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After Paramount+ canceled Halo after two seasons, producers are trying to get a third season off the ground somewhere else — and viewers are reflecting on the video game adaptation’s demise. Halo’s cancellation made headlines on Thursday, July 18. “We are extremely proud of this ambitious series and would like to thank our partners at Xbox, 343 Industries, and Amblin Television, along with showrunner and executive producer David Wiener, his fellow executive producers, the entire cast led by Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief, and the amazing crew for all their outstanding work,” Paramount+ said in a statement, per TVLine. “We wish everyone the best going forward.” In its statement, 343 Industries said: “We deeply appreciate the millions of fans who propelled the Halo series to be a global success, and we remain committed to broadening the Halo universe in different ways in the future. We are grateful to Amblin and Paramount...

The sci-fi series Halo, starring Pablo Schreiber, has been cancelled by Paramount+ after two seasons. The show’s producers, Amblin Television, Xbox, and 343 Industries, are currently seeking a new platform for the series. In a statement, Paramount+ expressed their pride in the ambitious series and thanked the production companies, showrunner David Wiener, and the cast […]

‘Halo’ Cancelled by Paramount+ After Two Seasons...

It look a long, long time for a Halo adaptation to hit the screen. For years, there was talk of Neill Blomkamp making a Master Chief movie. Then a small-screen series version pinged around in development hell for years, until finally it was willed into existence – a streaming show on Paramount+, starring Pablo Schreiber as its central super-soldier. But after all that time spent making Halo happen, Halo will no longer be happening going forward: the series is not being picked up at Paramount+ for Season 3.

In the wake of Season 2, which delivered its final episode in March this year, the streamer has confirmed that it won’t be pursuing more instalments. “Paramount+ can confirm that ‘Halo’ will not move forward with a third season on the service,” reads a statement. “We are extremely proud of this ambitious series and would like to thank our partners at Xbox, 343 Industries and Amblin Television,...

Halo video game fans never liked the first season of the series adaptation. However, its popularity among the general audience earned a surprising second season for the Pablo Schreiber-led show. After two seasons at Paramount+, the streamer announced that the series will not move forward with a third season.

A still from Halo | Paramount+

Fans, especially the ones aware of the game lore, welcomed the move from Paramount+. They wished that the series could’ve learned a lesson or two from successful video game adaptations like Fallout and The Last of Us. Interestingly, both seasons of Halo received critical acclaim for their action scenes, cast, and visual effects.

Paramount+ Cancels Halo After Two Seasons and Fans Blame The Derivative Writing Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief in a still from Halo | Paramount+

Paramount+ released a statement announcing the cancelation of its live-action adaptation of the video game, Halo. The series...

Based on the popular video games, the “Halo” series premiered on Paramount+ back in 2022, with the second season arriving earlier this year. But Season 2 will be the show’s final season, we’ve learned tonight. Paramount+ has officially cancelled the series after two seasons.

The series is currently being shopped elsewhere, reportedly with approval from Paramount+.

Paramount+ said in a statement tonight, “We are extremely proud of this ambitious series, and would like to thank our partners at Xbox, 343 Industries and Amblin Television, along with showrunner and executive producer David Wiener, his fellow executive producers, the entire cast led by Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief and the amazing crew for all their outstanding work. We wish everyone the best going forward.”

“We deeply appreciate the millions of fans who propelled the Halo series to be a global success and we remain committed to broadening the Halo universe in different ways in the future,...

Master Chief’s fight has ended. Today, Paramount+ announced that it has cancelled Halo after just two seasons.

In a statement, a Paramount+ spokesperson said: “We are extremely proud of this ambitious series and would like to thank our partners at Xbox, 343 Industries and Amblin Television, along with showrunner and executive producer David Wiener, his fellow executive producers, the entire cast led by Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief and the amazing crew for all their outstanding work. We wish everyone the best going forward.” However, the battle may not be entirely over as Amblin Television, Xbox, and 343 Industries are said to be shopping the series to other buyers.

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“We deeply appreciate the millions of fans who propelled the Halo series to be a global success, and we remain committed to broadening the Halo universe in different ways in the future,...

Paramount+ has cancelled Halo, Deadline has confirmed.

The news comes a few months after Season 2 of the live-action video game adaptation premiered on the streamer in February. Amblin Television, Xbox and 343 Industries are currently shopping Halo in hopes of finding it a new home, Deadline understands.

