Halo Movie Script (by TARGETL0CKED)

Community General Discussion
1

Hey. I just began writing a script for a Halo movie (because lets face it, everyone wants one) and I want your feedback.

The script can be found below.

FADE IN:

INT. UNSC CONTROLLED SPACE (HARVEST) – FEBRUARY 3, 2525

UNSC Frigate exits slipspace. CAPTAIN enters control center.

CAPTAIN
What the hell just happened!

LIEUTENANT 1
The slipspace drive malfunctioned Sir. The ship was forced to exit slipspace.

CAPTAIN
I don’t care. Just get the damn thing back online.

CAPTAIN stares out into space

CAPTAIN (CONT’D)
I don’t like being stranded out here.

LIEUTENEANT 1
Sir, yes Sir.

LIEUTENEANT 1 exits room.

LIUTENANT 2
We’ve got another problem Sir. I’m detecting multiple spacecraft approaching our position.

CAPTAIN joins LIEUTENANT 2 by the radar.

CAPTAIN
Insurrectionist?

LIEUTENANT 2
No idea…Analyzing now.

LIEUTENANT toys with consol.

LIUTENANT 2 (CONT’D)
Nothings coming up. Whatever or whoever they are, they’re not human.

LIEUTENANT 3 spots Covenant Frigate in the distance.

LIEUTENANT 3
Sir, enemy ship in sight.

All personnel in the control center, including the captain, stare speechless at the Covenant ship as it charges the UNSC Frigate.

LIEUTENANT 2
Sir, it looks as if they’re heading straight for us.

CAPTAIN
Everyone battlestations, bring weapons online!
All personnel in the control center begin to toy with their consoles.

LIEUTENANT 4
Weapons online Sir.
Covenant frigate begins to open fire on UNSC Frigate

LIEUTENANT 5
Sir, the enemy is firing.

CAPTAIN
Return fire!

UNSC Frigate begins firing upon Covenant Frigate. Both ships engage in battle.

LIEUTENANT 5
The ship can’t withstand this kind of fire Sir; it’s already falling apart. We need to evacuate immediately.

CAPTAIN
Fine. It looks as if we have no other choice.

Captain walks over grabs microphone and begins speaking into it.

CAPTAIN (CONT’D)
This is your captain speaking. I am ordering an immediate evacuation of the ship. This is not a drill!

Captain releases microphone and addresses LIEUTENANT 5.

CAPTAIN (CONT’D)
Lieutenant, wow much longer will the ship last?

LIEUTENANT 5
A few minutes at most.

CAPTAIN
Leave, get yourself to an escape pod.

Captain now addressing all the crew in the control center.

CAPTAIN (CONT’D)
That goes for all of you!

All personnel begin exiting control center, but LIEUTENANT 5

LIEUTENANT 5
…but Sir

CAPTAIN
That’s an order.

LIEUTENANT 5
Yes Sir

LIEUTENANT 5 exits control center leaving the CAPTAIN all alone. CAPTAIN watches as the Covenant ship continues to bombard the UNSC Frigate.

INT. UNSC FRIGATE’S ESCAPE POD AREA

UNSC Frigate personnel begin loading themselves into escape pods.

LIEUTENANT 5
Move, move, move. Get your assess into an escape pod immediately. We don’t have much time.

LIEUTENANT 5 watches as remaining UNSC personnel load themselves into escape pods. After everyone is in their pods he loads himself into the last one. One by one the doors begin to close. As LIEUTENANT 5’s door closes he looks out into the now empty ship.

INT. OUTER SPACE

Escape pods begin to fire from the UNSC Frigate leaving the Captain alone on the ship. LIEUTENANT 5 looks out the window of his escape pods as watches as the Covenant Frigate destroys what remains of the UNSC Frigate. Once the UNSC Frigate is destroyed the Covenant Frigate begins launching Seraphs to destroy the escape pods. LIEUTENANT 5 watches helplessly as the Covenant forces destroy the UNSC escape pods one by one. Finally after all the other pods are destroyed a Seraph swoops by sending a plasma charge into LIEUTENANT 5’s escape pod, killing him and the remainder of his crewmen.

Sorry about the formatting.

2

Looks awesome!

3

This needs to go into the Community Creations section.

4

Was an interesting opening. Very fast paced.
Some improvements you could of made- Making the crew more surprised and startled by the covenant ship. This is something they’ve never seen before they should be staring in awe and disbelief, analyzing the unique shape of the ship and other features.
Other than that it is probably exactly what the covenant would have done to make their annihilation conquests a success.

5

Thanks for the advise.

6

Of course I’d like to see a Halo movie!

7

Revised the script a little. The new one can be found below. Tell me which one you like most.

FADE IN:

INT. UNSC CONTROLLED SPACE (HARVEST) – FEBRUARY 3, 2525

UNSC Frigate exits slipspace. CAPTAIN enters command center.

