Halo Producer & Star On Bringing Back Game's Cortana Actress For Show
The producer and star of the upcoming Halo series have delved into the decision to bring back original Cortana actress Jen Taylor. Based on the popular video game series of the same name, Halo is set to premiere on Paramount+ on March 24, 2022 after almost a decade in development, where it was originally set up at Showtime. Audiences got their first look at the Halo series in a trailer released during the AFC Championship Game.
The trailer for Halo showcased the epic scope and one of the big reveals of the trailer was the live-action debut of the game's A.I. character Cortana, played by Jen Taylor, who provided the voice for the character in all of the previous Halo video games. Cortana is arguably the series' most important character after Master Chief. The character is so popular, in fact, that Microsoft named its intelligent personal assistant after the her.
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Speaking during the Paramount+ TCA event, Halo producer Kiki Wolfkill and Master Chief actor Pablo Schreiber discussed the process of bringing Taylor back as Cortana to the series. The pair said they were originally unsure if they were going to be able to get Taylor for the series given she was working on Halo: Infinite, but the delay caused by COVID-19 helped clear up the schedule. Wolfkill and Schriber discussed how Cortana brings a sense of history to the series, given her long association with the game. They said:
Wolfkill: I mean, Jen Taylor is sort of a magical being, so being able to get her for the show was incredible. I mean, frankly, when we started the show, she was knee-deep in Halo Infinite, in the game. And so, even, you know, seeing if we could get her was something
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