“We are extremely proud of this ambitious series and would like to thank our partners at Xbox, 343 Industries and Amblin Television, along with showrunner and executive producer David Wiener, his fellow executive producers, the entire cast led by Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief and the amazing crew for all their outstanding work. We wish everyone the best going forward,” a spokesperson for Paramount+ said in a statement Thursday.

Added 343 Industries: “We deeply appreciate the millions of fans who propelled the Halo series to be a global success and we remain committed to broadening the Halo universe in different ways in the future. We...

The live-action “Halo” series has been canceled at Paramount+, Variety has learned.

The big budget series based on the popular Xbox video game franchise aired two seasons at the streaming service. The show originally debuted in 2022, while the second season aired between February and March 2024.

“Paramount+ can confirm that ‘Halo’ will not move forward with a third season on the service,” the streamer said in a stataement. “We are extremely proud of this ambitious series and would like to thank our partners at Xbox, 343 Industries and Amblin Television, along with showrunner and executive producer David Wiener, his fellow executive producers, the entire cast led by Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief and the amazing crew for all their outstanding work. We wish everyone the best going forward.”

According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Xbox, Amblin TV, and 343 Industries will try to shop the series to other outlets.

Master Chief has fought his last battle at Paramount+.

The streamer has canceled its video game adaptation Halo after two seasons. The series, based on the XBox franchise and starring Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief John-117, finished its second season in March.

“We are extremely proud of this ambitious series and would like to thank our partners at Xbox, 343 Industries and Amblin Television, along with showrunner and executive producer David Wiener, his fellow executive producers, the entire cast led by Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief and the amazing crew for all their outstanding work,” Paramount+ said in a statement. “We wish everyone the best going forward.”

Sources say the show’s producers — Amblin, XBox and 343 Industries — will look to land the series at another outlet for a third season. Paramount+ is said to be supportive of a possible move.

“We deeply appreciate the millions of fans who propelled the...

This Halo article contains spoilers.

There’s no denying that the Halo season 2 finale delivered the goods, not only finally getting Master Chief and Cortana to the ring itself but also setting up storylines from the original game that will hopefully pay off in big ways in a third season. But despite a cliffhanger finale that introduced both 343 Guilty Spark and the Flood parasite, and that ended with John-117 preparing to trek deeper into the depths of the ring, we still haven’t heard anything about Halo season 3.

Not that the Halo team isn’t already thinking about what could come next. In fact, judging from comments made earlier this year, they’re more than ready to finish the fight.

“You always have to assume the best, right? And you wanna be writing with that long-term view in mind. So, definitely there’s story beyond season 2. We would love to be able to explore,...

Yellow Veil Pictures and Vinegar Syndrome have released the hypnotic and beautifully meditative trailer for Riddle of Fire, a movie that was included in the lineup at last year’s Fantastic Fest and Midnight Madness at TIFF. The trailer plays like a fever dream as writer and director Weston Razooli takes you on a unique journey through the eyes of children as they make their way through the forest and encounter many threatening figures, which plays out like a dark fairy tale.

The official synopsis reads,

“This neo-fairytale set in Wyoming, USA follows three mischievous children as they embark on an odyssey when their mother asks them to run an errand. On the hunt to obtain her favourite blueberry pie, the children are kidnapped by poachers, battle a witch, outwit a huntsman, befriend a fairy, and bond together to become best friends forever.”

Skyler Peters, Phoebe Ferro, Charlie Stover and...

More Halo is on the way, as Season 2, Episode 6 of the hit Paramount+ series gets its release date. 

Under the tutelage of new showrunner David Wiener for its second season, the beloved Xbox franchise's streaming adaptation is back with a vengeance, faring much better than the critically maligned Season 1. 

Thus far, Season 2 has captured key moments in the franchise's storied history (after seemingly avoiding them in the first season), showing off fan-favorite sequences like the infamous Fall of Reach. 

Read full article on The Direct.

Paramount+ confirmed the release date for Episode 5 of Halo Season 2 ahead of its incoming debut. 

Based on the hit Xbox franchise, the Halo TV series is now halfway through its second season, telling the story of human supersoldier Master Chief and his place in the ongoing conflict between human Unsc forces and the alien covenant. 

After a critically maligned first season, Halo's sophomore effort has fared much better. Under new showrunner David Wiener for Season 2, the series jumped a whopping 24% on Rotten Tomatoes between its first and second seasons (70% to 94%).  

Read full article on The Direct.