CAPTAIN
What the hell just happened!

LIEUTENANT
The slipspace drive malfunctioned Sir. The ship was forced to exit slipspace.

CAPTAIN
Whatever. Just get the damn thing back online.

LIEUTENANT
It can’t be fixed Sir. According to the engine room it’s beyond repair.

CAPTAIN
Then send out a distress call.

CAPTAIN stares out of the control center’s window into space

CAPTAIN (CONT’D)
I don’t like being stranded out here.

LIEUTENANT toys with console as CAPTAIN leaves the command center, but just as CAPTAIN is exiting the radar begins to sound

LIUTENANT 2
Sir, I’m detecting an unidentified spacecraft approaching our position.

CAPTAIN joins LIEUTENANT 2 by the radar.

CAPTAIN
Insurrectionist?

LIEUTENANT 2
No idea…Running it through our databases now.

LIEUTENANT toys with consol.

LIUTENANT 2 (CONT’D)
Nothing’s coming up Sir. Whatever or whoever it is the UNSC has no record of it in their databases.

Moments later a Covenant Frigate appears in the distance, drawing the attention of all the crew members.

CAPTAIN
What the hell is that?

Covenant ship begins to focus its weapons on the UNSC frigate

LIEUTENANT 3
I don’t know Sir, but it looks as if they are aiming their weapons toward us.

CAPTAIN
Everyone battlestations, bring weapons online!

Personnel in the control center begin to toy with their consoles.
Covenant ship begins to open fire on UNSC Frigate.

LIEUTENANT 3
Sir, enemy is firing.

CAPTAIN
Weapon status?

LIEUTENANT 4
Weapons online. Ready to fire on your command.

CAPTAIN
Return fire!

UNSC Frigate begins firing upon Covenant ship. Both ships engage in battle.

LIEUTENANT 5
The ship can’t withstand this kind of fire, Sir. We won’t last much longer

CAPTAIN
I agree. We need to begin evacuating the ship.

CAPTAIN walks over to console sounds the alarm and addresses ship’s crew via microphone.

CAPTAIN (CONT’D)
This is your captain speaking. I am ordering an immediate evacuation of the ship. Proceed to an escape pod immediately.
Captain releases microphone and addresses LIEUTENANT 6.

CAPTAIN (CONT’D)
We’ll hold off the enemy long enough to launch those escape pods. I need you to send a few teams down to help evacuate the rest of the crew.

LIEUTENANT 6
Yes Sir.

LIEUTENANT 6 returns to his console and sends teams to help evacuate the crew.

INT. UNSC FRIGATE’S ESCAPE PODS

UNSC Frigate’s crew is directed to escape pods by a team of military personnel.

SARGENT 1
Move, move, move. Get your -Yoinks!- to an escape pod immediately. We don’t have much time.

SERGENT 1 and his team watch as remaining UNSC crew load themselves into escape pods. After everyone is in their pods he contacts CAPTAIN via radio.

SARGENT 1
All crew members are loaded into escape pods and ready to be deployed.

INT. COMMAND CENTER
CAPTAIN

Good work Sargent. I’m sending you the rest of the crew from the command center now.

CAPTAIN addresses command center personnel.

CAPTAIN (CONT’D)
Go find yourselves some escape pods. I’ve got a team down there waiting to assist you.

Command center personnel stay put ignoring CAPTAIN’s orders.

CAPTAIN (CONT’D)
That’s an order!

All command center crew exit the command center leaving CAPTAIN all alone.

INT. UNSC FRIGATE’S ESCAPE PODS

SARGENT 1 files remaining crew into escape pods and contacts
CAPTAIN.

SARGENT 1
Remaining crew members have been loaded into escape pods and are ready to be launched.

CAPTAIN
Prepare to launch in 10

SARGENT 1 and his team load into an escape pod

CAPTAIN (CONT’D)
9

The escape pod door begins closing

CAPTAIN (CONT’D)
8

Escape pod door is halfway closed

CAPTAIN (CONT’D)
7

Escape pod door closes

CAPTAIN (CONT’D)
6

SARGENT 1 and his team load into seats

CAPTAIN (CONT’D)
5

SARGENT 1 and his team lock themselves in position

CAPTAIN (CONT’D)
4

Air lock begins to open

CAPTAIN (CONT’D)
3

Airlock is halfway open

CAPTAIN (CONT’D)
2

Airlock opens

CAPTAIN (CONT’D)
1

Escape pods launch into space. Moments later Covenant Seraphs launch from Covenant ship and begin assaulting escape pods.

INT. COMMAND CENTER

CAPTAIN watches from the control center as the escape pods are destroyed one by one by the Covenant. As the last one is destroyed CAPTAIN hears the now sealed doors of the command center explode. He turns around and before he can react an Elite kills him with an Energy Sword.

8

pretty decent.