recasting

Jen Taylor will reprise her role as Cortana in the nine-episode Halo TV series being produced for Showtime, IGN reports. Natascha McElhone (Designated Survivor, Solaris) was originally signed on to play both Cortana and Dr. Catherine Halsey, her creator and template, but she’s no longer playing the famous Halo AI character due to scheduling conflicts caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Fortunately, she’s still set to play Dr. Halsey, one of the franchise’s more controversial characters. While it’s unclear whether Taylor will play the role in-person or will bring a CGI version of Cortana to life through motion capture, the voice…