“Halo” Season 2 Interview: Master Chief John aka Pablo Schreiber Speaks! “Halo” returns for season 2 on Paramount+ and promises to be grittier and more exciting than the first. New showrunner David Wiener promises a new season that will entertain both fans and non-fans alike. Returning for second season is Pablo Schreiber as Master

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Video games have always had a hit-or-miss relationship with adaptations. For every fantastic movie or series, there are countless mediocre cahs-grabs that pad studio IP and disappoint fans. But, most of those lackluster productions seem to be a thing of the past as we have entered a wonderful era of quality video game series and films. Two years ago, the long-awaited live-action take on Halo arrived on Paramount+ with Pablo Schreiber in the lead as Master Chief. The series was good enough to warrant a renewal but with a new showrunner brought in to pull the story in a new direction. The result is the far superior second season of Halo, premiering this week (read our review Here).

The second season of Halo follows the events of the first which found the war between Oni/Usmc and Covenant ramping up. Master Chief and his Silver Team encountered Makee (Charlie Murphy...

The first 15 minutes of the premiere episode of Halo Season 2 is gripping. It’s filled with dread, action, and elements of horror that executive producers David Wiener and Kiki Wolfkill are hoping to establish with the gunfights this time around. “That first scene establishes the tone with which we want to approach the action. That’s keeping it grounded and making it feel real and visceral and putting us right in the fight with our Spartans,” Wiener said. The sequence contains Master Chief (Pablo Schreiber) on a foggy battlefield, taking on an unknown number of the Covenant equipped with energy swords, and the season takes place during the events of 2010’s prequel title Halo: Reach, albeit from the perspective of the show’s characters instead of the game’s Nobel Six. L-r Kate Kennedy as Kai, Bentley Kalu as Vannak, Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief and Natasha Culzac as Riz...

After many years in development hell, a live-action adaptation of the Halo video game franchise finally made its way out into the world as a Paramount+ streaming series back in 2022, with the first episode of the show quickly becoming Paramount+’s most-watched premiere. But while the TV series is returning for a second season, which is scheduled to begin streaming on February 8th, the first season wasn’t met with overwhelming positivity, as many fans of the video game source material were disappointed by some of the choices made for the adaptation. Not even star Pablo Schreiber, who plays the character Master Chief on the show, was entirely happy with that first season. Speaking with SFX Magazine, Schreiber revealed there was even one element that he felt was a huge mistake: the romantic storyline with Master Chief and Makee (Charlie Murphy), which even included a sex scene.

If you’re not up on your Halo,...

Happy trailer day!

Everyone and their brother released trailers today, so you can get your fill below.

We've also got some casting news and a(nother) cancellation to report. Keep reading!

Paramount+ today revealed the official trailer for season two of the hit series Halo. The first two episodes of the new season will premiere globally on Thursday, February 8, in all countries where Paramount+ is available.

In season two, Master Chief John-117 (Pablo Schreiber) leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant.

In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant is preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold.

With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind...

Paramount+ today revealed the official trailer for season two of the hit series Halo. The new season will premiere the first two episodes globally on Thursday, February 8, in all countries where Paramount+ is available.

In season two, Master Chief John-117 (Pablo Schreiber) leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant is preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold. With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction: the Halo.

Led by showrunner and executive producer David Wiener (Brave New World), the series takes place in the universe that first debuted in 2001 with the launch...

Paramount+’s two-minute official trailer for the sci-fi thriller Halo teases that when events spiral out of control, we save what we can. “Looking at your faces, I do not see defeat and I do not see surrender,” says Captain Jacob Keyes (Danny Sapani). Master Chief and the Spartans have heroes on their side, while the Covenant does not.

Pablo Schreiber (American Gods) returns to lead the video game-inspired series as Master Chief, Spartan-117, with Natascha McElhone (Californication) back as Dr. Halsey. Returning cast members include Jen Taylor, Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo), Shabana Azmi (Fire), Natasha Culzac (The Witcher), Olive Gray (Half Moon Investigations), and Yerin Ha (Reef Break). Also back for season two are Bentley Kalu (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Kate Kennedy (Catastrophe), Charlie Murphy (Peaky Blinders), Danny Sapani (Penny Dreadful), Fiona O’Shaughnessy (The Forgiven), and Tylan Bailey.

Halo newcomers include Joseph Morgan (The Originals), Cristina Rodlo (No One...

The "Halo" season 2 trailer has arrived, and it brings with it the return of Master Chief who is now facing a new, familiar threat to those who played the games: The Covenant. Indeed, this season will see the sword-wielding aliens wreaking havoc. It appears that the folks at Paramount+ spared no expense in crafting the second season of this show, but will that be enough to turn it into the series everyone hoped it would be in the first place?

