You may know him as The Wire’s Nick Sobotka, American Gods’ Mad Sweeney, or Orange Is The New Black’s George ‘Pornstache’ Mendez, but with his new role in Paramount+’s Halo series, Pablo Schreiber is taking on his most iconic role – the game’s much-loved, heavily armoured protagonist, Master Chief.
Yes, after a long and checkered history of attempts to adapt Halo for the big and small screen, Paramount+ have finally done it. The new streaming service officially launched in the UK yesterday, and viewers will find nine brutal, bloody episodes of Halo waiting for them – plus, there’s more Halo still to come, as a second season has already been confirmed.
Schreiber stopped by the Pilot TV podcast this week to tell us all about his relationship to the game, having to attend both a physical training bootcamp and a nerdy one to get to grips with its lore, managing fan expectations when bringing this character to life, and what being Master Chief means to him. Have a listen here:
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