DB Weiss takes on Halo script [update 1]
by Ross Miller 
{ Jul 14th 2006 at 11:55AM }
Author D.B. Weiss, whose novel Lucky Wander Boy earned him some critical acclaim, recently spoke to GameSetWatch about the success of his book and his current project: the Halo movie script.What about Alex Garland, who was reportedly paid $1 million for his screenplay? It is not rare for a studio to bring in another author to clean up and tweak a script, and that's our guess for what Weiss is currently doing. Weiss is also working on "an entirely new second draft" for the Lucky Wander Boy adaptation as well as tackling Ender's Game alongside David Benioff.
If nothing else (director, actors, production dates), at least the script is working out.
[via 1UP]
[update 1: In an e-mail exchange, Weiss told Joystiq that, while he can't say much, he is "doing a rewrite on the Garland script for Halo." Also, since a Joystiq commentor was curious about Ender's Game, Weiss said this: "Orson Scott Card wrote an Ender's Game script, as did Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris, and myself."]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Nick @ Jul 14th 2006 12:13PM
Bruce willis For master chief!
Shaymus22 @ Jul 14th 2006 12:28PM
@Nick
'choo talkin' 'bout cortana
Derek @ Jul 14th 2006 12:28PM
Who the F is this guy?
I'm sorry, but please point up some other movies this guy has done so that we may all whine how much thsi guy sucks so we may share our view on what who we DEMAND should do the script...DEMAND!
/no life...
32_Footsteps @ Jul 14th 2006 12:36PM
What the... the author of Lucky Wander Boy? The guy who couldn't maintain a coherent plot for over 200 pages? The guy who managed to act more pretentious than me somehow?
He's someone who's more interested in making an obscure reference to prove he's smart than to actually deepen the quality of the work in question. Anyone who would seriously talk about the Marxist interpretation of Pac-Man (which he spent a page of Lucky Wander Boy doing) is just a bit too full of themselves.
If this guy's making the script for a Halo movie, I wouldn't get my hopes up for quality.
Jeff @ Jul 14th 2006 12:42PM
wow I love Ender's Game I just hope he won't mess up that script or Halo's.
Sidd @ Jul 14th 2006 12:52PM
WOOT! enders game better be a good movie, as the book series is amazing. Hope this guy is good.
Lazrius @ Jul 14th 2006 1:08PM
I'm glad to see the movie is starting to get going.
Wil @ Jul 14th 2006 1:54PM
Interesting how the author, Orson Scott Card, is the one who actually did the script for Ender's Game this time around, so unless he's just tweaking it, your facts are wrong. The script has been through I believe three rewrites, and I doubt they would have hired him to do yet ANOTHER rewrite.
frenchtoast @ Jul 15th 2006 2:37AM
I read Lucky Wander Boy over a year ago and loved the book. D.B. Weiss' love and commitment to gaming should ensure that the Halo movie is half decent. Remember its the Director thats going to screw the story up on this.
tard @ Jul 22nd 2006 1:21AM
So let me get this straight. A person who wrote a book about a guy destroying his company for making a movie videogame script is writing... a videogame script. Sure, it's not a retrogaming script... but still...
chris @ Jul 31st 2006 5:07AM
Ryan Reynolds for the role of the master chief in the halo movie
chris @ Jul 31st 2006 5:09AM
ryan reynolds for master chief in halo