This trailer is very moody and overflowing with gloomy action. It's got a "Starship Troopers" vibe to it at times, just without all of the vibrant color and blatant political commentary. We're also, once again, seeing Master Chief without his helmet off an awful lot. Love it or hate it, that element of the show remains in place. It's very cinematic and a lot of the visual effects look big-screen worthy.

Paramount+ revealed the official trailer for Halo‘s second season, which has Pablo Schreiber returning as Master Chief John-117 as he leads a team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant.

The new season has showrunner David Wiener (Brave New World) taking over for last season’s Steven Kane, who oversaw physical production on the first season in Budapest, and Kyle Killen, who supervised writing and production in the United States.

The new footage shows plenty of space action, though it appears a bit dim and murky (at least, in this trailer):

Wiener, Schreiber and newcast member Joseph Morgan had unveiled the first new footage for season two at Ccxp in São Paulo in December.

The second season description: “In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything...

Based on the popular video games, the “Halo” series premiered on Paramount+ last year, and “Halo” Season 2 will arrive on February 8, 2024. Watch the full official trailer below.

David Wiener (“Brave New World”) will show-run and executive produce “Halo” Season 2. Steven Kane was the showrunner for Season 1, but has stepped away from the series.

In season two, Master Chief John-117 leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant are preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold.

With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction — the Halo.

Pablo Schreiber (“American Gods”) stars as Master Chief,...

After many years in development hell, a live-action adaptation of the Halo video game franchise finally made its way out into the world as a Paramount+ streaming series back in 2022, with the first episode of the show quickly becoming Paramount+’s most-watched premiere. Season 2 of Halo is set to have a two episode premiere on February 8th, and with that date right around the corner a new trailer for the season has arrived online! You can check it out in the embed above. Paramount+ has also unveiled a poster for the season, and that can be seen at the bottom of this article.

Halo stars Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief, Earth’s most advanced warrior in the 26th century and the only hope of salvation for a civilization pushed to the brink of destruction by the Covenant, an unstoppable alliance of alien worlds committed to the destruction of humanity. In...

Paramount+ showed off the first teaser trailer for Halo season two during the Paramount+ panel at Ccxp in São Paolo, Brazil. The streaming service also officially announced a February 8, 2024 premiere date for the first two episodes of season two.

Pablo Schreiber returns to lead the cast as Master Chief, Spartan-117. Natascha McElhone is back as Dr. Halsey, Jen Taylor reprises her role as Cortana, Bokeem Woodbine returns as Soren-066, and Shabana Azmi is back as Admiral Margaret Parangosky. Natasha Culzac is Riz-028, Olive Gray plays Dr. Miranda Keyes, Yerin Ha is Kwan Ha, Bentley Kalu is Vannak-134, Kate Kennedy is Kai-125, Charlie Murphy is Makee, and Danny Sapani is Captain Jacob Keyes.

The Originals star Joseph Morgan joins the series as James Ackerson, a formidable intelligence operative who has spent his career climbing the ranks of the Unsc’s secretive Office of Naval Intelligence. No One Gets Out of...

Paramount+ has released an intense first look at the second season of Halo, promising more battles in this next chapter for Master Chief and the search for the key to humankind’s salvation or its extinction.

Showrunner David Wiener, star Pablo Schreiber and new cast member Joseph Morgan unveiled the new footage as part of a presentation at Ccxp São Paulo, Brazil on Saturday. The panel also confirmed the season two return date of Feb. 8, 2024.

The second season of the Paramount+ series based on the iconic video game franchise is set to see Schreiber’s Master Chief John-117 lead his elite team of Spartans against the Covenant, a formidable alien threat which are also teased in the nearly minute-and-a-half first look.

Following a shocking event on a desolate planet, John becomes more convinced the war is about to change and that the Covenant are preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold.

Based on the popular video games, the “Halo” series premiered on Paramount+ earlier this year, and we’ve learned today that “Halo” Season 2 will arrive on February 8, 2024.

Watch the official first-look Season 2 trailer below.

David Wiener (“Brave New World”) will show-run and executive produce “Halo” Season 2. Steven Kane was the showrunner for Season 1, but has stepped away from the series.

In season two, Master Chief John-117 leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant are preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold.

With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction — the Halo.

Pablo Schreiber...

“Halo” Season 2 has sets its premiere date at Paramount+.

The second season of the series based on the popular video game franchise will premiere on Feb. 8, 2024, in all countries where Paramount+ is available. The first two episodes of the season will drop on that date with new episodes dropping weekly thereafter.

