The director of chappie and elysium is heading back into the scifi realm again with a new film called inferno, which will star taylor kitsch john carter. With sharlto copley, david james, jason cope, nathalie boltt. According to deadline, neill blomkamp district 9 will helm a direct sequel to the 1987 original. The story begins by providing historical background on the sudden appearance of a spaceship hovering over johannesburg, south africa. District 9 director neill blomkamp to helm new robocop sequel. He is a director and writer, known for district 9 2009, elysium 20 and chappie 2015. Its been 28 years since the aliens made first contact, but. Whats preventing the district 9 sequel from happening.
A liveaction anthem story short from neill blomkamp, director of district 9, chappie, and elysium, has been released. Apr 27, 2017 although it didnt win any oscars, district 9 s breakout success was an impressive feat for an indie scifi film out of south africa with a firsttime writer director that featured no movie stars. Feb 18, 2015 district 9 and elysium director neill blomkamp drew attention last month when he posted a series of concept art images from a new alien movie he was working on without authorization from any. I suppose theres no reason the first alien race to reach the earth shouldnt look like what the cat threw up. Blomkamps next film, greenland, is a thriller expected to release this year with chris evans in.
Violence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slumlike conditions on earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology. But i thought some more about it, and things started to gel. The latest film from the director of district 9 and elysium is set in the usual bummer future and wavers uncertainly between laughter and tears. District 9 and elysium director neill blomkamp drew attention last month when he posted a series of concept art images from a new alien movie. District 9s neil blomkamp to direct robocop returns cbr.
In a new interview about his experimental scifi shorts studio oats studios, district 9 director neill blomkamp told the verge that he is, in fact, planning. Aug 25, 2017 if marvel ever decides to make iron man 4, they have a solid director who would be happy to take the job. Ten years later, there still isnt a district 9 sequel but it could still happen. The film stars sharlto copley, jason cope, and david james, and was adapted from blomkamps 2006. The untitled scifi project is separate from prometheus 2, which fox is still. District 9 director releases new anthem liveaction. District 9 is only the biggest of a glut of films about south africas recent traumatic past, writes david smith published. It is a coproduction of new zealand, the united states and south africa. Director neill blomkamp teams with producer peter jackson for this tale of extraterrestrial refugees stuck in contemporary south africa. New aliens movie coming from district 9, elysium director. District 9 also includes some very commendable and redeeming messages. District 9 director neill blomkamp has an idea for.
New robocop movie is happening with district 9 director. Jul 11, 2018 neill blomkamp, who directed district 9, will direct the film, and justin rhodes, who cowrote the new terminator film currently in the works, will work on the script. District 9 director will helm new robocop engadget. District 9 director neill blomkamp casts taylor kitsch. Mar 06, 2015 the latest film from the director of district 9 and elysium is set in the usual bummer future and wavers uncertainly between laughter and tears. Nov 04, 2014 if youre a fan of district 9, its hard not to be excited about director neill blomkamps next scifi film, chappie. Neill blomkamp recently stopped by the ign office to discuss new film chappie, and while the uk podcast team had him cornered, we quizzed the.
After plans for a big screen halo movie to be produced by peter jackson lord of the rings, king kong and directed by neil blomkamp fell through because of budgetary concerns, district 9 was announced. District 9 director releases new anthem liveaction trailer. Jul 11, 2018 district 9 and chappie director neill blomkamp will reportedly helm an upcoming sequel to paul verhoevens 1987 scifi classic robocop, titled robocop returns. Directorcowriter neill blomkamp makes a few mistakes some of the character arcs have a few rough edges, and the films middle section is a bit interminable but, at the same time, district 9 is a welcome antidote to sciencefiction films like transformers. Cwa district 9 is responsible for supporting the cwa locals in the states of california, hawaii and nevada. A couple of months ago, blomkamp revealed unofficial alien concept art, which he pegged as nothing more than a mental stroll in the universe that ridley scott created in his seminal 1979 film. Peter jackson was slated to be the executive producer, with neill blomkamp as director.
