From what I’m told, below is the picture of a scene from the Spartan children in training. Fans of the book could probably figure out where this one is from. I do know the Master Chief is in there. Chime in your comments below.
In the game, Master Chief, the last Spartan, and a brave band of human soldiers risk everything to halt the terrifying Covenant onslaught.
The folks over at Microsoft aren’t too thrilled with us and these pics and are “threatening” us.
FYI Mr. Weston, this is nothing more than fan art made by an artist in Hollywood. When every home made HALO fan art and youtube video on the net is taken down and you guys learn how to properly play ball in Hollywood and make the HALO movie then maybe, I will honor your request.
Yeah, right.
Fuck off.
From what I understand, Mr. Ballmer got egged in Hungary which you can also see below. Not for nothing, last time I checked there weren’t any major league pitchers from Hungary and that fool clearly missed three pitches, but I do know that there is a large majority of starting pitchers in Baseball who are DOMINICAN like yours truly who know very well how to pitch inside the strike zone. That is something Mr. Ballmer should keep in mind the next time he visits New York.
I’m off to coach my Cal Ripken League pitchers. Stay tuned next week when we put up the 3rd pic. In the meantime you can follow my updates on TWITTER y que se joda Microsoft!
Mayimbe out.
Check out the pic below and for a hi-res version just click on the image.
Wow... Commented By: Fontez on 2008-08-11 17:07:06 That is BAD... ASS... I'm gettin excited again. Let's just pray to the Forerunner that this movie will be done properly and by the right people.
ahh! Commented By: Curtis on 2008-08-11 18:57:24 i get to see all but the last picture and then i get shipped off to boot camp :(
my luck..
but this kicks ass though! im stoked to hear when the movie will actually come out. its sad that the origional script was trashed cause the landfall movie was pretty sweet. but this makes up for it :D
Chiefs there Commented By: Geust on 2008-08-11 20:22:04 he is in the center closest to the bell,on top of the other kids
Holy Crap! Commented By: Tris on 2008-08-11 21:20:30 I can't WAIT for this to come to "A Theatre Near You" lol
Not What I Was Expecting Commented By: James on 2008-08-11 21:45:07 This concept needs more trees, like the ones described in the first novel.
microshit Commented By: linken91 on 2008-08-11 23:41:11 Microsoft only is threatening cuz they want to fuck up the movie!!!! the first script they paid a million for a script to fuck up the movie and now we have a guy that is writing a script on his own free will and following the books to make it right. i don't give a shit what Microsoft thinks i just want a good halo movie thats made right. Microsoft just wants money!!! and if they want money make the movie right.
Hey pendejo Commented By: None of your business on 2008-08-11 23:50:27 Did you get authorization from the artist? This guy has every right to question you and ask you to pull the images down, who cares about Hungary, this is a legal situation. Mr. Tough guy, people like you piss me off. Go crawl back in your hole.
Dude... Commented By: Fontez on 2008-08-11 23:57:02 Buddy have some respect. You obviously come to this site for the awesome movie news. These guys are pretty quick and accurate, and they have an excellent sense of humour. Let them do their job and give the people the info they want. Don't call them pendejo... Puta.
Commented By: Keiran on 2008-08-12 00:02:30 Way to go...just don't piss Microsoft off to much...they might burst into your home one night ad throw you into the local river...
hmm Commented By: Joe on 2008-08-12 00:04:15 That letter has spelling errors, no real legal affairs employee from Microsoft would EVER may a spelling error like that. I do not believe it. And these pieces of concept art are nowhere near being copyrighted through Microsoft so I still dont understand why someone from Microsoft would claim to have them taken down. That letter is not real, i assure you of it.
What a juvenile response. Commented By: guest on 2008-08-12 06:12:49 'Concept Art' is not 'fan art made by an artist in Hollywood'. If the studios paid for this then its to be created its theirs. Your argument comparing this to homemade work is flawed, as that is freely offered by the owners. If your going to publish work against the wishers of the owner, then stand up and acknowledge that rather than hiding behind bullshit justifications.
wha? Commented By: battle apple on 2008-08-12 06:13:16 @Joe
I double-checked the letter and didn't see any spelling errors(did find some in your post, though.) Mind pointing them out? The letter looks pretty legit to me. BTW anyone know wtf that guy was saying in Hungarian?
there is an error Commented By: Mike on 2008-08-12 06:46:52 "Please ensure that steps are taken TOP avoid publication of these images."
Coolness Commented By: JimMcDosh on 2008-08-12 07:52:10 LOL, you got some good ones there. Very good indeed.
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Very confused Commented By: dwez on 2008-08-12 08:08:21 I just looked at the picture, which I thought was cool then skimmed over the threatening email only to read FYI. Mr Weston which is my surname. For a minute I thought I was going to be asked to follow the white rabbit.
Good god on 2008-08-12 08:44:33 A nice picture - other than the fact it's been RUINED buy the stupid 'Latio Review' stamp in the middle. Nice work....
uhh... Commented By: sam on 2008-08-12 09:12:27 @joe, the only spelling error i can find is 'top' rather than to. i wasn't aware that simply by grace of being a microsoft lawyer, one was exempt from making the occasional typing error. seeing as 'top' would not be picked up as a spelling error by spell check, your argument of the email being 'fake' really holds no grounds.
