It appears that a new movie is headed to China, and it looks a lot likeHalo. A promotional movie poster for a flick named 天马行空, which translates toUnstoppable,has started to materialize this past week. However,Unstoppable’s possible protagonist looks near identical to the beloved hero of theHalotitles and Xbox’s mascot, the Master Chief.
Halo Infiniteis one of the most anticipated games of this upcoming holiday season, and the multiplayer showcase during Microsoft and Bethesda’s E3 Showcase recently very much blew fans away. As a franchise that has been a fan-favorite for decades, it isalmost impossible to get any detail pastHalofans, so it is not surprising that a Chinese movie possibly knocking offHalowould instantly raise eye-brows in the gaming community.
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The movie poster forUnstoppableshows a character that looks like the Master Chief standing upright against a destroyed, futuristic, and overrun city. If it weren’t for the promotional information for the movie itself, the image could easily fool some fans in believing that it was some new picture for thecampaign ofHalo Infinite. But alas, this is indeed the filmUnstoppable.
What is additionally comical is that Xbox Weibo appears to have seen the movie poster and has chimed in on the shenanigans. Weibo is one of the biggest social media platforms in China and can be compared to Twitter. The Xbox Weibo page noted theUnstoppablename in a post and reminded fans thatHalo Infiniteis releasing this fall.
Another important thing to note is that some were wondering if this movie was even real, based solely on how blatant the rip-off nature of the poster is. The protagonist quite literally looks like a flipped image of the Master Chief from 343 Industries. However, additional research into the name of the film will result in finding the cast of the film standing directly in front of the promotional image for the movie, so yes, it appears to be real.
If genuine,Unstoppablewould certainly not be the first time the region has taken liberties and inspiration from other IPs and patents. Just recently a$35 knockoff Nintendo Switchwas sold out of China, for example, and a Vii that was sold to resemble the Nintendo Wii was popular a decade ago as well. It does not appear that anything will stop these counterfeit movies, games, and consoles anytime soon.
Halo Infiniteis scheduled to launch for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S holiday 2021.