Director neill blomkamp was working on an alien movie. Why we never got to see a district 9 sequel youtube. South african director neill blomkamps debut feature was certainly an ambitious beast. Instead, the director will now bring his unique talents to bring the derelict life of a futuristic, crimeridden detroit to life on the big screen once again. Oats studios brings to life the next chapter in the adam story. The movie was to be developed and released by 20th century fox, under the creative oversight of microsoft. A young director brings a spaceship and a metaphor in for a landing sharlto copley, left, star of district 9, with neill blomkamp, director of the film. Blomkamp employs a documentarystyle, handheld, cinema verite technique, blending naturalistic and photorealistic computergenerated effects, and his films often deal. A new robocop sequel is coming, and it will be directed by neill blomkamp, who brought us original fares such as district 9, elysium and chappie the news comes courtesy of deadline, who confirms that the writers behind the original film, ed neumeier and michael miner, will be serving as producer and executive producer, and. District 9 comiccon miniposter sharlto copley in district 9 2009 sharlto copley at. Jan 04, 2015 district 9 director neill blomkamp has posted a swathe of very unofficial artwork concepts on his instagram account on a project dubbed alien xeno blomkamp had been working on the movie in. District 9 is a 2009 south african science fiction horror action film directed by neill blomkamp, written by blomkamp and terri tatchell, and produced by peter jackson and carolynne cunningham. Deus ex movie director looking to district 9, looper and. District 9 director neill blomkamp on why hes starting his own movie studio.
Ironically enough, district 9 was adapted from a short film by blomkamp called alive in joburg. Scifi filmmaker neill blomkamps next movie, chappie, is just around the corner, but the director has been making headlines for reasons other than his anticipated original tale. District 9 director neill blomkamp is making a new alien movie. District 9 director neill blomkamp on why hes starting his own movie. Deus ex movie director looking to district 9, looper and inception for inspiration theres going to be a new kind of scifi film, and it will be cyberpunk, and it will be amazing.
District 9 sequel in the works according to director neill blomkamp. District 9 directors new short movie offers a disturbing look at our ai future. From producer peter jackson the lord of the rings trilogy and director neill blomkamp comes a startlingly original science fiction thriller that soars on the imagination of its creators peter travers, rolling stone. Neill blomkamp is famous for creating one of the few geniunely original science fiction movies of the last decade in district 9, but you may also remember him. The new venture will allow him ample creative space to experiment with short films, all of which will release online for free. Blomkamp employs a documentarystyle, handheld, cinema verite technique, blending naturalistic and photorealistic computergenerated effects, and his films often deal with themes of xenophobia and social segregation. New aliens movie coming from district 9, elysium director neill blomkamp concept art shows ripley, hicks, and everyones favorite toothy space critters. Neill blomkamps district 9 isnt exactly a new idea it takes the basic premise of alien nation 1988 dvd 1989 of an alien spaceship crashing on earth and its occupants having to become assimilated into a hostile human population but the execution feels remarkably fresh because, rather than going for tired generic plotting, its. Neill blomkamp, director of district 9 and elysium, has released a new short film called conviction set in the world of eas upcoming rpg, anthem.
Neil blomkamp is of course the south african director who made a splash with that citroen car morphing into a dancing giant robot commercial a. The movie sounds absolutely insane, with two members of the highly eccentric. Weiss and josh olson rewrote during 2006for a 2008 release. District 9 director neill blomkamp casts taylor kitsch in. District 9 director neill blomkamp allegedly took to twitter just a few hours ago and posted some astonishing photos, pictures that show he was working on. District 9 director neill blomkamp has an idea for district. The director cowrote the script with his wife, terri tatchell, and chose to film. Neil blomkamps district 9 narrates the story of an alien invasion where humans treat the aliens as refugees. In july 2018, blomkamp announced that he would be directing a new entry in the robocop film series for metrogoldwynmayer. Jul 12, 2018 now this new one is supposed to just be a sequel to the original, jumping on the whole lets ignore the other films bandwagon like terminator and halloween. Alien movie is district 9 director neill blomkamps next. Neill blomkamp, director of scifi hits district 9, elysium and chappie, will helm a new robocop film. District 9 director neill blomkamp is helming a new alien.
Back in 2009, director neill blomkamp exploded on to the hollywood scene thanks to district 9 one of the best sciencefiction films in recent memory, and a. Unlike the 2014 reboot from sony, this movie, titled robocop returns, will serve as a sequel to paul. The district 9 and chappie director has been teasing the project throughout the year, posting photos on twitter and asking whether fans would pay for short experimental films on the game service. The awesome instagrammed concept art that nabbed the. Now this new one is supposed to just be a sequel to the original, jumping on the whole lets ignore the other films bandwagon like terminator and halloween.
