The executive producer of the upcoming Halo movie will be Peter Jackson. He will be working with his partner Fran Walsh on the film. So it turns out he Peter isn’t going to direct it, but its only a minor detail. The point is Peter is involved and Weta are doing the effects! I’m now 100% confident the Halo movie is going to be everything I hope it will be and all is good and well in the universe once more. Go Bungie and go the Kiwis! Ask anyone, I’m ridiculously overjoyed. I can only hope I can somehow get onto the sets or into Weta for a look see at some stage…
EDIT: Some more news about this from Joystiq: “Halo will be shot in Wellington, New Zealand with production and post-production duties being handled by Jackson’s Weta Digital Ltd, Weta Workshop Ltd, Stone Street Studios, and Park Road Post”. The man himself Peter Jackson commented, ‘As a gaming fan, I’m excited to bring Halo’s premise, action, and settings to the screen with all the specificity and reality today’s technology can provide.’ Evidently the name of the movies director is also soon to be announced.