Despite the mixed reception of the live-action Halo TV series, Microsoft says it’s still committed to making more movies and TV shows based on Xbox franchises. Microsoft claims that it’s continuing to learn lessons from the projects that didn’t work, such as Halo, and the projects that landed very well with audiences, such as Fallout.
Speaking to Variety in a recent interview, Xbox boss Phil Spencer confirmed that Microsoft has ongoing plans to adapt more movies and TV shows based on Xbox titles. The company partnered up with Paramount+ to produce the live-action Halo TV show in 2022, which starred Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief. While the show was praised for its visuals and action, the writing, characters and story were panned for deviating a bit too far from Bungie’s source material.
“We learned from doing Halo. We learned from doing Fallout. So all of these build on themselves,” said Spencer to Variety. “And obviously we’ll have a couple that miss. But what I’d say to the Xbox community that likes this work is, ‘You’re going to see more, because we’re gaining confidence and we’re learning through this.'”
Microsoft has a few upcoming adaptations to look forward to. A Minecraft Movie releases this April, while a live-action Gears of War movie is still in the works at Netflix (as far as Dave Bautista is concerned). The second season of Fallout will likely release sometime in 2026 as production is currently underway for the anticipated follow-up to the first season, which proved to be a major success with critics and fans.
Meanwhile, Microsoft competitor Sony is also pushing a few projects forward under PlayStation Productions. We just recently learned that Amazon had greenlit two seasons for its live-action God of War series under Battlestar Galactica showrunner and writer Ronald D. Moore. A Ghost of Tsushima movie was announced several years ago from John Wick director Chad Stahelski, though its status is unknown at this point.
Source: Variety