HOLY #$@% !! Commented By: Fontez on 2008-08-12 11:06:15 GUYS !! IT'S A FUCKIN LETTER !! ENJOY THE ART AND THE MOVIE NEWS AND SHUT UP !!
ignorance Commented By: Nuggsy on 2008-08-12 12:07:24 to those of you who are bitching, you obviously haven't kept up with the entire story. this isn't artwork that was commissioned by microsoft. this is a project that was put together by several concept artists and a screenwriter that they hope to pitch to microsoft in order to get interest in the movie stirred up again.
Mayimbe is right in ignoring the CAD order until it is proven that these works are, in reality, property of microsoft. Like he said, they are basically fan works at the moment, so microsoft really can't have them pulled from any sites.
Ozeki Commented By: Ozeki on 2008-08-12 12:31:33 For those who want to know where John aka MC is, it's the kid reaching for that "trophy". They're playing King of the Hill.
Also one of the three military officers is CPO Mendez, the other two should be Commander Keyes and Dr. Halsey, which is a female and thus not represented here. :/
hrmm Commented By: bc on 2008-08-12 12:52:22 im confidant the original script would have been better.
turning a novel into a movie has loads of inherent problems. and that's not to mention, the original script was written by a hand picked author (chosen by bungie) and it was a NEW story woven into the current canon.
i just, don't see why re-doing a book is so appealing.
for a film like this work work well, it needs a focused scope, and The Fall of Reach is way too big.
heh Commented By: xalener on 2008-08-12 15:24:02 This is based on the book because it's a really good book!
Duh...
Commented By: Ian Kennedy on 2008-08-12 18:13:48 LOL. This stuff was made as part of a business venture using MSFT owned stuff in the hopes MSFT would pick it up. It's not "fan" art. please. Replace the MC and the pelican with stormtroopers and tie bombers and see how fast Lucasfilm responds. LOL @ schooling MSFT in how to do buisness. It's the fucktards in hollywood that need to learn to play ball. their 19th century business model is doomed.
Hope Floats Commented By: Nick on 2008-08-13 00:12:16 DAMN that looks tasty. Im not gonna get my hopes up this time like I did when they FIRST announced the Halo movie...but i have hope that it will be done faithfully
MicroBS Commented By: deck on 2008-08-13 01:40:53 fuck them , my console died and it fucked up 2 of my discs..... fuck em fuck microsoft ........
y are they Bs about a stupid movie people have forgot already? people need to hear someshit about it to keep the hype alive...... its a stupid concept art u might not even see someshit like that in the movie... fucken ridicule
srew u and ur SHIT BOX !!!!
Angry Hungarian Guy... Commented By: Jakish on 2008-08-13 03:56:51 That angry Hungarian said some close to "Microsoft has stolen 45 million dollars from the Hungarian people, give that money back"
Am I close?
on 2008-08-13 04:36:55 I'm not saying that as fans, we'd all like to see this stuff, but the concept art is owned by MS. Like any company would, they're trying to control their IP in the way they see fit. It's there's, not yours or the public's.
Like it or not, IP laws exist.
You probably thought you were going to be some kind of hero standing up to big mean MS, instead you come off like a prick. It's one thing to show the pictures because of fan interest, but it's another thing entirely to call the lawyer a prick for doing his job or to be angry at MS for trying to protect one of their top brands the way they see fit (as many companies/artists/creators would do; it's their choice).
awesome Commented By: stich626 on 2008-08-13 07:44:52 ps3 owns al this shit XD
awesomeisanidiot on 2008-08-13 08:06:43 Yeah, the PS3 owns a movie...LOL
The fact that this movie will probably come out on Blu-Ray is funny....with idiots like "awesome" please stop spreading their "intelligent" comments.
Hope this movie delivers. They could do some epic stuff with this story.
okay... Commented By: Kim on 2008-08-13 09:47:56 The artwork was created with the intention of being concept art of a halo movie. If Microsoft accepts this hollywood artist's proposal, you'll have leaked the halo movie's production assets, if not, you've at least posted this artist's work. You obviously don't have Microsoft's permission or approval, you'd better hope you have the artist's.
Aside from legal terms, nobody wants to see the concept art & pre-production of a movie prior to seeing the film, it spoils the movie.
robs Commented By: Rob on 2008-08-13 15:17:42 The picture of chief holding the 2 smg's is not concept art for a movie at all. This pic was made aprox 2 years before the release of halo 3 and was intended to be promotional work that is all.
