Hardly news, ordinarily. Except this is Microsoft hiring a writer for a big screen adaptation of
Halo.
They've picked up Alex Garland, whose
credits include the magnificent 28 Days Later.
Microsoft plans to offers the rights and the script as a "turnkey" package to studios. Smart move.
For what it's worth, I typed turnkey as "turkey" initially. Simple typo? Or prophecy?
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