It's one of the most infamous video game movie adaptations that never happened , but the filmmaker who almost brought it to the big screen would still love to take a crack at it -- if he could make it on his terms.

The film is Halo and the director is Neill Blomkamp, who, along with producer Peter Jackson, tried in vain to get the project off the ground several years ago until its massive budget and studio concerns caused it to fall apart. After Halo imploded, Blomkamp and Jackson went on to make the sci-fi hit District 9 , which earned an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.

IGN was one of many outlets at a press event Monday for Blomkamp's new movie Elysium, during which time the filmmaker was asked if he would only make original films such as District 9 and Elysium in the future or if he'd ever consider adaptations or sequels. This led Blomkamp to the subject of Halo."I still really love the world and the universe and the mythology of Halo. If I was given control, I would really like to do that film," Blomkamp confessed. "But that's the problem. When something pre-exists, there's this idea of my own interpretation versus 150 other people involved with the film's interpretation of the same intellectual property. Then the entire filmgoing audience has their interpretation. You can really live up to or fail in their eyes. That part isn't appealing to me, but the original pieces are appealing."He continued, "As far as sequels to my own stuff, I think a lot of it just comes down to if there's more to say. I think the world of District 9 has a lot of race and oppression-based ideas that I would still like to explore in that world. Again, I have no problem remaking my own stuff or whatever you call it. Sequelizing my own stuff. Then there's a few pieces of cinema history that I like so much. I don't know if I could be involved with them, but there's iconic characters out there that I really like and would love to get closer to and make a film about. When I start dipping my toes into it, I get this allergic reaction. Maybe one day I'll end up doing something like that."Elysium opens August 9.