The announcement was made at Ccxp in São Paolo, Brazil, with cast members Pablo Schreiber and Joseph Morgan in attendance along with new showrunner David Wiener and executive producer Kiki Wolfkill.

Paramount+ also released the first teaser trailer for the new season, which can be seen below.

The official description for Season 2 states, “Master Chief John-117 (Schreiber) leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove...

“You will be remembered,” promises the teaser for Halo Season 2. The new video was revealed as part of Paramount+‘s panel at Ccxp in São Paolo, Brazil, featuring series stars Pablo Schreiber (Master Chief) and Joseph Morgan (joining as James Ackerson), showrunner David Wiener, and executive producer Kiki Wolfkill. It was also announced that Halo Season 2 will premiere on Thursday, February 8, 2024, with the first two episodes. As the teaser, which you can watch above, offers a look at the fight to come, the following voiceover is heard: “You deserve the truth. The enemy is at our gates. Their numbers are overwhelming. Any Marine who makes this stand with us will not survive the day. For very moment that we hold the enemy at bay, more innocent people can escape. when they do, they can go forth and tell the story that you write today. You will be remembered.” In Season...

“Halo” Season 2 is almost here, and it looks like Master Chief has his work cut out for him.

Paramount+ announced Saturday that the second season of the video game-based series will premiere on Feb. 8, sharing a dramatic teaser trailer. Instrumental music scores a rousing speech as our heroes embark on a doomed mission.

“You deserve the truth,” the trailer’s rousing speech begins. “The enemy is at our gates. Their numbers are overwhelming. Any Marine who makes this stand with us will not survive the day.”

But, there’s a reason for that sacrifice: “For every moment we hold the enemy at bay, more innocent people can escape. When they do, they will go forth and tell the story that you write today. You will be remembered.”

The word “remembered” echoes over the rest of the trailer as we see more action, including human-alien physical combat.

The streaming platform shared...

Paramount+ is unveiling its lineup for this year’s Ccxp in Brazil, with series and franchises including Halo, Star Trek: Discovery, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, The Thundermans Return, Drag Race: Brazil and more. The pop culture confab is set for Saturday, December 2.

Panels will feature exclusive ever-before-seen content and appearances by global and local Paramount+ stars, along with interactive activations on the expo floor.

A Paramount+ panel, hosted by Brazilian stars Hugo Gloss and Nicole Bahls, will feature talent and creatives from Halo Season 2, including Pablo Schreiber (Master Chief), Joseph Morgan (James Ackerson), David Wiener (Showrunner & Executive Producer) and Kiki Wolfkill (Executive Producer); Star Trek: Discovery‘s fifth and final season with Sonequa Martin-Green (Captain Michael Burnham) and Michelle Paradise (Co-showrunner and Executive Producer); The Thunderman’s Return with Kira Kosarin (Phoebe Thunderman) and Jack Griffo (Max Thunderman) and Drag Race: Brazil with Grag Queen (Host) and queens Aquarela,...

Paramount+ has revealed its lineup for Brazilian comic convention Ccxp.

The streamer will host a panel on the event’s Thunder Stage on Dec. 2 hosted by Brazilian stars Hugo Gloss and Nicole Bahls. It will feature talent from “Halo” Season 2, including Pablo Schreiber who plays Master Chief in the show, Joseph Morgan, who plays James Ackerson, showrunner and executive producer David Wiener and executive producer Kiki Wolfkill.

The panel will also feature talent from the fifth and final season of “Star Trek: Discovery” including Sonequa Martin-Green who plays Captain Michael Burnham and co-showrunner and executive producer Michelle Paradise; “The Thundermans Return,” including Kira Kosarin who plays Phoebe Thunderman and Jack Griffo who plays Max Thunderman. In addition, participating talent from “Drag Race: Brazil” includes host Grag Queen and queens Aquarela, Betina Polaroid, Dallas de Vil, Diva More, Hellena Malditta, Melusine Sparkle, Miranda Lebrão, Naza, Organzza, Rubi Ocean, Shannon Skarllet and Tristan Soledade.

Mister Smith Entertainment has clinched first key international sales on Weston Razooli’s “Riddle of Fire.”

Among major territories, Mister Smith has closed Japan (Klockworx), France (ASC Distribution) and Spain (Flamingo Films). Deals build on a co-u.S acquisition by Yellow Veil Pictures and Vinegar Syndrome, which plan a domestic theatrical bow in early 2024, releasing the film on 35mm.

