Sky News is reporting that Microsoft and Bungie Entertainment's long awaited installent in the Halo franchise - Halo 3, has made record sales, as yesterday Americans forked out $170 million in a mere 24 hours. Millions more are set to be made when global gross reports come in.
This can only be good news for Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Neill Blomkamp who are awaiting a renewed interest from Universal and FOX, when studios pulled out at the last minute before the script was approved. Understandably execs were nervous about financing a first time feature film director with such a huge budget, on a such a popular video game franchise, but Blomkamp cut together with WETA, three short films highlighting the potential, and what could be achieved by him as a director.
The three shorts can be found here: http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/09/...s-race-shorts/
TV shorts - http://au.gamespot.com/video/926632/...s-of-the-night
http://au.gamespot.com/video/926632/...-enemy-weapons
This can only be good news for Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Neill Blomkamp who are awaiting a renewed interest from Universal and FOX, when studios pulled out at the last minute before the script was approved. Understandably execs were nervous about financing a first time feature film director with such a huge budget, on a such a popular video game franchise, but Blomkamp cut together with WETA, three short films highlighting the potential, and what could be achieved by him as a director.
The three shorts can be found here: http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/09/...s-race-shorts/
TV shorts - http://au.gamespot.com/video/926632/...s-of-the-night
http://au.gamespot.com/video/926632/...-enemy-weapons
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