There was a spot of worry when it was reported that Fox and Universal were dropping out of their deal with Microsoft for the planned Halo movie, but things are starting to look brighter.

Microsoft has been shopping around for other studios that will handle the big-screen adaptation of Halo, and they are reportedly setting their sights on Warner Bros. and Paramount. Of course, since this is Microsoft we're talking about here, Sony is obviously not in the running because of the PS3.

Disney, meanwhile, is reportedly "iffy" due to Steve Jobs' involvement, and New Line is still working through legal problems related to Lord of the Rings with Halo producers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh.

I guess all of these "relationship issues" is why a movie script can stay in limbo for long periods of time. Maybe Microsoft really should go and make the movie on their own if they really want to put it out there. High risk, yes, but the gains would also be pretty high.

Oh, and speaking of scripts, the one for the Halo movie has undergone some rewrites. Alex Garland's original script has been rewritten by "Ender's Game" writer D.B. Weiss, and is reportedly set to undergo another rewrite by Josh Olsen, the screenwriter of "A History of Violence."

Everything that has succumbed to glitz and glamour of Hollywood has inevitably turned commercial, boring and tasteless, most especially for devoted fans of that book, play or game, being turned into commercial success. But, avid fans of the Halo game franchise by Bungee, can rest their pretty, little gamer heads, because their favorite game, is in good hands.

D.B. Weiss is an accomplished writer, a graduate of Wesleyan University, he earned a Masters of Philosophy in Irish Literature from Trinity College in Dublin and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and is best known for his critically acclaimed fictional story entitled Lucky Wander Boy. The story is about Adam Pennyman, who decides to make an analysis of every videogame ever made and compile to what he calls, The Catalogue of Obsolete Entertainments.

And what's all introduction about D.B. Weiss got to do with Halo? He's just the one writing the screenplay for Halo that's going to be executive produced by Lord of the Rings Trilogy and King Kong  director Peter Jackson, that's all. Here's Weiss talking about Halo, in an interview with Game Set Watch.

The full interview awaits after the jump!