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Re: Some more info on the movie front...
Posted By: Dispatcher <madmacs@excite.com>Date: 6/10/00 8:00 p.m.

In Response To: Some more info on the movie front... (Roger Maxwell)

> Thank you for your vote of confidence Bachus. I have to stress
> that these are just industry insider rumors right now, however I
> had dinner with some friends this evening, and the conversation
> once again turned to the rumored Pixar/Bungie deal.

> Apparently the script for the film and the game are being
> finalised at this point. The basics for the Halo game have been
> known for some time, and the film has been working around these
> basics (i.e. what the objectives are, and some of the
> intricacies)

> I have been led to understand that in fact the movie script is
> finished, and that work on the film has been going on for some
> time; it's hard to actually turn a game into a *decent* film,
> and so a lot has been *added* for good film action.

> Talk also turned to when the announcement might take place, and
> it was speculated that the official announcement would be in mid
> to late July, and it is likely that Bungie and Pixar will be
> making an appearance, and probably an announcement of some kind
> at MW New York on th 18th or 19th of July (or possibly even
> earlier, on Bungie Day itself (7th of July, of course!) Watch
> This Space™

> If the game/movie combo takes off, Bungie and Pixar are
> apparently planning to create the prequel to Halo, again being a
> dual movie/game release (possibly on a hybrid DVD, but that is
> uncertain at this point).

> ---
Prequel to Halo? Hmmmm. Marathon is a prequel to Halo in some respects. Hmmmmmm. :-)

Now, the idea of a hybrid DVD combo of movie and game interests me! Is there any precedent for such a (simultaneous) release?

Dispatcher

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Replies:

Halo/Pixar movie deal in the worksRoger Maxwell 6/10/00 9:50 a.m.
     oooh, that one was so close...*mxyzptlk 6/10/00 9:59 a.m.
           here we go again....derf 6/10/00 10:14 a.m.
                 Re: here we go again...$erial-ki!!A 6/10/00 12:32 p.m.
                       Re: here we go again...mirazu 6/10/00 1:33 p.m.
                             Re: here we go again...Jared Cash 6/10/00 7:59 p.m.
                                   Re: here we go again...Dan Rudolph 6/10/00 9:14 p.m.
                                   Re: here we go again...Dan Rudolph 6/10/00 9:14 p.m.
                       Re: here we go again...Bachus 6/10/00 5:26 p.m.
                             Some more info on the movie front...Roger Maxwell 6/10/00 6:45 p.m.
                                   Re: Some more info on the movie front...Dispatcher 6/10/00 8:00 p.m.
                                         Quality?Desio 6/11/00 8:04 a.m.
                                               Re: Quality?Vertakk 6/11/00 12:24 p.m.
                                   Re: Some more info on the movie front...Archangel 6/10/00 9:41 p.m.
                                   Re: Some more info on the movie front...Damien Sorresso 6/10/00 10:17 p.m.
                 Not fake ! Look !Phish 6/10/00 2:11 p.m.
           very, very closeCyberBob =PN= 6/10/00 10:14 a.m.
           Re: oooh, that one was so close...CyberBob =PN= 6/10/00 10:16 a.m.
     Re: Halo/Pixar movie deal in the worksBrian 6/10/00 10:25 p.m.
     Re: Halo/Pixar movie deal in the worksCarth 6/10/00 11:54 p.m.
     Re: Halo/Pixar movie deal in the worksBanzif 6/11/00 3:17 a.m.
           Halo/Pixar moviePax Viridi 6/11/00 3:29 p.m.
                 Re: Halo/Pixar movieDavid Oosha 6/12/00 1:39 p.m.



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