Neill Blomkamp Directing HALO Movie

Universal Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox announced that Neill Blomkamp will direct the upcoming Halo movie. As you will recall it is also being executived produced by Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will serve as the executive producers of "Halo", the upcoming feature film based on Microsoft's phenomenally popular video game from Bungie Studios.

Jackson and Walsh will provide creative counsel on all aspects of the film via their WingNut Films banner, and Jackson's award-winning companies Weta Digital Ltd. and Weta Workshop Ltd. will provide creatures, miniatures and visual effects for the production. The Halo agreement marks the first time that Jackson and Walsh have performed these services on a major studio film that Jackson is not directing.

"Halo" will be shot in its entirety in Wellington, New Zealand and will make use of the full range of Jackson's state-of-the-art production and post- production facilities, including Weta Digital Ltd., Weta Workshop Ltd., Stone Street Studios and Park Road Post. We should see it in theatres sometime in 2008.