PJ was making a game, not some animated series.

He wasn't sure about it himself, it was kind of not-a-movie and not-a-game...Either they scaled it back or Shane Kim is not telling the full story and it's something more than just an animated series.

[Salazar]

I would prefer it if Jackson concentrated on absolutely nailing the Tintin movie. I have my doubts about whether a Tintin movie can work at all, so am completely unready to even contemplate the game tie-in that is de rigeur with practically any big film.

Damn he and Spielberg have got full schedules, and pretty much all of the projects have nutso fanboy squadrons to satisfy.

[radioheadrule83]

Sincerely, I would prefer peter Jackson to make a film of some other Fantasy book like Shannara or the Lord of Magic, instead to adapt videogames.... I mean: a critic to the US film industry I always do is that masterpieces like the Lord of the Rings are not enough and that the fantasy domain is still too little. And don't tell me about stupid Harry Potter. I want something like the Dark Crystal again.

I want him to make Braindead 2

[Francias Castiglione]

He wasn't sure about it himself, it was kind of not-a-movie and not-a-game...Either they scaled it back or Shane Kim is not telling the full story and it's something more than just an animated series.

How about an XBox Live animated series that can intercut with playable battles?

Basically episodic games but with longer cutscenes.

Hell they could have you play a background character in a battle scene then when you watch it back your actions are recorded like the saved films?

I'm getting too excited.

[syllogism]

Sounds awful, at least if it was CG I would have an excuse to watch it for the eye candy. I can understand liking Halo for the gameplay, but the story? Perhaps the novels make things a bit more intriguing, but I've a hard time believing the novels are nothing more than C-grade fiction.

Anyway, in what capacity is Jackson involved?

[nelsonroyale]

eh, this doesnt sound like a good idea.....make the hobbit instead damnit!

[leesmapman]

I want him to make Braindead 2

Bad Taste 2 here. That pos called King Kong was a borefest.

[Mithos Yggdrasill]

Personally I think that Peter Jackson has done a masterpiece with the Lord of the Rings, but that probably will be the only one in his career. Dommage.

[Prime crotch]

Bad Taste 2 here. That pos called King Kong was a borefest.

There's rumours that there's a bootleg in Japan of the sequel. Wish it were true though.

[Francias Castiglione]

Sounds awful, at least if it was CG I would have an excuse to watch it for the eye candy. I can understand liking Halo for the gameplay, but the story? Perhaps the novels make things a bit more intriguing, but I've a hard time believing the novels are nothing more than C-grade fiction. Anyway, in what capacity is Jackson involved?

The Nylund novels are pretty damned good, he had full access to the "Halo Bible" and wove in the politics, religion and military strategy that isn't really apparent on the surface of the games (so far)

I can see them taking a cue from the success of Battlestar Galactica with this, especially as they both have the common theme of external forces threatening the human race. People come for the action and stay for the intriguing drama.

[Merovingian]

In the interview it's said that Peter Jackson is working on the Halo games, and is also helping in the animatied series.

Which sounds great. And the story of Halo is great, if you aren't aware of it's mythology and characters just don't spit shit about it. And i find it funny that we have tons of guys, from directors, writers, to comic book artists who love the mythology and yet, some of you will still say the story is shit and so forth.

[evilromero]

Is it possible to construct a coherent thread title these days?

I mean: a critic to the US film industry I always do is that masterpieces like the Lord of the Rings are not enough and that the fantasy domain is still too little. And don't tell me about stupid Harry Potter. I want something like the Dark Crystal again.

Dark Crystal sucked. Very tiresome pacing and uninspired characters. Most of Jackson's films stomp all over DC. And why the hell did you bring up DC anyways?

[ElectricBlue187]

In the interview it's said that Peter Jackson is working on the Halo games, and is also helping in the animatied series. Which sounds great. And the story of Halo is great, if you aren't aware of it's mythology and characters just don't spit shit about it. And i find it funny that we have tons of guys, from directors, writers, to comic book artists who love the mythology and yet, some of you will still say the story is shit and so forth.

i know the story, it's mediocre sci-fi fare at it's best.

[Eric WK]

eh, this doesnt sound like a good idea.....make the hobbit instead damnit!

Not going to happen because of his dispute with New Line. Ever.

[Mithos Yggdrasill]

Is it possible to construct a coherent thread title these days? Dark Crystal sucked. Very tiresome pacing and uninspired characters. Most of Jackson's films stomp all over DC. And why the hell did you bring up DC anyways?

WHAT ???????????? It is the masterpiece of Jim Henson. Today is all about specials effects. The Dark Crystal has an incredible soundtrack, a great animation and an awesome design of characters. And this all without the use of PCs. Of course it is a film of 1982.

Edit:

DC was an example of how a fantasy film should look like. Peter Jackson has a lot of talent. Why waste it to adapt videogames ? Make something else instead !

[Merovingian]

i know the story, it's mediocre sci-fi fare at it's best.

It has an iconic main character, a conflict motivated by something all we can relate too, vast universe, guns and freaking swords.

