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Peter Jackson to Executive Produce Halo Movie

Posted by Zonk on from the i-need-a-weapon dept.

e03179 writes "According to Reuters, 'the Oscar-winning creative team behind the The Lord of the Rings films, including director Peter Jackson, has been named to run the production of the upcoming film based on Microsoft Corp.'s blockbuster Halo video game, the company said on Tuesday.' The film will be shot in New Zealand and Jackson's production and post-production studios will be used. World-wide release is set for mid-2007 by Fox and Universal. The then rumor was started by Gamespot two weeks ago and was previously covered by Slashdot." Okay, *now* I'm interested. More details available on the Bungie site.

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  1. I've got a good title... by catdevnull · · Score: 4, Funny

    How about "Red vs Blue"? ...oh, wait...

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  2. That works out well by katana · · Score: 5, Funny

    By the time he's done with Halo, it should be just about time to start filming Duke Nukem Forever.

  3. And Spielburg to Direct... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pong.
    The touching movie about two lines and the square ball they share.

    Has Hollywood run out of ideas?

    willie

  4. Seems only appropriate to mention Doom by apankrat · · Score: 4, Funny

    http://www.doommovie.com/

    Went to see Serenity this weekend and they showed Doom trailer that
    featured nice shots of something being poked at with a chainsaw :)

    The story line seemed to be unintrusively good too - "Mars. Horrible
    disaster. If it breathes, shoot it."

    Opens in late October 2005.

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  5. Re:At least it won't matter if he changes the plot by Golias · · Score: 4, Funny

    Master Chief will be written out to make way for a Tom Bombadil character, in order to finally quell all those whining LOTR poetry nerds. (That's right, all six of them.)

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  6. It hasn't even been 10 years... by Lester67 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...do we need a remake of Starship Troopers already?

  7. I'm still waiting for Tetris: The Movie by SamSim · · Score: 5, Funny

    Starring Al Pacino as "L"

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  8. Kevin Bacon by nzgeek · · Score: 4, Funny
    I feel it is my solemn duty to inform you that my sister has had dinner with PJ, making you, the humble Slashdot comment reader, merely four degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon. To illustrate:
    • You read my comment
    • My sister had dinner with Peter Jackson
    • PJ directed LotR, starring Sean Astin
    • Sean Astin starred in White Water Summer with Kevin Bacon
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