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    “Halo” makers shed light on Spielberg-produced live-action series

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    Attendees at the Penny Arcade Expo, a fan-centric celebration of gaming in Seattle, walk past adjoining displays from gaming giants Sony PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox One, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

    By Derrik J. Lang, Entertainment Writer

    SEATTLE (AP) --

    "Halo: Nightfall" is returning to familiar territory.

    The overseers of the popular franchise at 343 Industries announced Saturday at the PAX Prime gaming convention that the upcoming live-action "Halo" series would take place on a surviving fragment of the Alpha Ring, the intergalactic locale from the original "Halo: Combat Evolved" sci-fi shooter.

    "Our director, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, felt really strongly that he wanted the setting to be a character," executive producer Kiki Wolfkill told hundreds of fans gathered inside Seattle's Benaroya Hall.

    Following the destruction of the Alpha Ring at the end of "Halo" by series protagonist Master Chief, the fragment now orbits an unidentified sun, making the surface inhospitable for several hours a day.

    "We really dug into how this fragment ended up there," Wolfkill said.

    The live-action series takes place between the video games "Halo 4" and "Halo 5: Guardians," which is set for release next year exclusively on the Xbox One console from Microsoft Corp. "Nightfall" centers on agent Jameson Locke, who is portrayed by Mike Colter and will be a playable character in "Halo 5."

    The multi-part film will be released this year ahead of a live-action "Halo" TV series that will be produced by Steven Spielberg. The untitled show is scheduled to debut next year on Microsoft's Xbox Live service, as well as the Showtime network.

    During this weekend's PAX Prime panel, the developers also teased more details about "Halo: The Master Chief Collection," which will bring four previous "Halo" installments to the next-generation Xbox One console alongside "Nightfall" on Nov. 11.

    "Halo" audio director Paul Lipson played new tracks from Misha Mansoor and Steve Vai that will be part of a remastered edition of "Halo 2."

    "It just wouldn't be 'Halo 2' without a guitar legend," Lipson said.

    Saturday's panel kicked off with a surprise marriage proposal: a man dressed in a comical "Mister" Chief costume kneeled down on one knee and asked a woman in "Halo: ODST" armor to marry him. She had to remove her gauntlet to put on the ring.

    PAX Prime, a four-day, fan-centric celebration of gaming, continues through Monday with game previews, contests, tournaments and panels.

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    Actor Anthony Head, known for “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso,” dies at 72

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    Anthony Head arrives for the European premiere of 'The Iron Lady' on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short, File)

    Anthony Head, the suave, smooth-voiced British actor known for roles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Ted Lasso," has died, his family said Friday. He was 72.

    Head's daughters, actors Emily and Daisy Head, told the Press Association news agency that the actor passed away due to complications from pneumonia.

    The stage and TV performer became well known to British audiences in the 1980s as one half of a will-they, won't-they romantic couple in a series of ads for Nescafe Gold Blend instant coffee. The ads were later re-shot for a U.S. audience for Taster's Choice.

    Head achieved wider fame as librarian Rupert Giles, mentor to the title character in the cult-favorite supernatural series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," which ran from 1997 to 2003.

    He most recently played Rupert Mannion, the villainous ex-husband of Hannah Waddingham's character Rebecca, in "Ted Lasso."

    "Our grief is far greater than the hole he has left behind, but we know his legacy will live on, in the shows he was a part of, and in the audiences that love them," his daughters said. "How lucky we are to know we are able to watch him doing what he loved, even when he is no longer with us."

    Head was born in London on Feb. 20, 1954 to Seafield Head, a documentary filmmaker, and Helen Shingler, an actor. His older brother, Murray, is also an actor.

    Other notable roles included playing Geoffrey Howe, the deputy to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, played by Meryl Streep, in the Oscar-winning "The Iron Lady."

    Head portrayed a prime minister himself in the sketch comedy show "Little Britain," as well as King Uther Pendragon, the father of Prince Arthur, in the "Merlin" TV series. He also appeared in "Motherland," Manchild," and "Silent Witness," along... Read More

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