Peter Jackson’s Halo: The Best Video Game Movie Never Made - Canned Goods

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[@ljigpjom]

Compared to what we got now with the Paramount series... this would've been a masterpiece

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Much less of Chief’s gravity hammer in this version :P

[@SeFu2006]

Truly heartbreaking, it could’ve been the first great video game movie to break the curse, and one of the greatest L’s ever

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Of all the movies I’ve ever covered, Halo is one of the few that I think about a lot. A hypothetical Halo movie trilogy would have been so wild.

[@darkroninmarvel]

Rothman has a well-documented of hatred sci-fi films and being quite the cheapskate. It's incredible no one attempted to beat him to a bloody pulp out of frustration of the man

[@HemmasStudios_]

I mean it only makes sense that the person who requested Deadpool’s mouth gets sewn shut also hated Sci-Fi films. It’s wild because outside of genre film I think he’s a great producer.

[@Person-wz6iy]

This movie would've proved that Peter Jackson is an EPIC GAMER! And Jackson likely would've made a cameo as a random Spartan who is shot after 5 seconds.

[@HemmasStudios_]

Hopefully his spartan would be eating a carrot :P

[@mattboy2313]

Interestingly, they reused the sets they had built for District 9. So, in a strange way, they kinda DID make that Halo movie.

[@birdcrossing]

Oh man im so disappointed this got canned, i love weta’s work and heartbroken that those props had to go to waste. I love the script its so truthful to the original story

[@HemmasStudios_]

It really was the perfect storm of factors between the script, creatives involved, and WETA- I really think it had the potential to be a truly massive Lord of the Rings style film trilogy that was also beloved by fans.

[@Crepuculum]

Well you got to keep in mind that some of those props ended up being used in District 9.

[@z3on0idprime14]

The story of that canceled movie sounds pretty cool just like the video games. It Obviously follows up the story from combat evolved. Maybe the next video you should do isIs the original 1st draft of Transformers 2007 film written by John Rogers(catwoman, Jackie chan adventures) before The final script written by 2 writers Alex kurtzman and Roberto orci Which their story is the final version of the 2007 Transformers movie

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I’ll definitely look into it!

[@jango7889]

This series is incredible man, definitely underrated

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Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoy :D

[@Wuunderboy]

We had Doom 2005 with the Rock. He was the face of Xbox at the time and Halo was also the face of Xbox at that time. Mix all that together with how Peter Jackson made King Kong in 05 etc. Now.... Could you imagine if in that same year we got a Halo movie based on the book 'First Strike' with Joseph Staten backing it with Chief in his Mk 5 armor, classic purple Cortana, Sgt Johnson, and we get even Michelle Rodriguez as one of the female marines , the Rock could have became a famous marine or character, etc.

[@afvegito]

I find it kinda funny Paramount said no to a Halo movie, and now they're gonna put out a TV show. I do wish we got to see this film because the script sounded basically like a one to one translation of combat evolved, and given who was behind it, I think it could have been the best video game adaptation to date.

[@HemmasStudios_]

This is so eloquently said. I 1000000% agree. It could have been the first video game movie to transcend from being a great ‘video game movie’ to being a straight up great movie, period. It was a great adaption of the game, but if you knew nothing about Halo, it’d still be an engaging story. Total missed opportunity IMO

[@afvegito]

@@HemmasStudios_ Yeah. It sucks nothing came out of it and especially when Halo was at an all time high in terms of popularity. Oh well.

[@fakegeek5462]

Funny that the show sucked along with Star Trek and the Halo games have been a mixed bag since 3 in the eyes of the fans.

[@thebc5754]

Love your videos, I can never get enough of cancelled movie stories, and you're one of the best channels that covers those stories.

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The fact that you enjoy them so much makes my day! Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@gos_707]

This would have been not cruse at all, this would break the video game movie cruse.

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I thought it was legitimately mind boggling how good it was

[@spyder-man0462]

I’ve play Halo Combat Evolved and was one of the greatest video games of all time

[@savedwretch2397]

Hey everyone, I’m an amateur filmmaker and much like everyone watching this video i am disappointed this script never got made. So that’s why I am in the process of recruiting a team of animators and voice actors to turn this script into an animated film!

[@lostintechnicolor]

I think the character of Johnson was also just an homage to Sgt. Apone from Aliens, and every other hard-nosed sergeant we’ve seen in sci-fi and military movies. It’s become a cliché.

[@isixii5632]

I love these videos of yours especially when you actually tell the plot keep bringing them

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Thank you so much!

[@flyingace1939]

For anyone who’s interested: an Australian based podcast did a documentary about the ‘unmaking’ of the Halo movie, and even adapted the script into an audio drama with professional voice actors. Would highly recommend for someone who wants to delve more into this project. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGOtq2qQadGprNk

[@CustodianVirgil]

I love this script. It reminds me of a melding between the game and The Flood novel.

[@HemmasStudios_]

I was actually only recently made aware of the difference between the first game and The Flood novel... and when I found out, my level of respect for this script grew even greater

[@GKkillzone]

man this sounds like it woulda been sick such a shame it didn't happen

[@HemmasStudios_]

It would have been so, so, so good

[@DalekOfChaos666]

Can you do a Canned Goods about the cancelled Bioshock movie?

