The director for the movie adaptation of Halo has been named, and it's no one you've ever heard of. That is, unless you're an aficionado of robot-themed shoe and car commercials, obscure South African short films or 3D animation effects on TV series like Smallville, Dark Angel and Stargate SG-1. Neill Blomkamp will make his feature debut, working for executive producer Peter Jackson (who at one point was rumored to be in the director's seat himself). Mary Parent, who helped bring Joss Whedon's Serenity to life, is listed as a producer, Marty O'Donnell will supply the score, and newcomer D.B. Weiss is rumored to be working on a new story to replace Alex Garland's rejected script...
