Directed by Neill Blomkamp. Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell. Starring Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Watkin Tudor Jones, Yolandi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Hugh Jackman and Sigourney Weaver. R, 120 minutes. Chappie highlights so much of what can go wrong with contemporary science fiction. It’s a simultaneous source of wonder and disappointment that there’s…
In a subtle, and seemingly unsure, Instagram announcement, Neill Blomkamp has confirmed that he is making an Alien movie. Blomkamp is best known for his films District 9, Elysium and the upcoming Chappie. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, he revealed very little about his upcoming project with Fox. “It did have to do with…
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An exciting new trailer hit the internet recently for director Neill Blomkamp’s new film entitled Chappie. The movie follows up Blomkamp’s very successful District 9 and the science fiction thriller Elysium. Chappie hits theaters in March 2015. The film is about a childlike robot finding his place among humans in the world. Chappie, voiced by…
When we think about aliens the first things that come into our mind are all the invasion-oriented sci-fi movies in which enormous and unforgiving monsters arrive on Earth to conquer all and extinguish the human race. We don’t need to do a Google search to recall in our minds an endless list of movies like…
We’re getting close to the biggest awards event of the season and here’s the thing. Looking back over the past 25 years, sci-fi traditionally just doesn’t get the recognition it should. While the genre certainly sweeps it up in the Visual Effects categories, it almost never gets nominated for Best Picture. Except for the past few…
Neill Blomkamp wowed science fiction fans with his feature film debut, District 9, but can his next film, Elysium, live up to the now incredibly high expectations? Elysium shares many of the visual qualities of District 9, and may even be set in the same film world but decades in the future. The financial gap…
