Now if anyone has had the chance to look at the IMDB Halo page for the supposed movie, the most recent update (23 June 2012), you may have noticed some new things. New cast members playing specified roles. The most notable being Ron Pearlman as Lord Hood. The other being some unknown character. As you can tell, this cant really be a full fat, shot for shot remake of Halo Combat Evolved, if there is the inclusion of Lord Hood. If i’m pretty much wrong, the beginning of Halo 2 could be the end of this film, but that would be kinda disappointing for Ron Pearlman.
Also the soundtrack is being listed as Martin O’Donnell, but whether he’s remaking the sound track, or they are re-using the one from Halo CE/CEA is unknown. A considerable amount of the special/visual effects are being done by some of the people who have/are working on the current Lord of the Ring/Hobbit films, with of course is pretty good, with Peter Jackson as one of the executive producers. With a budget of $100 Million, (The Expendables 2 was about the same), we shouldn’t be getting poor quality CG.
Now of course, why i made this topic, what are your thoughts on current casting (very little to say i guess, i think Pearlman sounds/looks similar to Hood, maybe a bit too beefy in body size though), and of people you think should play/voice as the characters in the film, also since with the possibility that it may not just be the first halo game. My only thought at the moment; i would love to see Bryan Cranston play Captain Jacob Keyes. Of course looking at ‘Malcolm in the middle’ isn’t why he should play him, but his current role in ‘Breaking Bad’ shows that he could pull off a very serious role quite well.