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Bioshock is one that’ll get covered at some point, for sure!

[@rezaqalam482]

​@@HemmasStudios_ Sometimes i have Heard this news about the bioshock movie but i didnt know the details & how why is cancelled?

[@sookendestroy1]

Ive never taken the time to look into the script before but it shocks me how both good and cursed this is. They remove johnson entirely which is the biggest sin, the relationship with foehammer is an odd choice, all the random bits with silva seem odd as well since the action packed tensity of the odsts sections of the book would be much more engaging. Oh and they can have johnson fall out of the locker at the end of the movie inside the pelican

[@alexmandin6279]

The halo tv show coming next year could be just that

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I really hope that the show takes the best parts of this script

[@alexmandin6279]

@@HemmasStudios_ that’s what I’m hoping too and I kinda had a feeling it would

[@mistywww3199]

yeahhhhhh that would be awesome haha :(

[@komedi69.]

This is super accurate to Combat Evolved!

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When I first read the script I couldn't believe how faithful it was while also being a concise, standalone movie.

[@colewarnerreviews5834]

They could still make this movie today with the exact same script if they got people who care about the Halo games to do it

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100% agree. Look what a good movie (Sonic 1& 2, Mario) could do for a game series!

[@josesepulveda57]

How funny that’s paramount refused the halo movie but are making the TV show now

[@TurboPro9952]

The most famous things about halo were the memes.

[@srstriker6420]

4:13 this reminds me of the 90’s Judge Dread movie

[@rezaqalam482]

Master chief on halo series are kinda like Stallone judge dredd Always takes off his helmet when he's showed up

[@D4C_Gaming]

It’s a real shame that the movie eventually evolved into the god-awful Paramount+ show.

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*devolved into the Paramount+ show :)

[@D4C_Gaming]

@@HemmasStudios_ aye, fair enough

[@impactfultv]

He didn’t even talk about the Paramount+ Halo series coming soon

[@HemmasStudios_]

It’s a show I’m very excited for based on its potential, but I really have no opinion on it so far other than I think it looks nice.

[@impactfultv]

Oh okay what will you talk about next maybe a hint or something

[@knickknackpattywack]

For the most part this script sounded pretty good

[@TheRealNormanBates]

This movie would have worn me out. That is so much _stuff_ to put into a 2 hour movie. It seems this would work better as a mini series (so you’d have breaks between the action), as it’s pretty episodic anyways.

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It really makes me wonder how the Halo TV show will work out- especially if they adapt the games

[@vicpalmen585]

i know NOTHING about Halo but i think this movie would have been great

[@StripesGalleryStudios]

Do a cancelled spiderman movie

[@rawswayrich1406]

I never played the story but man if this was anything close to it I needa play it and see a movie of it lol

[@HemmasStudios_]

The script is just about the best version of the game’s plot you can get as a movie. The story of the first game is a bit more complex and some events are re ordered, but this is pretty darn close. Combat Evolved as a game plays pretty well 20 years later, all things considered.

[@zillauniverse7208]

I hope Bioshock is next in line

[@HemmasStudios_]

Bioshock is definitely happening, and I know exactly when it’s going to happen. Unfortunately, it’s not the next one. :(

[@markuspaceuis3200]

Can you please talk about the cancelled Metroid movie please?

[@HemmasStudios_]

Metroid is one of my favorite game series, so I could definitely look into it!

[@irvingramirez2335]

Would’ve been cool if ya used Silva either the ODST armor

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Oh wow, yeah. That's an idea that I never considered, but now that you say it, I think it's a bit of a missed opportunity that I didn't do that.

[@gordonfiala2336]

11:20 Oh My Goodness THATS GREAT the ship disturbed Flood hybronating Which escaped sentinels erons ago. Since the Forerunners couldn't beat it. It hid. And so was "contained".

[@gordonfiala2336]

Oh that's lovely

[@srstriker6420]

Was this the one that was supposed to surprise me?

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Nope!

[@srstriker6420]

@@HemmasStudios_ okay

[@glasspretender]

It’s finally out! Lol

[@Tamlinearthly]

Note for KZbinrs: Stop saying "iconic." Additional note: Definitely stop saying it within the first ten seconds of your video.

[@nicwinsteadart5330]

Tom Rothman Ruins Everything

[@Jaxoz317]

What the dog doing

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The two dogs are playing tug of war with the Halo movie rights!

[@rodrigopadilla2144]

Talk about the original toys story 3 version

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Toy Story 3 will DEFINITELY happen at some point!

[@rodrigopadilla2144]

@@HemmasStudios_ and talk about the cancelled Friday the 13th part 13 movie

[@TheBrendon67]

What happened to Johnson?

[@HemmasStudios_]

At first I found it a little strange that he wasn’t in the script. But then I realized that he doesn’t actually do all too much plot-wise during the story of the first game. They were probably saving him for the potential sequel, where have obviously has a huge story impact.

[@TheBrendon67]

@@HemmasStudios_ Sorry… I asked that right off the hop. Didn’t wait for your explanation, which made a lot of sense! Great video!!! Engaging and informative.

[@ntcnetwork9934]

Get pwned!

[@PeterParker-ff7ub]

halo sucks.

[@HemmasStudios_]

Hard disagree