Master Chief is/was NOT the star of the planned Halo movie

The Chief is instead turned into a sort of magical mystery man supporting player and problem solver, with the rest of the human cast taking up the bulk of the screen time. A bit like the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park.

"In the film, the other characters begin to comment on Master Chief's anonymity, like "Who is he?" and "What's his story?" He becomes a really wonderful source of mystery, a sort of anonymous problem solver," Staten said, when asked how an emotionless man with no face can carry a two-hour action flick.

Staten added "In the final version of the script the Master Chief was certainly absolutely critical to the film, but there were other characters around him which carried most of it, that did most of the emotional heavy lifting. The Master Chief was there in support of their story."

Emotional? Story? In a Halo movie? All we want is two hours - or preferably one hour and 20 minutes - of explosions, followed by Master Chief taking his combat armour off right at the end to shag Cortana (played by Charlize Theron) as they both eject from the exploding Halo in an escape pod.

The camera pulls back to reveal his face as he takes off his helmet. He is wearing glasses, is pale, quite fat and has a goatee beard. He was JUST LIKE ONE OF US ALL ALONG!

Now, we're off to watch Starship Troopers again. That's how to do space marine movies. Paul Verhoeven needs to stop pissing about on the Dutch arthouse scene and throw his weight behind Halo. He could make it work.
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