P Jackson brings video game to big screen.

In terms of film output you gotta love the fat Pete over the skinny Pete.

A director for the big screen version of the hit video game HALO has been announced. Neill Blomkamp, who is making his directorial debut, will helm the pic which is produced by Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh under their WingNut Films banner at Universal and 20th Century Fox. South African Blomkamp previousley directed the 2005 short Alive in Joburg.
"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," said Jackson in an official release by Universal. "Fran and I are intrigued by the unique challenges this project offers, and we're delighted to be working again with our friends at Universal, and with our new ones at Fox and Microsoft. With Neill on board, I'm even more excited by the potential of this project." Shooting on the pic gets underway later this year in Wellington, New Zealand for a Summer 2008 release.