Why we'll never see Neill Blomkamp's Halo movie

Too many Master Chiefs in the kitchen
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Armand Valdes
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Why we'll never see Neill Blomkamp's Halo movie
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Halo is one of the most sought-after film properties in the history of video games. So why is it that one of Hollywood's biggest producers, Peter Jackson, and sci-fi darling Neill Blomkamp were unable to get this film off the ground? We take a look.

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Armand Valdes

Armand Valdes was a Video Producer at Mashable. He was seen hosting explainer videos and creating original content for Mashable's YouTube channel. Prior to his work at Mashable, Armand produced videos for Funny or Die and YouTube with his production company Imagimayhem Productions.


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