The news broke last week when I was on an airplane, but fanboys across the world can now officially breathe a sigh of relief. Lord of the Rings and King Kong director Peter Jackson (Lord of the Geek?) is officially sitting in the Producer's chair of 2007's summer blockbuster adaptation Halo. He and his wife will take the helm with their production company WETA to bring the gritty realism of a Halo world infiltrated by a bunch of angry aliens to the silver screen.
I can already hear the Movie Trailer Guys doing the voice over...
Uber-geek question: Does anyone else think that Jackson is the new George Lucas or John Carpenter? His movies are messy in the literal sense, while perfectly polished in the figurative sense. He shows dirt, grime and, in the case of his earliest screen endeavours, bucketloads of gore. With Jackson at the helm, and in conjunction with 28 Days Later scribe Alex Garland's $1 milllion script, this could be the game adaptation we're waiting for.
More thoughts in Thursday's Technology section.
