It seems that Paramount+’s upcoming Halo series will need a new showrunner should it make it through to a second season, as Variety reports that writer-producer Steven Kane will remain on board through the remainder of post-production process for the first season only. The trade notes that Kane has been working on this project in […]
Halo live-action series moves to Paramount+
The live-action Halo series has switched homes as Deadline reports it has moved from Showtime to Paramount’s streaming service Paramount+. Production on the series shut down last year due to the ongoing health crisis, but it recently picked back up and is filming in Budapest with an eye for an earl 2022 premiere. It is being produced […]
Halo Infinite set for release in Fall 2021
Originally intended as the Xbox Series X’s flagship launch title, Halo Infinite will now see its release much later than intended. Still, there’s now finally an indication as to when we can expect what many consider one of the most-anticipated games of this next generation in gaming. Halo Infinite will now see its release sometime during […]
Showtime’s Halo series resumes production, recasts Cortana with original voice actress
After shutting down due to the ongoing health crisis earlier this year, Showtime’s series adaptation of the hit video game franchise Halo has resumed production. The news was announced through the series’ Twitter account with a behind-the-scenes look at Pablo Schreiber with part of Master Chief’s helmet. Additionally, IGN announced a casting change. Actress Natasha McElhone […]
Super Sisters in Gaming!
Red Stewart presents the best “sistas” in gaming…. Female partners in gaming can be so much more than just the requisite romantic interest. While we have come a long way from the damsel-in-distress trope, it still seems like female NPCs rarely get much time to shine as anything other than the target paramour of the […]
Halo: Infinite delayed to 2021
Just a few weeks after 343 Industries showed off gameplay footage of the anticipated next chapter in the Halo franchise, they have announced the release Halo: Infinite has been pushed back from this fall to 2021, meaning the game will not be a launch title for Microsoft’s next gen console Xbox Series X. 343’s studio head Chris […]
Halo Infinite debuts 8 minutes of gameplay and teases new features
At the XBOX Showcase event, the world saw the first footage from Halo Infinite in an eight-minute demo. 343 Industries describes Halo Infinite has a “spiritual reboot” of the franchise, which they designed as a way to let new players enter the long-running story with ease. The first look footage ran on a locked 60fps […]
Halo cast assembles ahead of production on Showtime’s TV series
Back in 2013 it was first announced that a live-action Halo TV series was in the works, originally intended as an Xbox Live exclusive series with Steven Spielberg serving as producer, only for the project to spend the next five years stuck in development hell before being revived by Showtime in 2018 when the cable […]
Showtime’s Halo series adds six to its cast
Having enlisted Pablo Schreiber (American Gods) to portray the iconic Master Chief back in April, Showtime has now added a further six names to the cast of its hotly-anticipated TV adaptation of the bestselling video game franchise Halo. As reported by THR, Natascha McElhone (Designated Survivor), Bokeem Woodbine (Spider-Man: Homecoming), Shabana Azmi (Neerja), Bentley Kalu […]
Pablo Schreiber cast as Master Chief in Halo TV series
Showtime has found its Master Chief for its long-gestating Halo TV series, with Orange Is the New Black and American Gods’ Pablo Schreiber signing on to portray the iconic video game protagonist. Thank you all so much for your support on this journey! I am honored and humbled to be able to make a living […]
