Jackson wins Halo franchise

Academy Award-winning director Peter Jackson is turning his favourite video game Halo into a feature-length film.

Sat, 08 Oct, 2005 - 13:26

Academy Award-winning director Peter Jackson is turning his favourite video game Halo into a feature-length film.

The Lord of the Rings movie-maker grew addicted to Halo while shooting his latest film King Kong - so he jumped at the chance to snap up the movie rights and take it to the big screen.

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Courts Entertainment Heathrow Place: New Zealand Place: Middle-earth Person: Jackson Person: Peter Jackson Person: Master Chief Person: Tolkien Organisation: Bungie Organisation: Microsoft

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