Microshit on 2008-08-13 20:20:39 im sooo bootleging this movie so i can watch it ...and maybe then microsoft will understand how to present them selfs to others.. i mean like i said ists only CONCEPT art """CONCEPT""" its soo ridiculous a microsoft attorney might just only be doing their job ... but at the same time there setting their company a bad image.. a worse one than they already have " ohh " wait its MICROSOFT they practically dont even know and care what they do ... .. how about u give me my money back for agravation my rrod cost me oh better yet why dont u give me my money back for ur external HDplayer ""We Give our Costumers Choice""" what fucken choice is that.. all that shit is doing is building dust on my counter... u and ur lies about games being 1080 how the fuck is that shit 1080 when its on a dvd tell me !..............
halo Commented By: michael on 2008-08-13 22:35:32 i read a book its xcalled halo fall of reach and it is about when master chief and the other spartans were a whole bunch of kids. there was one activity in the book where the first one who rings the bell wins. i realize now if they are going to make a halo moviwe they have to include a part when john(master chief) was a kid. by the way thats not the whole Book!!
on 2008-08-14 02:51:30 no fuck you all
to anyone defending the lawyer Commented By: dleon on 2008-08-15 14:47:06 do you honestly think that companies do not like free advertising? this lawyer like many others are just sniffing out every little thing they can find. This is just concept art for a pitch that has not even been accepted, the attorney only fuels it more by giving it credibility , kind of the opposite he was going for in my opinion.
to anyone defending the lawyer Commented By: dleon on 2008-08-15 14:47:08 do you honestly think that companies do not like free advertising? this lawyer like many others are just sniffing out every little thing they can find. This is just concept art for a pitch that has not even been accepted, the attorney only fuels it more by giving it credibility , kind of the opposite he was going for in my opinion.
oops Commented By: dleon on 2008-08-15 14:48:43 keyboard fell off my lap, please erase this comment and the copy of my first post.
The letter... Commented By: The Storm 59 on 2008-08-19 05:01:09 The letter probably is legit. If they intend to use information like this they would want to back it up legally, so they didn't have someone saying that they stole their idea, or get involved in a legal battle for any amount of reasons.. The best way to do this would be to write a kind cease and desist letter, as they did. I don't know if they will follow this up further, but I somehow doubt it.
PLEASE Commented By: Stefan on 2008-08-28 18:46:36 MAKE A HALO MOVIE IT WILL BE SICK
stupid on 2008-10-04 11:23:49 Wow, so they send you a very legit legal document and you respond by saying "I'll comply when you release the movie, so in the meantime fuck off"?
Very professional.
omg Commented By: mm on 2008-10-31 19:27:11 what the fuck
What the?!?! Commented By: Anthony on 2008-12-30 13:12:41 Ok, first, Microsoft is an idiot for not making the movie already, second, WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL IF SOME CONCEPT ART IS SHOWN ON THE WEB?!?!?! Idiots...
Look... Commented By: Logan on 2009-01-03 16:17:43 Who you trying to fool? The first picture is concept art for Halo 2. Fuck ya all.
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Haha Commented By: Efrain on 2009-01-07 23:24:36 Nothing should be censored and neither should this pitiful concept art which would look good if the kids weren't in normal close but training gear and have bald heads.
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Scammed Commented By: Randall on 2009-02-08 01:40:43 First off, some of those pictures are just cheap scams, because they were released as something else. However, you have not complied with the legality of the ones you did release as Halo: Fall of Reach movie concept art.
If you don't get the artist's permission, you're screwed.
Fake, Fake, and Fake. Commented By: incredibly amused by your fail on 2009-02-25 18:17:31 This shit is faked. The first image is concept art for Halo 2, and the bottom image has the pelican superimposed on the image, as are the training objects and kids/characters. If you want to make a believeable fake, learn to photoshop first and don't waste time using CG stuff, because it sticks out like a sore thumb when you try to merge it with stuff from real life. Anyway, nice try faking that you have proof of anything, again. You guys are dumbasses, and I hope you go bankrupt for being dumbasses and creating blatant lies like this.
Legit. Commented By: Smarter than the guy below me. on 2009-03-14 05:02:54 Actually, the image, as far as the Halo canon is concerned, is legit. If you had read the Halo books you would realise that the upright logs in the centre of the picture are without a doubt the "Playground". Also, the kids ARE wearing training gear, they've got grey sweats on. And the reason they aren't bald is because this is probably the first training session from "The Fall of Reach", at which time the kids' heads weren't shaved yet. Do some research before you mouth off like a child.
Why? Commented By: fontanue on 2009-04-02 14:26:56 Why would microsoft get upset? Everyone already knew there would be a film,which would then go to dvd and sit in a million homes collecting dust. Why so spooked? It's not a picture of chief without a helmet.Besides,making a halo movie is "big" and I'm not sure hollywood can come through.I'd rather they make more games...like 9 more.But not like halo wars,like halo 1 with just master chief FPS'n.
wtf Commented By: heretic hero on 2009-04-09 22:05:26 thats not the playground from the book at all. in the book it way huge with pully systems and shit with many different ways of getting to the top.
Wow...whatta bunch o\' idiots. Commented By: Anthony on 2009-05-03 22:57:51 1st. This isn't Microsofts' concept art, It's Stuart Beattie's and his pal. so Microsoft should screw off. 2nd. WHY IS MICROSOFT GETTING TICKED ABOUT THIS?!?!?!?! If anything, this should help them get the movie off of the freakin' ground, but NOOOOOO, Microsoft HAD to be the idiots here, and HAD TO MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT!! Whatta bunch o' idiots...
Lol, great concept art by the way. :D
