So after all of the press about how much it was going to cost (so much that Fox and Universal are co-producing the thing) and various rumors about who will direct it the Halo movie, it has been put in the hands of a relatively unknown director named Neill Blomkamp.  Duder has won some awards, but is known mostly for his ad-work and TV special effects.

I’m optimistic about his new job, mainly because of his short films, which as Gamespot reports, often have the same look/feel as certain Halo stages.  It looks like he might do the series justice.  Check out descriptions of his films in the Gamespot article below and/or follow the links to see ‘em for yourself.  Also, the script is still supposedly gold and Peter Jackson is still producing.  I’m not a huge fan of the series but I’m totally psyched about the movie.

Oh, and the movie got pushed back to summer 2008.  Sorry fanboys.