Get A Look At Pablo Schreiber As Master Chief In A New Halo Photo

The new shot of Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief has arrived thanks to Entertainment Weekly, and the image certainly looks accurate to the original "Halo" games. The star himself opened up about bringing the legendary character to life, noting that like most movies and TV shows in production back in March 2020, "Halo" had to stop working because of the ongoing pandemic. However, he still worked hard to maintain his physique for the role. "It's a huge job, from setting the tone on set down to the grueling task of waking up at the crack of dawn to work out, then go to shoot, and go home to work out some more," Schreiber told EW.

That said, Schreiber is glad it was a difficult process, admitting, "Nothing about it is easy, and I wouldn't want it to be." Additionally, it sounds like the "Halo" show will lean into the grim element of the franchise's fictional universe, but will also dive deeper into some of the characters from the games. Schreiber says the new series will "crack the veneer" of Master Chief, explaining, "It takes place very much in the universe that the video games created, but it's a TV show."

"We get to expand that universe and create stories in it," Schreiber said, adding, "There's going to be some new characters that are introduced, there's going to be a lot of familiar characters that everyone will know from the game."

Indeed, in addition to Schreiber's Master Chief, video game fans should also expect to see the likes of Dr. Halsey (Natascha McElhone), Cortana (Jen Taylor), and Jacob Keyes (Danny Sapani) when "Halo" premieres on Paramount+ in 2022.