At the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena, Showtime revealed the first image of Halo star Pablo Schreiber wearing Master Chief’s iconic armor. The only bad news is… the photo won’t be shown to the public, for now.
Showtime’s President of Entertainment, Gary Levine, revealed the behind-closed-doors image, and we’re happy to report that Master Chief looks fantastic. Levine assured everyone that Schreiber was indeed the man behind the Chief’s helmet in the costume rather than a stuntman (speculation that also plagued Pedro Pascal in The Mandalorian). The photo shows Chief seated alone on a ship. Everything from Schreiber’s detailed costume to the inside of the vessel feels very authentic to the Halo video game franchise.
Back in August 2019, Levine told Deadline that the series will remain “faithful to the canon.” Levine did not give an update on the first quarter 2021 release window announced in 2019, however, he did say that production is well underway in Budapest, Hungary.
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Here’s how Showtime describes Schreiber’s 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 other Halo news, Showtime previously announced the casting of Natascha McElhone (Californication) as Dr. Catherine Halsey and Cortana, and David Sapani (Penny Dreadful) as Captain Jacob Keyes.
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Source: IGN.com Showtime's Halo Series Teases a First Look at Master Chief in Full Armor