According to PCGamer back in November, the show's budget for the 10-episodes was $200M. So $20M per episode.I just don't get how these expensive shows keep getting away with such bland lighting. It makes everything look cheap.
Props to them though, they clearly spent some money on this.
According to PCGamer back in November, the show's budget for the 10-episodes was $200M. So $20M per episode.
Among Microsoft's surprises is that the Halo TV series is real and coming 2022
This thing has been mooted for more than a decade.www.pcgamer.com
Jen Taylor is voicing Cortana. I don't think her voicing Halsey would've worked with the direction Microsoft is going with this show. I also don't think it matters all too much that Halsey isn't voiced by Jen Taylor and is instead played by Natascha McElhone.So, I'll say what I like.
The visuals look spectacular of seeing how the UNSC (Sans Cortana) and how the Covenant differ, works really well. I also am willing to give the plot a chance and to see how exactly this TV chief differs from Steve Downes (Makes sense they go the Mando route of Master Chief).
My problem, lies in Halsey and Cortana. There is no reason why it shouldn't of been Jen Taylor as both. She wouldn't of been no different having her onboard, like how Colleen is Tails for Sonic (and this is from Paramount no less!). Feels like a weird throw in the wrong direction by both Microsoft and ViacomCBS respectively.
Jen Taylor is voicing Cortana. I don't think her voicing Halsey would've worked with the direction Microsoft is going with this show. I also don't think it matters all too much that Halsey isn't voiced by Jen Taylor and is instead played by Natascha McElhone.
To me, I think the bigger thing that will take some getting used to is Master Chief's voice. I get they are telling their own Halo story that seems to be an origin. I'm also assuming we will actually see younger John's face in this series, though, which is probably Steve Downes voice isn't used. This version of MC sounds a lot like The Mandalorian/Din Djarin imo.
(fight me...the arbiter is the most interesting character in the series)
So in this scenario, is someone else doing the acting for Cortana while she voices her? Because her as Cortana is 100% needed and it’s even proven by the fact that Jen was not originally Cortana in this series. Jen came in as a replacement after production began.I'm not referring to Halsey being voiced by Jen. I'm referring to having Jen just outright play Halsey in physical form.