Movies, animation, gaming and tech. Want to know what’s happening in Africa and beyond? Here’s the Run Down for this week.
NEWS BEYOND AFRICA – Movies/Entertainment
Say Hello to Halo
Since its release in 2001, the video game Halo has only got more and more successful. The game follows the life of Spartan 117 aka Master Chief and his AI Cortana as they set out to stop an interstellar war between humanity and a race of aliens called the Covenant.
Over the years the plot has evolved and more games have been released, multiple adaptations of the game have also been released from book, comics and anime to films. However, one adaptation in particular, a Halo film produced by Steven Spielberg, has taken almost seven years to come into being. But now, it looks like we just might see the film come to the screens.
Halo is going Live!
Recently actor Pablo Schreiber, who is set to play Master Chief in Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Halo, posted a picture of himself in the Spartan helmet with the caption “Let’s finish this fight!”
After years of production and a shutdown due to COVID-19, it looks like filming for the Halo is back on track!
The live action series is set to release on Showtime in 2021. The cast will feature Bokeem Woodbine, (Spider-Man Homecoming), Charlie Murphy (Peaky Blinders), Bentley Kalu (Edge of Tomorrow) and Jen Taylor as Cortana.
find out more https://geektyrant.com/news/the-live-action-halo-series-is-back-in-production-and-a-new-set-photo-teases-master-chiefs-helmet
NEWS OUT OF AFRICA – Gaming/Animation
Nigerian Esports Organisation say Farewell to Fifa20
With the arrival of the new FIFA21 a number of gaming organisations have been saying goodbye to FIFA 20. In light of this Nigerian esports organisation Padsoccer will be bidding a formal farewell to FIFA20 with a special gaming tournament.
It’s Game On!
From the 12th to the 13th of December, gaming organisation Padsoccer will be hosting a special edition gaming tournament under the theme “Game On”. Registration is open now and players will stand the chance of winning a brand new Sony Play Station 5.
So sign up and don’t miss out!
find out morehttps://theafrogamer.com/padsoccer-esports-hosts-game-on-fifa20-tournament
Paul Louise –Julie’s Yohance
A few years ago, Yohance was released into the world and has since become a hit. The stunning graphic novel, created by Paul Louise-Julie and his company Midas Monkee, follows the story of a thief in search of a mysterious artefact who ends up stumbling upon a great interstellar war.
Yohance is unique in that it was a space opera set in a universe rich with African aesthetics and, in the words Paul Louise-Julie, one that makes “people of colour relevant”. The book was so successful that its creator decided to make it into a film.
Yohance the Movie
After the success of the graphic novel, Paul-Louise Julie set out to make Yohance into a film. After years of hard at work, it looks like Louise-Julie is finally going to make his dream a reality.
Just two months ago, Monkee Midas released a trailer for the film adaptation of the epic graphic novel!
check out the trailer https://youtu.be/aRZQ5qmBMi0
However, the film has not been completed yet and more work needs to take place before viewers can see the finished product. Louise-Julie hopes to release the film sometime in 2021 or 2022.
So Yohance fans, looks like you’re going to have to wait a while. But in the meantime…
find out more https://www.tor.com/2020/09/11/african-inspired-space-opera-film-yohance-looks-amazing/