That's all you need baby, the potential is huge. Let's not mention the fact that it's highly popular now. It's perfect for adapting, it's perfect for people to expand on it.


Say...unlike...half life.

[Imperial Hot]

Animated series? I thought it was going to be a game.

[Eric WK]

Animated series? I thought it was going to be a game.

He was always pretty unclear about exactly what he was doing. We don't know what the scope of the series is or if it's the only thing Jackson is going to be doing.

[Tieno]

i know the story, it's mediocre sci-fi fare at it's best.

Doesn't matter, regardless of wether I agree with that or not, it's all in the execution. Even if it's mediocre the right people can elevate it to greatness and I think Peter Jackson and the people he surrounds himself with have the talent to do that.

[ElectricBlue187]

Say...unlike...half life.

it doesn't make any sense when you say it that way, it should be "unlike...say...half life, the game that was selling millions while Halo's best players were still in middle school"

:)

[Busty]

It has an iconic main character, a conflict motivated by something all we can relate too, vast universe, guns and freaking swords. That's all you need baby, the potential is huge. Let's not mention the fact that it's highly popular now. It's perfect for adapting, it's perfect for people to expand on it. Say...unlike...half life.

Surely you jest?

Animated series? I thought it was going to be a game.

The current story making it's rounds in the ether, is that this HALO series will be closer to Star Wars:Clone Wars in format that would be distributed exclusively over LIVE, rather than some epic anime-esque animation.

Apparently MS are starting to make noises about having more producers come aboard to make content like smaller shows and films that would sold exclusively over LIVE.

Apparently.

[ElectricBlue187]

Surely you jest?

surely you can relate to fighting intergalactic gorillas?

[godhandiscen]

Why someone had to mention Half Life?
Why did Half Life nerds cannot accept the fact that a lot of people dislike the game?

Now to my post.
Love the idea. Hopefully it is released in HD-DVD before being broadcasted on a cable channel. I hate to watch TV.

Edit: after following the posts, it is obvious that the Half Life nerd started it... Dont worry, I bet there will be a flash cartoon based on your game that you can download soon enough on Steam. Valve cares about their customers and will not allow them to go with their penis envy for long.

[ElectricBlue187]

Why did Half Life nerds cannot accept the fact that a lot of people dislike the game?

I guess we did not very accepting of that fact

[godhandiscen]

I guess we did not very accepting of that fact

Sorry Miss Stacey, my english sux. You are right, I will never get into college.

* 1350 SAT score.... (800 math + 550 english)
In yerr face beotch!

[Francias Castiglione]

surely you can relate to fighting intergalactic gorillas?

The story is a little deeper than that.

[ElectricBlue187]

The story is a little deeper than that.

I know, I meant it in jest. I actually like Halo a lot and bought both games. Anything Sci-Fi like that is cool with me.

[Busty]

surely you can relate to fighting intergalactic gorillas?

Hey, HALO has some serious credibility, after all, it features religion.... in space!!!!


I have played and really enjoyed both HALO games, but the image below thoroughly beats the crap out of any sort of pretentions the HALO universe has to being some epic, thought provoking, deeply rich universe. I could go on but I know I'd be wasting my time... so in short...






HAIL THE SPACE POPE!!!!!

[Ghost]

I remember when this was called...

[turk128]

I remember when this was called... http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/cov...ecks-tesca.jpg

Completely different from the source material yet more true to the original source material than the source material it was based off of; i.e. the damn animated series was more true to the book than the movie adapt.

[RubberJohnny]

Give me Battlestar Galactica in the Halo universe and I'll be a happy man.

[Son of Godzilla]

Surely you jest? The current story making it's rounds in the ether, is that this HALO series will be closer to Star Wars:Clone Wars in format that would be distributed exclusively over LIVE, rather than some epic anime-esque animation. Apparently MS are starting to make noises about having more producers come aboard to make content like smaller shows and films that would sold exclusively over LIVE. Apparently.

Wait, what?

Godammit.

[John Harker]

live acton shorts over Live people

[GhaleonEB]

There's a lot of good stuff in that interview other than the animated series part.

GameSpy: Right, Halo 2 really made Xbox Live. Do you feel that the third game in a trilogy can carry a platform? Shane Kim: Absolutely. Halo 3 is going to be bigger than Halo and Halo 2 if for no other reason than retailers now know how big Halo 2 was. And there's not a retailer in the world that wants to get caught without stock when Halo 3 is released. They don't want to run out, and I believe the consumer hype and demand, and what we're going to do to make it one of the top 3 consumer entertainment events of the year, alongside "Spider-Man 3" and the last Harry Potter book.

GameSpy: From Microsoft's perspective, how successful does Halo 3 have to be to meet expectations? Shane Kim: It has to be really successful. We're banking on Halo 3 being a great success, and Bungie has earned that right and has given us good reason to have those expectations. Halo 3 is material to the company, and not just material to Robbie Bach's division, or the interactive entertainment business, it's actually material to Microsoft as a company, which is astounding, considering it's a fifty-billion dollar plus company. More important than the financial importance, though, is [that] Halo 3's role in driving Xbox 360 sales and Xbox Live subscriptions is going to be even more important this time around than it was with the first Xbox. The reason why is that we have a lot of people who are ready to upgrade from the version one Xbox, and lots of PS2 owners that are ready to switch over to a next-gen system. We think we have the best solution for those folks, and Halo 3 is the biggest weapon in our arsenal by far.

