Ah, the Halo Movie. Either you produce it or don't produce it, you know? Anyway, word on the internet (this was news published yesterday but promised not to be an April Fool's joke) is that the Halo producers have found a new writer in hopes of reducing costs and getting the movie back on track.

The screenwriter is "Stuart Beattie" (who penned the script for the G.I. Joe movie) wrote a screenplay in his spare time, without Microsoft's knowledge, just because he was a big Halo fanatic. The screenplay is allegedly called "Halo: The Fall of Reach", and unlike the official movie script, this screenplay focuses on Master Chief's life and past. The covenent is only introduced midway through, so this would lowers costs of CGI and the such. If this is true, then let's hope that Microsoft at least looks at it and produces the movie.