“Riddle of Fire” has also been sold to Portugal (Leopardo Filmes), Greece (Odeon) and Femeway/The Film Group and Front Row Filmed Entertainment for the Middle East, Singapore (the Shaw Organization), ex-Yugoslavia (Blitz Film) and worldwide airlines and ships (Anuvu).

Razooli’s first feature made its debut in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight and its North American premiere as the Toronto Festival’s Midnight Madness closing-night film.

A highlight on Mister Smith’s AFM slate, “Riddle of Fire” has additional territories in negotiations, which Mse will attempt to close in Santa Monica.

Shot...

Yellow Veil Pictures and Vinegar Syndrome announced have co-acquired North American rights for “Riddle of Fire,” the feature debut of writer and director Weston Razooli. The movie follows three mischievous children as they embark on an odyssey when their mother asks them to run an errand.

The film was also an official selection at this year’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and will screen on the closing night of the Toronto Film Festival’s Midnight Madness section. It stars Lio Tipton, Charles Halford, Charlie Stover, Skyler Peters, Phoebe Ferro, and Lorelei Olivia Mote. The film is produced by David Atrakchi, Sohrab Mirmont, Razooli and Tipton. Executive producers are Marlow Griffin Lyddon, Brendon Griffin Lyddon, David Wiener, Kate Wiener, Jay Van Hoy, Sophie Meister, and Donna Gruneich. Mister Smith Entertainment is handling worldwide sales.

This is the first time that the two distributors have partnered. Yellow Veil and Vinegar Syndrome are planning...

The action comedy is the debut feature of US filmmaker Razooli.

UK sales outfit Mister Smith Entertainment is launching world sales at Cannes on US filmmaker Weston Razooli’s feature film debut, action and adventure comedy Riddle Of Fire. The title will world premiere in Directors’ Fortnight.

It follows three mischievous children as they embark on an odyssey when their mother asks them to run an errand, in a neo-fairytale set in Wyoming in the US.

Riddle Of Fire will star Lio Tipton, Charles Halford, Charlie Stover, Skyler Peters, Phoebe Ferro, and Lorelei Olivia Mote. It is being produced by...

Paramount+ renewed their Halo TV series a month before the show even started airing – and given the fact that the first episode of Halo ended up being the streaming service’s most-watched premiere, it’s no surprise that they’re moving forward with their season 2 plans. Now the show’s official Twitter account has shared a picture from the set to announce that Halo season 2 has started filming in Iceland!

The Spartans have landed in Iceland! #HaloTheSeries Season 2 starts production now. pic.twitter.com/XpdHevVbY3

— Halo on Paramount+ (@HaloTheSeries) September 14, 2022

Halo stars Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief,

Earth’s most advanced warrior in the 26th century and the only hope of salvation for a civilization pushed to the brink of destruction by the Covenant, an unstoppable alliance of alien worlds committed to the destruction of humanity.

Schreiber is joined in the cast by Natasha McElhone as Dr. Halsey, “the brilliant,...

Production on Halo Season 2 got underway this week, Paramount+ has confirmed.

The streaming service revealed that production got underway in Iceland, with additional filming to take place in Budapest, Hungary.

Joseph Morgan and Cristina Rodlo will join as new series regulars.

It was also revealed that Fiona O’Shaughnessy (Laera) and Tylan Bailey (Kessler) are set to return as series regulars for the highly anticipated second season.

Morgan joins the series as James Ackerson, a formidable intelligence operative who has spent his career climbing the ranks of the Unsc’s secretive Office of Naval Intelligence.

Rodlo is Talia Perez, a corporal specializing in linguistics for a Unsc Marine Corp communications unit and a relatively new recruit who has yet to see any real combat.

Laera (O’Shaughnessy) is Soren’s confidant, wife and partner in crime.

Soren and Laera’s son, Kessler (Bailey), has had a relatively peaceful, if unusual, childhood growing up on the Rubble.

Paramount+ has announced that the highly anticipated second season of the hit original series Halo has begun production in Iceland, with additional filming to take place in Budapest, Hungary, later this year. Additionally, it was announced that Joseph Morgan and Cristina Rodlo will join as new series regulars, while cast members Fiona O’Shaughnessy (Laera) and Tylan Bailey (Kessler) return as series regulars for season two. Morgan joins the series as James Ackerson, a formidable intelligence operative who has spent his career climbing the ranks of the Unsc’s secretive Office of Naval Intelligence. Rodlo is Talia Perez, a corporal specializing in linguistics for a Unsc Marine Corp communications unit and a relatively new recruit who has yet to see any real combat. Returning from season one, Laera (O’Shaughnessy) is Soren’s confidant, wife and partner in crime. Soren and Laera’s son, Kessler (Bailey), has had a relatively peaceful, if unusual,...