GameSpy: Gears of War was very successful for you. Does Halo 3 have to beat Gears? Are you aware of fierce competition between these developers to make the top shooter on 360? Shane Kim: I'll answer your second question first. Yes, there's definitely competition between the teams, just like there would be between sports teams or any creative entity. And that's healthy and good, and we want to cultivate that. Everybody wants to be the best, and I only want to work with teams that want to be the best. To your first question, Halo 3 is going to be bigger than Gears of War. There's no question about it. I know what the numbers are, and it's already clear that Halo 3 is going to be much bigger. That's no slight on Gears of War, that game is a mega-hit. It's a great new franchise for us and for Epic, and everyone should be proud of that. But Halo is in a world of its own, and like I said earlier, I do believe that comparing it to "Spider-Man 3" and to Harry Potter, from a consumer entertainment standpoint, is a fair comparison. That's a good set of analogues to use. That's not Gears of War just yet. There's nothing wrong with that, but it's just on another plane.

[BenjaminBirdie]

Apparently MS are starting to make noises about having more producers come aboard to make content like smaller shows and films that would sold exclusively over LIVE. Apparently.

That explains the TV Pilot contest.

That would be a pretty cool development.

To your first question, Halo 3 is going to be bigger than Gears of War. There's no question about it. I know what the numbers are, and it's already clear that Halo 3 is going to be much bigger.

HOLY SHIT.

"Much"!!

[TDG]

surely you can relate to fighting intergalactic gorillas?

There is nothing relatable in a story about overly-religious people blindly following their beliefs no matter how obvious the consequences are. NOTHING.

[Mithos Yggdrasill]

There's a lot of good stuff in that interview other than the animated series part.

Nothing really new. It is logic that Halo 3 is bigger then GoW. My question is: the X360 has a limited installed base in comparison to when Halo 2 went out on the original Xbox. Will the game match the numbers of its predecessor due to that point ? My answer is yes, if the game can drive X360's sales in the long term.

[pswii60]

Hang on, I read the entire interview and he says Halo Interactive Series throughout apart from one point, which makes me think it is actually a mis-type, or he slipped another project. Either way, it is clear from this interview that the Interactive Series is the main project Bungie and PJ are working together on right now.

GameSpy: And Bungie will be the storytellers, exclusively for Xbox 360? Shane Kim: Bungie is working directly with Peter Jackson on the Halo interactive series, and Bungie will definitely be involved, and continue to be involved on Halo. But like any creative entity, I know that Bungie has other stories that they want to tell. It's a tricky situation for them. They have a lot of people that are obviously very passionate about Halo, and they also have some people that are interested in telling other stories and doing new things. That's part of the studio process, where they have to figure out what they want to do, and we have to support them on our side as a publisher.

[BenjaminBirdie]

Hang on, I read the entire interview and he says Halo Interactive Series throughout apart from one point, which makes me think it is actually a mis-type, or he slipped another project. Either way, it is clear from this interview that the Interactive Series is the main project Bungie and PJ are working together on right now.

I was going to say the same thing but I was too busy trying to numerically quantify "Much".

[nelsonroyale]

Not going to happen because of his dispute with New Line. Ever.

hmmm, that's disappointing...well how about a Berserk film instead??

[Merovingian]

Surely you jest?

surely you can relate to fighting intergalactic gorillas?

Religion anyone?

Geez, if you don't know anything about halo just stfu.

edit: Oh wait now its pretentious, omg, ahahahah

I love it. I don't understand, why come into threads about halo, Busty, you certainly seem like you don't give a shit about 360 games, so why the effort to troll so much?

[Frenck]

The Halo storyline isn't mediocre sci-fi, ILB was some of the best sci-fi I've ever seen (or heard). If they decide to make an interactive series that spans all the events of ILB and puts them into proper Halo canon (If there is such a thing) I'm probably going to explode.

ILB wasn't just about the military perspective, it gave some insight into the lives of... I guess they're not normal people, but let's say people whom we can relate to, whose lives are completely dependant on technology and government propaganda. I particularly like the episode where Durga messes with the net, she really can do everything because every single thing in the Halo universe is wired and connected to some sort of network, even people.

Then we have Jan and her dad, they were just perfect sci-fi characters, they were sort of like superheroes with a secret identity.

ILB contains so many details, small things that perfectly match up with events from the books or even the games. It's hard not to go into spoiler territory when talking about ILB.

[Prime crotch]

Religion anyone? Geez, if you don't know anything about halo just stfu. edit: Oh wait now its pretentious, omg, ahahahah I love it. I don't understand, why come into threads about halo, Busty, you certainly seem like you don't give a shit about 360 games, so why the effort to troll so much?

Its about as deep and thoughtfull as a 24 plot. It's action sci-fi it's not a novel like Fahrenheit 451 or I, Robot in video-game form.