heres the link:

http://www.igniq.com/2006/07/halo-movie-to-star-denzel-washington.aspx

I would have never thought it but I think they can pull this off.

Um, not to sound racist or anything, but WTF?! Is Master Chief black? I have a memory (only vague tough) of that they let you see part of Master Chiefs neck in the second instalment, and that it was a light coloured skin. I could very well be wrong though. In that case… What the heck, he could do it well, and it would be fun to see him moving around in that suit… If they don’t 3D it, as they always do nowadays… *sigh* …Star Wars… * sigh* …

I wouldn' t look too deeply into this one guys. There' s no real quotes, from anyone having any part in the Halo movie... at all. they source IMDB which, in most cases, is usually a bad idea. (they' re known for posting rumours such as this, as fact). I won' t call it credible untill we get confirmation from someone in the industry. I mean, he' s a phenominal actor, don' t get me wrong, and he' d do a great job. But for now, I' m not getting my hopes up.

No, you dont see MC' s neck in the 2nd game. However, in Halo: the Flood, he is described as not only being white, but extrememly pale.

I really like Denzel as an actor of course, he' s a top notch charactor, like when he portay as a villan in ' ' Training Days' ' he was tight, the other day I watch ' ' Inside Man' ' and he got a tight role. I don' t really care who play as MC, because he/she will be wearing that green armor suite and helmet anyway for the rest of the movie, and MC voice will be voice over from another voice talent(think of Dark Vador) no actor/actress has officially has the role of MC yet, so all we will see is MC suite doing all the work and the person thats get the part is just doing all the movement.

I also post in other game websites and i found the most curious thing, people who got sick about SONY´s ads (the ones whit the white chick grabbing the black chick by the jaw) because they found them racist seems to react in quite a diferent way to this rumors, i guess for those people the white and black men must have equal rigths as long as those rigths dont get in their regular life.

So i hope he will be Master Chief, i wonder if Denzel will be up to it, if they are true to the game, tne spartan is never to reveal his face, will he still play the part even when no one wiil know??? i hope he does

are you fucking retarded? You' re calling me racist because I said it would be odd for a black guy to play a white guy in a movie? I am as far from racist as anyone can be. Also think of the situation in reverse, wouldnt it be odd for a white man to play Martin Luther King Jr. in a movie? You bet it would, and not just odd, it would be wrong and outragous. I would never compare Master Chief to MLK Jr., but what Im trying to say is he is an established character and they should stick to the character. If the book had said MC was black, I wouldnt be saying this, because I think Denzel is a great actor who can play any part and deserves the highest respect not only for his acting ability but his humanitarian views and generousity. Oh, and I for one think the Sony ad was not racist, but the executives in charge should have known it may have been percieved as such, so it was therefore insensitive.

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are you fucking retarded? You' re calling me racist because I said it would be odd for a black guy to play a white guy in a movie? I am as far from racist as anyone can be. Also think of the situation in reverse, wouldnt it be odd for a white man to play Martin Luther King Jr. in a movie? You bet it would, and not just odd, it would be wrong and outragous. I would never compare Master Chief to MLK Jr., but what Im trying to say is he is an established character and they should stick to the character. If the book had said MC was black, I wouldnt be saying this, because I think Denzel is a great actor who can play any part and deserves the highest respect not only for his acting ability but his humanitarian views and generousity. Oh, and I for one think the Sony ad was not racist, but the executives in charge should have known it may have been percieved as such, so it was therefore insensitive.

I am talking about the other websites where i post mate, like gamespot for instance, please read the entire post whit attention before you go bananas on me.

well, it would seem an apology is in order. I read the entire post, but I misinterpreted it as you were including me in the catagory of the people being racist against black actors. So sorry mate, welcome to kikizo. I swear everyone else is much more polite than I. Ok, except for Joe.

not to worry mate, it was an honest mistake so its ok, thanks for the welcome.

I always thought MC would look like George Clooney based on his voice.

It must get really uncomfortable sleeping in that suit though. Or is that just what MC looks like naked?

According to the books MC is about 7 ft tall, extremely pale and has dark hair.

So they' ll probably have someone who is really tall play MC. They can always add some height with the costume and special effects. I suppose if you never actually get to see MC out of his suite (like in the games) it could be played by just about anyone.

The other spartans had a wide range of looks but they were all really tall and strong, we may get to see other spartans in the movie too.

According to the books MC is about 7 ft tall, extremely pale and has dark hair.

Someone more like George Muresan then, heh.

Well, at least if the rumor is true, and they are approaching Denzel Washington that bodes well for the production.
They' re approaching real, Oscar caliber actors. That' s a good thing. It means they' re taking this project seriously. We may just get a quality movie out of this one.

I read in my newspaper that Peter Jackson approached him himself.

Then again, THIS is the guy who got Jack Black to act in King Kong. He was alright in the role, but definitely not fantastic =/

Anyway, if MC has to be black, I would' ve thought someone older, like Samuel L. Jackson XD

' 7 ft tall, extremely pale and has dark hair.'

That sounds like Yao Ming MC as an Asian X3!!!

They' re approaching real, Oscar caliber actors. That' s a good thing. It means they' re taking this project seriously. We may just get a quality movie out of this one.

Ben Kingsley was in Bloodrayne and well ya ....

Anyways didnt Denzal Washington approach Jackson cause he wanted Jacksons cgi studio to do the effects in his upcoming film he directing?

Ah here' s the link: AP

Anyways didnt Denzal Washington approach Jackson cause he wanted Jacksons cgi studio to do the effects in his upcoming film he directing?

Yes. It was nothing to do with Halo.

Fuck it - it could be marlon brando cause he' s not taking taht helmet off ..or is he? :)

I' m hoping Master Chief isn' t going to be in the film at all, or at least only has a cameo appearance.

I want to see the story from a group of soldiers point of view, much like in Aliens or Starship Troopers or even Platoon.

Get me?

I wouldn' t mind having him as the main character as long as it' s all based on the books (espcially 1st and 3rd)