After losing director and executive producer Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) a couple of months ago, Showtime has found a new director for its highly anticipated Halo television series, with Robin Hood and Peaky Blinders director Otto Bathurst now set to helm the sci-fi video game adaptation. Wyatt had to step away from the show due to […]
Halo TV series moving forward at “a very rapid pace”
It may have had a setback last month with the departure of executive producer Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), but 343 Industries has announced during its final community update of 2018 that work on the live-action Showtime TV series is moving ahead at “a very rapid pace.” “It’s been a year of […]
Director Rupert Wyatt exits Showtime’s Halo TV series
Showtime’s adaptation of the hit video game series Halo has hit a blip, with director and executive producer Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) announcing that he has stepped down from his positions due to a change in scheduling. “It’s with great disappointment that changes to the production schedule of Halo prevent […]
Master Chief confirmed for Showtime’s live-action Halo series
Having been stuck in development hell for years, Microsoft’s long-planned Halo TV series found a new lease of life this past summer when it was picked up for a 10-episode season by Showtime, and now THR is reporting that the network has started casting for the show. The outlet reports that the Halo series will […]
Showtime president provides an update on Halo TV series plans
Back in June it was announced that Showtime has rescued the long-gestating Halo adaptation from development hell, with the cable network ordering a ten-episode season for a TV series based upon the hugely-popular Xbox video game franchise. The series is being written by Kyle Killen (Awake), with Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) […]
Unboxing Loot Gaming Crate “Grub!” featuring Castlevania, Skyrim, Bioshock Infinite and Halo
This months Loot Gaming Crate is rather bluntly named “Grub!”. Getting your daily slices of the five important main food groups is difficult for most people, but us gamers have it especially hard as we’re up against numerous fiends that span both space, alternative realities and time. This month you’d better pack a big lunch […]
Halo TV series coming to Showtime
After years of speculation and development hell, the hit video game series Halo will finally be coming to the small screen. Showtime has ordered a 10-episode season for Halo, currently the working title of the series, which will be based upon the Xbox video game franchise. The Halo series comes from Kyle Killen (Awake), Rise of the Planet of the Apes director […]
Halo TV series is apparently “still in very active development” at Showtime
If you cast your mind back to 2013, you may recall that Microsoft announced it was teaming up with Steven Spielberg to develop a TV series based around the Halo video game franchise. Given that we’ve heard absolutely nothing since, you’d be mistaken for assuming that the project was dead, but it seems that isn’t […]
Microsoft says Steven Spielberg’s live-action Halo series is still in development
Way back in 2013, Microsoft announced that it was teaming up with Steven Spielberg to develop a live-action TV adaptation of the blockbuster Halo video game franchise. Four years later, and said series is still yet to materialise. However, it seems the project remains in development, with AR12 receiving the following response from Microsoft and […]
Interview: Steve Waddington talks Halo: Nightfall
To coincide with the release of Halo: Nightfall on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD (read our review here), Ben Rayner sits down with Steve Waddington to talk all things Aiken… Ben Rayner – How did you first get involved in the series? Steve Waddington – You know it was in the traditional sense, my agent gave me […]
