Peter Jackson is set to executive produce and Neil Blomkamp (District 9) to direct. Back in 2005, Alex Garland (28 Days Later, Sunshine) wrote the original script and there were rewrites from Josh Olson (A History of Violence) in 2006. Stuart Beattie (Collateral, POTC) also wrote his own spec script. Microsoft could look to Sony Pictures or Warner Bros. to pick up the film after 20th Century Fox turned down the project. Blomkamp's upcoming 2009 release of District 9 will most likely gain the interest of a studio and we could see Halo released in 2012.
Weta Workshop (LOTR, King Kong, District 9, Avatar, The Hobbit and Tintin) would handle the special effects of the film. They have already worked on Blomkamp's live-action Halo shorts. Below are some examples of their work on the shorts.
Casting Thoughts:
Mark Wahlberg (Lovely Bones), Sam Worthington (Avatar) or Clive Owen (Children of Men) as Master Chief.
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