TheHaloTV show, which for years floundered in pre-production, is suddenly moving forward with impressive speed. There’s perhaps no better symbol of this than a photo posted by the officialHaloTwitter account this past Thursday. The photo featuresMaster Chiefactor Pablo Schreiber standing in front of a height chart while holding Chief’s iconic helmet. The tweet lists the photo as a throwback to when Schreiber “told us he was gonna wear something nice.”
The photo offers a first look at theHaloTV series' star associated with his upcoming role. It may not feature Schreiber in the suit or helmet, but it allows fans to visualize what theHaloTV show might be working towards. That the photo is taken in front of a height chart also adds some energy to it. Master Chief in both the games and books is known to be 7 feet tall. Schreiber doesn’t quite reach 7 feet, but he’s impressively close. He may be as close as real-life can get to the height and build of Master Chief.
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Following the Twitter post showing Schreiber next to the Master Chief helmet, theHaloTV show production made a further announcement. Joining Pablo Schreiber will be six more castmates. Dr. Catherine Halsey, the creator of the Spartan super-soldier program, will be played by Natascha McElhone ofCalifornication. Bokeem Woodbine ofFargowill play Soren-066, another participant in the Spartan program, and Shabana Azmi ofFirewill play Admiral Margaret Parangosky.
Joining those familiar characters from theHalouniverse will be three all-new characters. Bentley Kalu ofAvengers: Age of Ultron, Natasha Culzac ofThe Witcher, and Kate Kennedy ofCatastrophewill be playing Spartan Vannak-134, Spartan Riz-028, and Spartan Kai-125, respectively. How this squad of Spartan super soldiers will be interacting with Master Chief remains to be seen.
With a star-studded cast, theHaloTV show is positioning itself to be a meaningful recreation of theHalostory while also pursuing storylines as-yet-untold. It’s crazy to think that theHaloTV adaptation was first announced in May 2013, the same event where the Xbox One console was first announced. At the time, the series was said to be a platform-agnostic show withSteven Spielberg as an executive producer. Now the show is coming to Showtime for a 10-episode season produced, written, and run by Kyle Killen, whose previous work includesAwakeandLone Star.
There’s still plenty of production left before theHaloTV show can start filming, let alone before it can debut. Yet theHaloTV show has never been this close to being real, which should be very exciting forHalofans.
