Blomkamp started off his directing career with district 9, which was a huge hit with critics and audiences alike, marking him out as the new bright young talent to watch, and generating a lot of buzz over what his next film would be. Oct 02, 2018 mgm is moving forward with another installment in the everpopular robocop franchise. One of the grossest scifi movies of all time will be backwith our without severe indigestion. I am shooting new horrorthriller and mgm cant wait need to shoot robocop now. Aug 14, 2009 district 9, a smart, swift new film from the south african director neill blomkamp who now lives in canada and who wrote the screenplay with terri tatchell, raises such a possibility in. Neill blomkamp alien movie reveals new concept art. Mgms upcoming robocop returns will reboot the original 1987 paul verhoeven film, instead of the more recent 2014 remake. But cinema fans had begun to call for a new featurelength movie from neill blomkamp, and they didnt have to wait for long. Aug 15, 2019 just this past june saw neill blomkamp confirm that he was bringing back the original suit, too, as the movie is or was supposed to be a sequel to the original 1987 film, and similar to the recent halloween and the new terminator 6, would ignore any of the sequels. At the age of sixteen, he met sharlto copley, who had also attended redhill high school in johannesburg.
A few of blomkamps own short films garnered a bit of buzz enough for one project to be crowdfunded for a feature film the post watch the new short film. Jun 14, 2017 director neill blomkamp breaks down his new scifi short rakka. Robocop returns loses neill blomkamp, district 9 director now. Neill blomkamps alien movie is on hold pending prometheus 2 neill blomkamp reveals new alien pulse rifle alien. Director neill blomkamp breaks down his new scifi short. Neill blomkamp to direct new robocop movie indiewire. Robocop returns loses neill blomkamp, district 9 director. Neill blomkamp is truly on the rise to be one of the most talented, and this collection proves it, pound for pound. Sep 10, 2016 it looks like neill blomkamp has officially decided it is time to get to work on something new. It looks like neill blomkamp has officially decided it is time to get to work on something new. Aug 15, 2019 neill blomkamp, the director behind original scifi films district 9, elysium, and chappie, was hard at work developing the new robocop movie, a direct sequel to paul verhoevens 1987 original.
Why were pumped and a bit nervous about neill blomkamps new. Chappie helmer neill blomkamp s next movie will be an aliens film for 20th century fox. Writerdirector neill blomkamp announced via his instagram yesterday that he will take on the 30yearold franchise as his next movie, and weve got a lot of thoughts on the. Taylor kitsch waco, true detective is the lead actor of the movie, while casting for other roles is underway. Oct 24, 2019 inferno, not to be confused with ron howards 2016 da vinci code threequel, is the newest major movie project on the docket of south african scifi helmer extraordinaire neill blomkamp, who. Neill blomkamp oats studios cancels firebase movie. From neill blomkamp, oats studios and bioware comes a liveaction trailer of survival set in the world of anthem, decades before the events of the game. Deadline reports that inferno, the directors latest movie, will begin. Neill blomkamp wants to direct a new alien movie and it may.
Neill blomkamps alien movie reveals new concept art. Neill blomkamps dream of raising money from fans to turn his startup studios vietnam warset short film firebase into a fulllength film has ended, for now. He wants to direct a new alien movie and said that it may happen. Neill blomkamp to tackle scifi film inferno, taylor. James cameron working with neill blomkamp on new aliens movie.
Neill blomkamp says the alien movie is his next film collider. Hn entertainment has been able to exclusively confirm that neill blomkamp. Jun 14, 2017 a giant alien creature comes to earth. Cinemablend is the gotosource for todays information and updates on new movies, tv shows, games and celebrity news and gossip. Inferno, not to be confused with ron howards 2016 da vinci code threequel, is the newest major movie project on the docket of south african scifi helmer extraordinaire neill blomkamp, who. Feb 14, 2019 from neill blomkamp, oats studios and bioware comes a liveaction trailer of survival set in the world of anthem, decades before the events of the game. Neill blomkamp has directed feature films such as district 9, elysium, and chappie, but you wont be able to see his latest films in a theater.
