Rumor mills are always irritating, mostly because of that first word. However, it seems this time the rumors were correct and Fox is making another Alien film starring Sigourney Weaver as Flight Lt. Ellen Ripley. Neill Blomkamp (famous for giving us District 9 and Elysium) met Weaver whilst they were filming Chappie and, according to Weaver, he started talking…
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…
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…
Written and Directed by Neill Blomkamp Starring Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Diego Luna, Wagner Moura and William Fichtner R, 109 minutes Science fiction and social commentary go hand in hand in many cases. In fact, great science fiction has a way of using its fictional premise and diegetic elements to comment…
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…