District 9 director neill blomkamp has been tapped to bring robocop back to the big screen. Jul 11, 2018 blomkamp was previouly attached to write and direct a new alien movie, but that project got ultimately scrapped. District 9 and chappie director neill blomkamp will reportedly helm an upcoming sequel to paul verhoevens 1987 scifi classic robocop, titled robocop returns. District 9 director neill blomkamp to helm new robocop. Neill blomkamp is a south africanborn canadian film director, producer, screenwriter, and.
In the eight years since district 9 hit theaters and introduced the world to the talents of actor sharlto copley as wikus and writerdirector neill blomkamp, fans have been clamoring for the. Feb 14, 2019 neill blomkamp, director of district 9 and elysium, has released a new short film called conviction set in the world of eas upcoming rpg, anthem. District 9 director planning another film in that world screen rant. A district 9 sequel, tentatively called district 10 seemed likely. District 9 was later nominated for the 2010 academy award for best picture, along with. Anthem short film from district 9 director is very evocative. New movie confirmed with director neill blomkamp variety. Elysium is the second featurelength film written and directed by neil blomkamp featuring a cast that includes matt damon the bourne ultimatum, oscarwinner jodie foster the beaver, sharlto copley district 9, alice braga predators, wagner moura elite squad and william fichtner prison break, all playing humans in the year 2154. Mar 05, 2015 neill blomkamp recently stopped by the ign office to discuss new film chappie, and while the uk podcast team had him cornered, we quizzed the writerdirector about district 9, and whether or not. There was rumor earlier this year of a possible robocop that would continue from the very first movie, and now this is confirmation. The alien beings in district 9, nicknamed prawns because they look like a cross between lobsters and grasshoppers, arrive in a space ship that hovers over johannesburg.
A postcolonial analysis district 9 directed by neil blomkamp. Here are the reasons behind the district 9 sequel delay and why fans might still have cause for hope. Apr 27, 2017 a district 9 sequel, tentatively called district 10 seemed likely. The story begins by providing historical background on the sudden appearance of a. Although it didnt win any oscars, district 9s breakout success was an impressive feat for an indie scifi film out of south africa with a firsttime writerdirector that featured no movie stars. Unlike the 2014 reboot from sony, this movie, titled robocop returns, will serve as. Revenge of the fallen which, of course, have no science in them whatsoever. New robocop movie is happening with district 9 director neill. Jan 02, 2015 district 9 director neill blomkamp allegedly took to twitter just a few hours ago and posted some astonishing photos, pictures that show he was working on an unauthorized alien film.
District 9 director made a live action trailer for anthem. New robocop movie from district 9 director coming youtube. Robocop sequel in the works, and district 9s neill blomkamp. District 9 is a 2009 science fiction action film directed by neill blomkamp, written by blomkamp and terri tatchell, and produced by peter jackson and carolynne cunningham. Alien movie is district 9 director neill blomkamps.
A couple of months ago, blomkamp revealed unofficial alien concept art, which he pegged as nothing more than a mental stroll in the universe that ridley scott. If youre a fan of district 9, its hard not to be excited about director neill blomkamps next scifi film, chappie. Titled conviction, the threeminute video is set in the world of biowares. Jul 11, 2018 district 9 director neill blomkamp has been tapped to bring robocop back to the big screen. With stunning special effects and gritty realism, the film plunges us into a.
District 9 was the surprise cinematic hit of 2009 but, ten years later, a sequel has yet to go into production. Aug 06, 2009 at the start of that film, district 9 which sonys tristar pictures division will open on aug. Welcome to the communications workers of america district 9. Apr 10, 20 neill blomkamp is famous for creating one of the few geniunely original science fiction movies of the last decade in district 9, but you may also remember him as the man who was supposed to direct. Neill blomkamp was born on september 17, 1979 in johannesburg, south africa. The directors intriguing use of dramatic scenes, mockumentary footage, and real news video make it an edgeofyourseat, exciting ride. Disaster relief assistance and information for district 9 wildfire victims. The movie ended in a way that allowed for a sequel, and there are plenty of stories to explore in the world of district 9. The film stars sharlto copley, jason cope, and david james, and was adapted from blomkamps 2006 short film alive in joburg. Found inside, huddled together and starving to death, are the. Neill blomkamp, the man behind district 9, has declared that he would love to take on the. New robocop sequel coming from district 9 director. Most recently, blomkamp signed on to direct a new robocop film.
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