Sadly...if Spielberg is backing the franchise then the danger of Michael Bay is very legitimate.
Honestly...there might be some redeeming aspects to a Michael Bay Halo film based on the first game (not that I'd prefer it mind u), but frankly I cannot imagine his take on Fall of Reach. Fall of Reach deals with very sensitive themes and concepts about the morality of the military industrial complex that will be very difficult to adapt. Character motivations are a little easier to spell out in the novel than they are on film, particularly for Dr. Halsey and the trainees.
That's another problem with adapting Reach. Good luck casting this thing. Once the covenant show up and we transition into Chief's adult life I don't see much of an issue. I don't exactly see why people are so keen on Kiefer Sutherland as the Chief...but whatever. Me, i'd prefer Steve Downes...but there are any number of actors who could take the part since it would be mostly voiced based work and/or digital performance capture anyway.
No...the real danger here is the early sections of the film. For that we're going to have to sit through what I'm guessing is a pretty sizable section of child actors. That has the same problem which Ender's game has gone through in attempts to adapt it to the big screen because the central characters are actually very intelligent trained warriors who just also happen to be children as well. You'll have to find not just one but at least 3 unknown child actors who can pull that off without it being overly corny. And god help all us Halo nerds if they get some cutsie child star to play Chief. Remember Jake Loyd as Anakin Skywalker? Yeah.....
Honestly...there might be some redeeming aspects to a Michael Bay Halo film based on the first game (not that I'd prefer it mind u), but frankly I cannot imagine his take on Fall of Reach. Fall of Reach deals with very sensitive themes and concepts about the morality of the military industrial complex that will be very difficult to adapt. Character motivations are a little easier to spell out in the novel than they are on film, particularly for Dr. Halsey and the trainees.
That's another problem with adapting Reach. Good luck casting this thing. Once the covenant show up and we transition into Chief's adult life I don't see much of an issue. I don't exactly see why people are so keen on Kiefer Sutherland as the Chief...but whatever. Me, i'd prefer Steve Downes...but there are any number of actors who could take the part since it would be mostly voiced based work and/or digital performance capture anyway.
No...the real danger here is the early sections of the film. For that we're going to have to sit through what I'm guessing is a pretty sizable section of child actors. That has the same problem which Ender's game has gone through in attempts to adapt it to the big screen because the central characters are actually very intelligent trained warriors who just also happen to be children as well. You'll have to find not just one but at least 3 unknown child actors who can pull that off without it being overly corny. And god help all us Halo nerds if they get some cutsie child star to play Chief. Remember Jake Loyd as Anakin Skywalker? Yeah.....