Joseph Morgan (The Originals) and Cristina Rodlo (No One Gets Out Alive) have joined the Season 2 cast of Paramount+’s original series Halo, based on the hugely popular Xbox video game franchise. The announcement Wednesday comes as production on the second season has begun in Iceland. Additional filming is to take place in Budapest, Hungary, later this year.

Joining Morgan and Rodlo for season 2 as new series regulars are Fiona O’Shaughnessy (Laera) and Tylan Bailey (Kessler) who recurred in season 1.

Morgan joins the series as James Ackerson, a formidable intelligence operative who has spent his career climbing the ranks of the Unsc’s secretive Office of Naval Intelligence. Rodlo is Talia Perez, a corporal specializing in linguistics for a Unsc Marine Corp communications unit and a relatively new recruit who has yet to see any real combat.

O’Shaughnessy’s Laera is Soren’s confidant, wife and partner in crime. Bailey’s Kessler,...

Filming begins on Paramount+’s ‘Halo’ season 2

Season two of Paramount+’s sci-fi series Halo has started production in Iceland with two new cast members on board as season two regulars. Season two’s added Joseph Morgan and Cristina Rodlo (No One Gets Out of Here Alive) to the cast that’s led by Pablo Schreiber (American Gods) as Master Chief and Natascha McElhone (Californication) as Dr. Halsey.

Paramount+ released the following description of the upcoming season and who Morgan and Rodlo will be playing, along with details on returning cast members Fiona O’Shaughnessy and Tylan Bailey who’ve been upped to series regulars:

“The series takes place in the universe that first debuted in 2001 with the launch of Xbox®’s first ‘Halo’ game. Dramatizing an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, Halo the series weaves deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure,...

As production on Season 2 of Paramount+’s Halo series gets underway in Iceland (with additional filming to take place in Budapest, Hungary), TVLine has learned that that Joseph Morgan (The Originals) and Cristina Rodlo (68 Whiskey) have joined the cast as series regulars.

Additionally, Fiona O’Shaughnessy (who plays Laera) and Tylan Bailey (Kessler) are confirmed to return as series regulars for Season 2.

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Paramount+’s Halo TV series has finished the fight…at least for now. Leaving us with more questions than answers, the season 1 finale, “Transcendence,” is a bumpy ride that may leave fans of the games dissatisfied. In fact, the nine-episode first season ends with the Halo ring itself still a mysterious goal for both the alien Covenant and the human Unsc.

While the show remains frustratingly elusive about storylines we know very well after 20 years of video games, we can speculate about some of the most burning questions after the Halo finale…

Will Master Chief Ever Find the Halo Ring?

Halfway through the season, it was clear the Halo rings that serve as the setting for many of the games wouldn’t be a big part of the show. Instead, characters found a lot of other things in the course of trying to get to...

Spoiler Alert: This post contains details about the Halo season finale “Transcendence.”

Halo bounces back from a conflicting moment with an action-packed finale that’s reminiscent of the games and sets a new path forward for John, Cortana, Halsey and more.

Written by Steve Kane and Kyle Killen, “Transcendence” picks up after the brutal Spartan-on-Spartan battle. John (Pablo Schreiber), bloodied and bruised, stumbles around the rubble to reach Kai (Kate Kennedy) and search for Makee (Charlie Murphy). The Covenant spy and his one night stand escaped via Phantom with the artifact to High Charity.

Amid the chaos on Reach, Vannak (Bentley Kalu) threatens to kill Kai but John tells his fellow super soldiers about Halsey’s brainwashing, with the help of Captain Keyes (Danny Sapani). John convinces them to work with him to regain the artifact. Before they could leave for High Charity and the Covenant, Kai pursues Halsey and...

Emmy winner Henry Winkler was honored at the 35th Israel Film Festival luncheon on Friday, April 29. The “Barry” star received the Iff Career Achievement Award at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles. Mark Feuerstein, who played Winkler’s son on the USA series “Royal Pains” from 2009 to 2016, bestowed the honor to his TV dad. The two are pictured above on the red carpet for Friday’s event.

“I am very happy that you thought of me,” Winkler told the audience of festival organizers, sponsors and invited guests. “Film takes us to places we could never go. It creates a life that you dream about. It shows us how the world is living. To be an artist is to hold a mirror up to the world in order to give them a view of who we are as a community. And may there be peace.”