While not too much has been released, fans can get somewhat of an idea regarding the direction the movie would have gone in. Neill blomkamp releases his new apocalyptic short film rakka. Neill blomkamp to tackle scifi film inferno, taylor kitsch. Mgm is moving forward with another installment in the everpopular robocop franchise. A new neill blomkamp movie gets teased with a grotesque.
Chris evans, the actor known for turning captain america into a wholesome, beautiful movie boy, is joining neill blomkamp to lead his next project, it was revealed today at the cannes film market. Apr 20, 2018 neill blomkamps dream of raising money from fans to turn his startup studios vietnam warset short film firebase into a fulllength film has ended, for now. District 9, a smart, swift new film from the south african director neill blomkamp who now lives in canada and who wrote the screenplay with terri tatchell, raises such a possibility in. Jul 11, 2018 neill blomkamp to direct new robocop movie, based on unmade sequel to paul verhoevens 1987 original screenwriters ed neumeier and michael miner never got to make a sequel to 1987s robocop. New robocop movie coming from director neill blomkamp cnet. Neill blomkamp has a number of canceled and unmade movies, so why didnt they happen. Neill blomkamp says the alien movie is his next film. On instagram, a new neill blomkamp movie was teased by the director himself with an ugly, deformed face being the only hint of what it could be about. Neill blomkamp is working on a new movie that isnt alien 5.
Sources say ridley scotts scott free will produce the pic, which blomkamp will direct. The first short, an alien invasionthemed film cowritten with sweterlitsch, is titled rakka. May 02, 2017 the muchhyped alien 5 project by elysium director neill blomkamp is dead, according to ridley scott speaking to allocine while promoting alien. Inferno, the next film from writerdirector neill blomkamp, will begin filming march 2020 in albuquerque, new mexico. Neill blomkamp sets new scifi thriller starring taylor kitsch. District 9 and elysium helmer neill blomkamp has provided a small update, as well as a new concept art design, for his new alien movie in. After working on several short films, the director is now moving. Neill blomkamps inferno will begin filming march 2020 gww.
Neill blomkamp wants to direct a new alien movie and it. Taylor kitsch to star in neill blomkamps inferno for agc studios. Neill blomkamps proposed alien 5 would have retconned some things and changed the timeline. Neill blomkamps proposed version of alien 5 is truly dead. Get all the latest updates on your favorite movies from new releases to timeless classics, get the scoop on moviefone. Neill blomkamp to direct new robocop movie, based on unmade sequel to paul verhoevens 1987 original screenwriters ed neumeier and michael miner never got to make a sequel to 1987s robocop. According to deadline, mgm has tapped district 9 director neill blomkamp to direct the new project, which is. Neill blomkamp to direct taylor kitsch in scifi inferno. Neill blomkamp to direct new robocop for mgm deadline. New robocop movie coming from director neill blomkamp. Neill blomkamp, the director behind original scifi films district 9, elysium, and chappie, was hard at work developing the new robocop movie, a direct sequel to paul verhoevens 1987 original. According to the director, the time for his sequel to james camerons aliens has come and gone. Neill blomkamp has unveiled his third short movie from oats studios.
Chris evans is starring in neill blomkamps next film, the. In july 2018, blomkamp announced that he would be directing a new. Fox is making neill blomkamps new alien movie, and sigourney weaver is definitely on board to reprise her ellen ripley role. The director of district 9, neill blomkamp, is finally. Director neill blomkamp breaks down his new scifi short rakka. Neill blomkamp confirms that there was a reason he made the alien concept art. The director of district 9 has been tied up for a while working on his aliens sequel, but that is. Every scene is worthy of praise and each actor in these films are running on all cylinders. Taylor kitsch to star in neill blomkamps inferno variety. Just this past june saw neill blomkamp confirm that he was bringing back the original suit, too, as the movie is or was supposed to be a sequel to the original 1987 film, and similar to the recent halloween and the new terminator 6, would ignore any of the sequels. Distinct of story and vision, and for the first time together in this limited edition bluray set, district 9, elysium and chappie define blomkamp as a true auteur. Obviously, this was made for the release of chappie, so that movie is in the front of the book, instead of d9.
