For a couple of weeks now there has been speculation that Peter Jackson will be directing the Halo movie. Technically Lord of the Rings director, Peter Jackson might not be directing, but he will be heavily involved in the movie. Today in the X05 expo in Amsterdam displayed Microsoft's corporate vice president of Xbox worldwide marketing and publishing Peter Moore announced that Peter Jackson and his partner (wife) Fran Walsh will see that the game's transition to the big screen as executive producers.
Weta Digital and Weta Workshop, which created all the Lord of the Rings effects and monsters , will be in charge of the film versions of Halo's Elites, Brutes, and Grunts. Jackson's horror background will also come in handy for re-creating the Flood's zombie hordes. Jackson, who also addressed X05 attendees via a videotaped message, has long been known to be an avid gamer. After playing the cult hit Beyond Good & Evil, he hired its designer, Michel Ancel (Rayman), to oversee the game version of his forthcoming King Kong remake, which Universal is bankrolling.
Halo is due to hit theaters in summer of 2007, and it will be produced by Mary Parent, Scott Stuber, and Peter Schlessel. It will be based on a screenplay by 28 Days Later scribe Alex Garland. Neither stars nor a director has yet been announced.
News source: GameSpot
