Neil Blomkamp to direct pilot of the Halo TV series?

[Adam91]

 

According to CVG Neil Blomkamp may be directing the pilot episode of the Halo TV series, the series was announced at the Xbox One reveal last year and Steven Spielberg will be in partnership with it. Neil Blomkamp created live action shorts "Landfall" to promote Halo 3 and he was set to direct a Halo movie but was later canceled. 

 

This was originally reported on Latino Review, no official public announcement has confirmed this but they stated the news came from trusted sources. 

 

"You know who is directing the Halo pilot?"

 

"According to trusted sources, I’m hearing none other than NEIL BLOMKAMP!"

 

What do you think of this news? If reports are accurate would you like to see Neil Blomkamp direct the pilot and then go on to direct the whole series?

 

 

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[Vitamin Pwn]

if this is true then i have high hopes for the TV series seeing as the 2 movies he directed were good and the landfall shorts were awesome,  nice find adam.

[Ranger Intel]

Can't wait for this to launch. I loved the previous short movies so this should be great.

[Drizzy_Dan]

On a roll today Adam great news. I hope this series sparks the divided community's love for the Halo lore again.

[Adam91]

On a roll today Adam great news. I hope this series sparks the divided community's love for the Halo lore again.

Yeah some interesting topics have cropped up today this and microsoft buying the right to gears of war. 

[SPARTAN 117]

I have a feeling this will be shot down, just like the Halo movie reboot

[Azaxx]

What I'm hoping is that they get really tall and muscular actors for Spartans and Marines. In FuD, I was disappointed by the scrawny people who played both, the Spartans were barely what they were made out to be in the games and the books.
If they achieve that, I reckon it'll do well since that's a small detail and not the big picture which they'd be focusing on.

[Ranger Intel]

What I'm hoping is that they get really tall and muscular actors for Spartans and Marines. In FuD, I was disappointed by the scrawny people who played both, the Spartans were barely what they were made out to be in the games and the books.

If they achieve that, I reckon it'll do well since that's a small detail and not the big picture which they'd be focusing on.

 

Agreed. They should really focus on the actual Halo lore and canon. The Spartan-IIs had extreme exercise and augmentations so it would only make sense to see them all big and muscular. Same goes for the marines. If you are going to be a Space Marine fighting against the Covenant, you got to be much bigger than that.

[Pbrabbit]

Now this is quite the interesting matter. A halo TV show..hmm. Well I guess they were able to do something like the with the government agency from The Avengers, I guess they can pull this off too.

[MCPO Mayh3m]

I am looking forward to the Halo TV series. Hopefully it will be a consistent show that doesn't go bi-polar every other episode. Also... please...PLEASE no love triangles.

[Pbrabbit]

I am looking forward to the Halo TV series. Hopefully it will be a consistent show that doesn't go bi-polar every other episode. Also... please...PLEASE no love triangles.

I might kill myself if there is a love triangle....

[Connor Kenway]

I might kill myself if there is a love triangle....

I'd rather have that then disney swoop in and Halo 

[Ranger Intel]

There shouldn't be any love because it would completely go against what the Spartans are actually meant to be-emotionless hard core soldiers. There are some hints of relationships sparking up in the books, but that's more of a family sort of relationship and love. The closest they get to showing it, is the Spartan "Smile" on another Spartan's faceplate.

[Jack Of Harts]

I am REALLY looking forward to this. It sounds very promising, I've always wanted a Halo movie, but looks like we're getting more than that; A TV series! By the way, is it a long-running series or just a mini-series?

[Ranger Intel]

I am REALLY looking forward to this. It sounds very promising, I've always wanted a Halo movie, but looks like we're getting more than that; A TV series! By the way, is it a long-running series or just a mini-series?

 

I'm sure it's meant to be continuous full length episodes. I feel like it will start slowly and begin to build it's way up to the stunning action and drama. As long as it follows story, I'm good with it.