Commercial and music director Neill Blomkamp has nabbed the job of directing HALO, Universal Pictures and 20th Century Fox's big-screen adaptation of the video game series, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The games follow a character named Master Chief and his companion Cortana as they try to save the galaxy from alien forces called the Flood. Halo refers to an artificial ringworld that actually is a weapon capable of destroying the galaxy.

Alex Garland ("28 Days Later") wrote the screenplay.

South Africa-born and Vancouver-based Blomkamp is known for his commercials that feature robots and a dose of urban grittiness.