: That said, his name was a draw, wasn't it? Before we had the name Nightfall
: (and even afterwards) the miniseries was known as Ridley Scott's Halo
: project. It wasn't Micheal Colter's name on it, it wasn't "The Xbox
: One Halo Miniseries".

: Not that much different from Steven Spielberg, come to think of it.

: Um... wow.

: Does IMDB have a source for that?
: I guess not. And I can't see Microsoft sinking that much into a miniseries
: either.

To be fair Hollywood is corrupted as hell. That, and as the previous poster mentioned, a name is a draw, hence why actors and directors are paid insane amounts of money even if it's for a crappy movie.

Still, I recall the initial negotiations for a Halo film fell through because of radically different cultures and money splits nobody agreed on. It is possible MS invested money thinking this time it'd go well given the names on board, but then went very out of control.