Microsoft demands heavy studio commitment as Halo goes to the movies

Plans for a high-budget Halo movie are being pushed ahead by Microsoft, which delivered copies of the Alex Garland penned script to Hollywood studios earlier this week - with a high price tag and tough conditions attached.

Messengers dressed as the Xbox series’ iconic hero, the Master Chief, arrived at the offices of many major studios on Monday to hand in copies of the script, for which Garland - the British author of The Beach and 28 Days Later - was paid $1 million.

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