Rumors abound, this name has been floating about consistantly across the internet. Now Harry at Aint it Cool has some more details. In a recent article he mentions that Peter Jackson and Del Toro have been in talks about the Halo movie, for roughly two months now and states, rather unhelpfully: “As of now, I haven’t heard if Guillermo is officially signed yet, but he’s probably pretty darn close.”.
Harry goes on to explain the likely problems with having Del Toro direct the Halo movie. Primarily, Microsoft want to begin the movie’s production as early as March 2007, yet Del Toro wants to remain ‘available’ to oversee the creation of his love child, Hellboy 2.
For those not in the know, Guillermo Del Toro is responsible for the likes of Blade II, Hellboy and Mimic.
This weeks bungie update also pays homage to the ongoing and highly anticipated process of signing a director. Frankie can’t get anything out of those involved but he does say this:“Joe Staten says he can’t say squat […] I can tell you personally that he looks very happy, smug even, this week.”
Source: Aint it Cool
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