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The End Up, Usg Audio’s first scripted podcast, has set its cast.

The series, which is exec produced by Sam Esmail, will feature the voices of Station Eleven’s Himesh Patel and Unbelievable’s Merritt Wever as well as Search Party’s John Reynolds and Homecoming’s Marianne Jean-Baptiste.

The End Up, takes place in a tilted near-future where terminal cancer patients who wish to end their suffering must attend a weeklong bootcamp. Two best friends wrestle with their goodbye after one enrolls in the program and the other grows skeptical.

Patel stars as Jacob, Benji’s best friend and caregiver, Reynolds stars as Benji, Jacob’s best friend who is terminal and ready to go, Wever plays Ms. Gabby, a staff member at The Place who finds hope in a new patient and Jean-Baptiste stars as Dr. Rajan, founder of The Place, an innovative end-of-life facility.

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The 35th Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles, the largest showcase of Israeli cinema and television in North America, will honor acclaimed actor, director, producer and author Henry Winkler with the 2022 Iff Career Achievement Award. The awards ceremony will take place April 29th during the annual sponsor luncheon at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills. The event serves as the launch of this year’s festival which will take place May 5th – 26th both in-person and online.

“Henry Winkler is an exceptional artist that has used his talents both in front of and behind the camera to entertain audiences around the world,” said Iff founder and executive director, Meir Fenigstein. “His life and body of work is a benchmark that others aspire to for a career.” The Emmy winner recently wrapped shooting the lead role in the Israeli/U.S. crossover comedy “Chanshi” for Israeli network Hot. In their press release,...

The 35th Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles will open next month with the L.A. premiere of Avi Nesher’s Image of Victory, which was nominated for a leading 15 Israeli Academy Ophir Awards last year. The film kicks off the hybrid in-person and online festival that runs May 5-26 and will see Henry Winkler receive the Iff Career Achievement Award and philanthropist David Wiener bestowed with the Iff Humanitarian Award.

Both will be honored April 29 during the festival’s annual sponsor luncheon at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills.

The opening-night gala of Image of Victory is set for May 5 at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills to coincide with Israel Independence Day. The film’s producer Ehud Bleiberg will receive the Iff Cinematic Achievement Award during the gala.

“Henry Winkler is an exceptional artist that has used his talents both in front of and behind the camera to entertain audiences around the world.

After over half a decade of development, the “Halo” TV series has arrived. A television adaptation of the wildly successful video game franchise has been in the works for a long while, changing networks and directors through the course of bringing this story to the screen.

The show is based on the 20-year “Halo” video game franchise, but charts a new path for its television story that is separate from – but still connected to – the video games.

The “Halo” TV series was originally set up at Showtime in 2018 with showrunner Kyle Killen and director Rupert Wyatt. The network, showrunner and director would all eventually change, so you’d be forgiven for not knowing exactly where to watch “Halo” now. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

When Does “Halo” Premiere?

The “Halo” TV series premieres on March 24, with one new episode released weekly.

Where Is “Halo” Streaming?

“Halo” is streaming exclusively on Paramount+.

The successful Halo Xbox video game franchise began in 2001 and it appears that the Halo TV series also has a bright future. The military sci-fi drama series debuts on Paramount+ on March 24th and the streaming service has now renewed the show for a second season. David Wiener will join as showrunner and an executive producer.

Revolving around a 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat, the first season of Halo stars Pablo Schreiber, Natascha McElhone, and Jen Taylor with Bokeem Woodbine, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray, Yerin Ha, Bentley Kalu, Kate Kennedy, Charlie Murphy, Danny Sapani, Ryan McParland, Burn Gorman, and Fiona O'Shaughnessy.

Here's the second season renewal announcement from Paramount+:

Paramount+ Renews Upcoming Series "Halo" For A Second Season

David Wiener ("Brave New World") Joins Season Two as...

Paramount+ is doing everything it can to score viewers as the news from the streamer today is quit impressive!

Halo fans have a lot to look forward to, as do Taylor Sheridan fans as casting for two new shows is underway.

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Paramount+ today announced that its highly anticipated upcoming series Halo, based on the iconic Xbox franchise, has been renewed for a second season prior to the series’ upcoming launch on Thursday, March 24, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and in all international markets where the streaming service is available.

In addition, David Wiener will join the series as showrunner and executive producer for the second season.

“Halo is an expansive, world-building opportunity for Paramount+, and we’re thrilled to give fans a second season to look forward to before we launch the series next month,” said Tanya Giles, chief programming officer, Paramount+.

“Halo will deliver...