Showtime’s highly-anticipated Halo TV collection was apparently “well into shooting the first season” previous to the pandemic.
In a latest interview with Collider, American-Canadian actor Pablo Schreiber – who performs Master Chief within the Halo TV collection – opened up about how far alongside the present’s inaugural season was earlier than the group had been pressured to place filming on maintain for the foreseeable future.
Schreiber is most well-known for his roles within the TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods and Netflix authentic Orange Is The New Black.
“We’re well into shooting the first season, and it’s going very, very well,” Schreiber stated. “I love the people that I’m working with, and I’m very excited about showing it to the world.”
When requested about why Halo was being tailored right into a TV collection versus a movie – which followers have been asking for ever since Halo three debuted manner again in 2007 – Schreiber argued that in relation to prolonged video games, longform drama is the best way to go.
“I think it’s the only way to tell that story,” Schreiber stated. “I think a movie would never have left enough time to tell that tale. It’s built for television. Long form storytelling is the only way to tell these particular stories.”
In associated information, Halo Infinite is making an look on the Xbox Series X first occasion games showcase later as we speak. You can watch the Halo Infinite gameplay reveal here.
Apparently we’re solely getting a have a look at the Infinite campaign as we speak, however who is aware of? A Halo insider lately revealed that Halo Infinite would feature grappling hooks, sprinting, and more – however then went on to substantiate that grappling hooks operate like gear, versus being a set a part of Master Chief’s package, and can doubtless be unique to multiplayer (that means we most likely gained’t see the hook as we speak).