Producer Peter Jackson asked Guillermo del Toro to helm the movie, but del Toro turned the offer down so he could direct Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (2008).
So who is directing the film now? Neill "Who the hell is this guy" Blomkamp.
Yup... The movie will suck.
It's just a thinly veiled scheme for Jackson to get himself a big contract for his effects company, Weta.
So is there more that goes with that short or is that it?