G-pinions

While the idea of a Halo movie isn't anything to rave about, a Peter Jackson-produced one with WETA doing the special effects kind of is. Solid writer, too. It's this kind of thing that makes every geek worth their salt tingle with glee. Only if Gary Gygax played Master Chief could this production get nerdier. Seriously though, who can fill such a role? You can't have a movie where you don't see the protagonist's face, so that helmet is coming off to reveal - Vin Diesel? The Rock? Bruce Willis? Dustin Diamond?

The movie will be a success in the minds of fans regardless as long as every environment, weapon and vehicle is recreated faithfully - how cool would it be to see a live-action energy sword fight? I'll tell you, it would be very cool. Anyhow, the strengths of the Halo universe, disregarding the gameplay for a second, all translate well to such a medium - strong characters, great visual design and fantastic music. There are several dozen ways that they could easily screw this up, but things seem to be coming together quite well at this early stage. Wouldn't you agree?