In news that may be received differently depending on which of the directors films youve seen, neill blomkampthe south african director behind district 9 2009, elysium 20, and popular twitter punching bag chappie 2015has been tapped to direct a. Copley provided blomkamp with the use of computers at his production company, for blomkamp to pursue his passion and talent for 3d animation and design. District 9 and elysium helmer neill blomkamp has provided a small update, as well as a new concept art design, for his new alien movie in 20th. Ripley confirmed to return for neill blomkamps alien film. Chris evans was going to star and neill blomkamp was set to direct. The untitled scifi project is separate from prometheus 2, which fox is still. A short while back, filmmaker neill blomkamp who made district 9, elysium, and chappie released a trailer showcasing his newest project, oats studios.
Executives and script readers at such studios as new line, fox, and universal were given a few hours to read the screenplay, while the. Neill blomkamp is confirmed to direct the new alien movie. The director of district 9, neill blomkamp, is finally working on a new movie. After unveiling some concept art for a new alien movie he created on his own, district 9 filmmaker neill blomkamp now says alien is his next movie. Why were pumped and a bit nervous about neill blomkamps. Neill blomkamp says goodbye to robocop and hello to a. District 9, the scifi hit directed by neill blomkamp is widely respected for its use of scifi to explore themes of xenophobia and police militarization. District 9 director neill blomkamp is set to direct taylor kitsch in a scifi thriller called inferno for what will be his first feature film since 2015s chappie. Neill blomkamp, the director behind original scifi films district 9, elysium, and chappie, was hard at work developing the new robocop movie. Jun 28, 2017 neill blomkamp has directed feature films such as district 9, elysium, and chappie, but you wont be able to see his latest films in a theater. Oats studios is a vancouver company dedicated to creating experimental vfxdriven short films. The film is emotive, touching, and packed with suspenseful and visually gripping scenes all done on a meager budget.
Blomkamp was teasing this project back in august, when he left robocop returns. And while we still dont know the story, despite the teasing. Neill blomkamp unveils sigourney weaver concept art. When hes not traveling to the deepest parts of the ocean and. No matter what you may think of blomkamps promising, but patchy filmmaking career, this combination of talent would have made for one of the most anticipated films of the year. Jul 16, 2015 neill blomkamp alien movie reveals new concept art. Taylor kitsch starring for neill blomkamp in new scifi thriller. Neill blomkamp district 9, chappie had recently been attached to direct a reboot of the robocop franchise for mgm, set to be a decadeslater sequel to paul verhoevens original classic. Chappie helmer neill blomkamps next movie will be an aliens film for 20th century fox. Robocop returns sequel on the way, neill blomkamp directing. He is a director and writer, known for district 9 2009, elysium 20 and chappie 2015. Neill blomkamp s proposed version of alien 5 is truly dead.
Neill blomkamp celebrity profile check out the latest neill blomkamp photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The director of district 9, neill blomkamp, is finally working on a. Conviction an anthem trailer from neill blomkamp youtube. Mgm is developing a new installment of robocop and has set district 9 director neill blomkamp to helm the picture, which is titled robocop returns. Blomkamp also said he wanted original actor peter weller back. Oct 24, 2019 district 9 director neill blomkamp is set to direct taylor kitsch in a scifi thriller called inferno for what will be his first feature film since 2015s chappie. Neill blomkamp is no longer working on the sequel robocop returns, having turned his attention to a new. Dec 16, 2019 neill blomkamps proposed alien 5 would have retconned some things and changed the timeline.
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