Scott: 'New Alien film to be prequel'

[Siege]

I want a Halo movie! 

I don't think it's possible to make a good movie based on Halo, unless MS buys a studio.

I think a movie based on the "Halo Universe", telling the story of the Covenant War (or the War of Reclamation, if you hate humans), could potentially be pretty good.

Something like an screen version of "Contact Harvest", the story of the first contact with the Covenant, some 30 years before the games' timeline.

[Malthus]

Why would that not make it a sequel? It was published after the Hobbit, and continues the narrative (if not the tone) of the earlier work.

Because conceptually it came first, so in a sense the Hobbit is really the prequel. /shrug

My impression was that the Simarillion came first, and both the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings are outgrowths of that.

Edit: much as Grumbler already said.

[jimmy olsen]

I want a Halo movie! 

Siegey brings up a good point.

The only kind of movie worse than a prequel is a movie based on a video game. 

Isn't that because most (maybe all?) haven't been given the A treatment. Hell, the entire genre's been desecrated by the likes of Uwe Boll.

[grumbler]

I still say that, with the right lead, some of the Honor Harrington novels could be terrific movies.

[Siege]

I still say that, with the right lead, some of the Honor Harrington novels could be terrific movies.

I agree.

Sandra Bullocks would look pretty close to the mental image I have of that bitch.

Though they would probably have to drop the Warshaski sails. That's pretty stupid.

[Neil]

Though they would probably have to drop the Warshaski sails. That's pretty stupid.

Ah.  So you're the person responsible for ruining everything interesting or cool that gets brought to the silver screen.

[Ed Anger]

I still say that, with the right lead, some of the Honor Harrington novels could be terrific movies.

I'd laugh if the infodumps was left in.

Hard. I'd even pay to watch that.

[Darth Wagtaros]

I still say that, with the right lead, some of the Honor Harrington novels could be terrific movies.

I'd laugh if the infodumps was left in.

Hard. I'd even pay to watch that.

I love the novels, it would be funny as hell if they did a Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy style break to go over some bit of technological arcana every now and again. 

"The Encyclopedia Galactica sites the Second Battle of Bestel as the first time .3c missiles were deployed against stationary space structures using the MegaCorp XL35 synthsteel armor."

[Syt]

I want a Ryder Hook movie with Dolph

[Jaron]

I still say that, with the right lead, some of the Honor Harrington novels could be terrific movies.

I agree.

Sandra Bullocks would look pretty close to the mental image I have of that bitch.

Though they would probably have to drop the Warshaski sails. That's pretty stupid.

Really? What about Miley? I must warn you, brother, she turns 18 in a couple of years and I'm not sure who you'll have to fill her shoes.

[Eddie Teach]

Really? What about Miley? I must warn you, brother, she turns 18 in a couple of years and I'm not sure who you'll have to fill her shoes.

Don't worry, the people at Disney are always on the lookout for new idols for the pre-teen crowd.