14 DAY TRIAL // Over at film site Ain't It Cool we found a very interesting and extensive interview with Peter Jackson, among other things detailing the undergoing efforts of the team on the Halo movie development. Although Halo doesn't have a definitive script yet, media eyes are focused on each and every move the team makes. Last time, we've heard rumors concerning the actor to play the Master Chief, and then we found out about the new script writer for the movie, Neill Blomkamp. Time has come to hear the real deal from the master himself.
"At the end of the day, Neill (Blomkamp) is not a first time director. He's a first time feature film director, but he understands film and grammar as good as anybody. He's done some wonderful short films and commercials. His visual eye is fantastic and his storytelling is great" commented Peter Jackson. "There are lots of reasons to do HALO that would be attractive if you're not a HALO fan, but we didn't want any of those people"
We learn that Neill has been working close with Weta for the past two months, turning in a lot of the Halo movie artwork day by day, including maquettes, production design, color art. "It's fantastic stuff. I mean, I look through it and I get excited about the film" said Peter Jackson.
When confronted about the target rating from the ESRB, it appeared like the targeted rating for the movie should be PG-13, thus some question arise concerning the way a crucial part of the game will be presented. The Flood by nature is a gruesome time in the Halo timeline, and Peter Jackson hinted that a future DVD version would feature a mature version, complete with full graphic gore and detail featured in the games.
"But the designs for The Flood that I've been seeing are incredibly hardcore, I have to say. The wonderful thing of using the world of CG now and that real, Lovecraftian kind of twisted... That stuff lends itself to computer generated effects so well, the organic, pulsating, throbbing, oozing kind of effect looks great. I had a bit of fun with that on KONG with those sorts of bug things and those insects and wormy things that kill Andy Serkis. I can see that tying all that CG technology to some Lovecraftian horror is going to be awesome."