Before I get all Ollie Stone on you, here's what LatinoReview says about the plot: "The script is, first and foremost, a character-driven story about a soldier named John who was kidnapped or 'conscripted' by the UNSC when he was just six years old and then brutally trained to become an elite Spartan warrior known as Master Chief 117. The script then takes us through the horrific first contact with the Covenant hordes on the doomed colony world of Harvest, and then climaxes with the spectacular fall of the UNSC forward base on Reach, during which every other Spartan is slaughtered." The reviewer also points out that the film will attempt to generate suspense by keeping the Covenant hidden for half the film (perhaps in the Ark of the Covenant? Oops, wrong series!). Beattie's script also paves the way for a sequel if all goes well. It sounds too good to be--

Hey you! Where are you going with that sleeping bag? Come back here! Before you go camping in front of your local theater in order to get the first ticket, please note the following: Microsoft has to approve all of this, and some studio will have to pony up the dough. They'll need to cast the movie and find a director and get the thing made. This may never happen, and I'll tell you why. This could be a big marketing ploy! Have you seen Microsoft's Mojave commercials? These guys went out of their way to disguise Vista and present it as "Microsoft Mojave" to people who have never used Vista. The folks only heard that Vista sucked. Then, after people praised the 30 seconds they saw of "Mojave," Microsoft revealed "Ha ha suckers! It's really Vista!!" What a dirty trick, especially since they didn't do this to anybody who had actually USED Vista and KNOWN FIRSTHAND that it sucks. It would be a different commercial then. "Mojave my ASS!" yells an informed person. "This is Vista with an Ultra Perm!"

Can you trust these people to get this film made? This is Microsoft! Suppose Halo does get made, and you go see it, and after 17 different studio logos fade from view, the movie flashes the blue screen of death and shuts the projector off? Wouldn't you feel silly?