Peter Jackson to work on future 'Halo' installment
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Movie producer Peter Jackson has agreed to work with Microsoft's Bungie Studios on a future installment in its blockbuster "Halo" video-game franchise.
The deal, announced Wednesday morning, expands upon an existing relationship between Microsoft and the producer of "King Kong" and "Lord of the Rings." Jackson, previously named executive producer of an upcoming "Halo" movie, also will form a new studio, Wingnut Interactive, with Microsoft and his partner, screenwriter Fran Walsh.
Additionally, Jackson and Walsh will create "an entirely original property" for the Xbox 360 and the Xbox Live online system, Microsoft said in a news release.