Source: Empire Online

While speaking to Empire Online, director Guillermo del Toro confirmed that he has been in talks with Universal, Bungie Films, and producer Peter Jackson to helm the eagerly-awaited adaptation of the best-selling videogame, Halo. However, del Toro is keen on directing HellBoy 2 and then if possible he would like to take on Halo. Here's what the director had to say about the Hellboy sequel, as well as Halo. 

"It's going really good. It's about the fairy world and the mythical creatures all rebelling against humanity and saying it's the end of mankind and it's the season for the sons of the Earth. And basically Hellboy has to try to repress or suppress that rebellion."

The publication says that Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, David Hyde-Pierce and Rupert Evans are all coming back, while "Hellboy" creator Mike Mignola is also on board. "He should be reading the screenplay right now," laughed Guillermo.

But - and it's a big but - Hellboy 2 is still awaiting the big greenlight, before filming can take place. "We're budgeting," said del Toro. "I'm very much looking forward to it. I wanna do it. It's still on the front burner, but it's all about budget."

In the back of Guillermo's mind is the Halo big screen adaptation. "'Halo' is very much an interesting project because it's so full of monsters. It's a big temptation. I'm in talks with them [Universal and Bungie Films] and Peter, but it's not true that it's on and Hellboy's off. Hellboy's on. If everything goes as planned, Hellboy will go."

If Hellboy 2 happens, it's possible Halo could go to another director. "The ideal for me would be to do 'Hellboy 2' and if 'Halo' doesn't go away, then yeah, I'd love to do both. But it may go to somebody else. We'll see."