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When you’re dealing with a universe like this with such an extent of lore and mythology that’s so expansive and imaginative, there are just so many elements to it.

It’s too hard to say what the hardest part is because, as you pointed out, there are so many challenges. What would you say was the toughest part about bringing Halo to the screen? There’s the massive legacy of the game, there’s trying to appeal to that audience and bring in a new audience, there’s of course the scale, rich universe and massive action. There are so many elements to bringing this show to life. When they marched us out and I saw all their faces from inside my helmet, I could really feel the excitement of them seeing the costumes for the first time. We were shooting in Budapest and on that day, they lined up the entire crew - which is close to a thousand people on any given day - and some of these people have been working on the show in Budapest for 3-4 years. They'd sort of kept the costumes under wraps for most of the pre-production, so a lot of the crew hadn't seen them. I think the one that I remember the most is the first day they brought all four of us Spartans out in costume to show the crew. What was your most surreal moment on set as the Master Chief? Was there a specific “I can't believe this is actually happening” moment? It’s incredibly exciting to finally get the Halo adaptation that we deserve.

Over Zoom, star Pablo Schreiber spoke to me about the biggest challenges of bringing this world to life, what Hollywood wants from game adaptations, and the art of helmet acting. But it's finally here, in the hands of co-creators Kyle Killen and Steven Kane and star Pablo Schreiber, who plays the iconic Master Chief, with a wider cast that includes Natascha McElhone, Jen Taylor and our very own Shabana Azmi among others. As with many Hollywood projects on this scale, Halo went through several iterations with everyone from Neill Blomkamp to Guillermo Del Toro to Game Of Thrones’ DB Weiss having been attached to the project over the years. (The Adam Project review: Ryan Reynolds in a comfortable time travel film) Pablo Schreiber will be seen as The Master Chief in Halo.īut the iconic game’s journey to its live-action adaptation has been a bumpy one. For the uninitiated, you don’t need to know much beyond the fact that there is a badass in a cool suit with guns who goes up against hordes of ugly alien invaders. Set in the 26th century, the sci-fi epic follows the Master Chief, an elite Spartan soldier who is leading the charge in the human race’s ongoing war with the Covenant-a ruthless alien race.

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Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.After many years of being stuck in development hell, one of the most beloved video games of all time has finally made its way to a live-action adaptation through a nine-episode series on Paramount+ (streaming in India on Voot Select with episodes dropping weekly from March 24).

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Subscribe to my free weekly content round-up newsletter, God Rolls. I think I can get past the Chief voice, but I would not be surprised to see a more modified Cortana the next time something airs from the show in promotional materials.įollow me on Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

I thought the trailer, outside of Cortana, looked mostly okay, but we’ll have to see how it all works in late March when it actually debuts. This was always going to be a hugely risky gamble, as all video game adaptations are. That’s a big no-no for Halo fans, but it seems like the most likely explanation, especially given that the show is fine using a game voice actor in a different context with Cortana. So, the fact that actor Pablo Schreiber is both the physical body of chief and his voice implies that yes, we’re probably going to see him without his helmet at some point. If you are going to have a guy in the suit with his helmet on 100% of the time, there would be no reason not to simply use Master Chief voice actor Steve Downes. Jen Taylor being cast as Cortana is great, but yes, the look probably needs to be modified further.Īs for Master Chief’s voice? I think the explanation is probably more clear cut, and again, something that fans probably will not like. Granted, we only had a two second clip of her in the trailer, but I think the show is determined to get everything “right” to satisfy gamers.

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My money is that after this debut, there will probably be more post-production work done on Cortana so she doesn’t debut in full meme mode.

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