Here’s some good news – hopefully – for fans of director Neill Blomkamp’s directorial debut District 9, as the filmmaker has confirmed on Twitter that work is now officially underway on the script for the long-gestating sequel to the South African sci-fi satire. https://twitter.com/NeillBlomkamp/status/1365167374421225473 As Blomkamp notes, the script for District 10 is being written […]
District 9 coming to 4K Ultra HD this October
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that Neill Blomkamp’s cult 2009 sci-fi District 9 is set for 4k Ultra HD release on October 19th; check out the cover artwork and bonus feature details here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon US or Amazon UK From writer/director Neill Blomkamp (Chappie) comes the startlingly original science fiction thriller […]
Neill Blomkamp exits RoboCop Returns
It looks like Neill Blomkamp’s RoboCop ambitions have gone the way of his planned Alien sequel, with the District 9 filmmaker revealing on Twitter that he is no longer attached to direct RoboCop Returns due to scheduling issues with MGM. https://twitter.com/NeillBlomkamp/status/1161887748535439360 RoboCop Returns was first announced back in July of last year and would have been […]
Watch Neill Blomkamp’s Anthem short film Conviction
With BioWare and EA’s hotly-anticipated video game Anthem set for release this month, District 9 and Elysium director Neill Blomkamp has unveiled his latest OATS Studios short film, Conviction: An Anthem Story. The live-action short takes place decades before the game, and introduced the city of Fort Tarsis, the game’s hub world, where freelancers don […]
RoboCop screenwriter talks Neill Blomkamp’s RoboCop Returns
Back in July of last year it was announced that District 9 and Elysium filmmaker Neill Blomkamp is set to direct a sequel to the original RoboCop – one that just so happens to be based on an old script from original screenwriters Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner which was written back in 1988 as […]
Peter Weller reportedly turns down Neill Blomkamp’s RoboCop Returns
After failing to get his Alien sequel off the ground, District 9 director Neill Blomkamp has since turned his attention to another sci-fi classic in RoboCop, with the filmmaker currently in development on the sequel RoboCop Returns. Back in August, Blomkamp suggested that he was looking to lure RoboCop and RoboCop II star Peter Weller […]
Sigourney Weaver talks Neill Blomkamp’s abandoned Alien film
Last week we had the rumour that the Alien franchise could be hatching on a streaming service sometime in the near future, which one again prompted discussion about Neill Blomkamp’s abandoned Alien 5 retcon movie, which was shelved when Ridley Scott took control of the xenomorph for the divisive Alien: Covenant. Now, hot on the heels of […]
Neill Blomkamp wants Peter Weller back for RoboCop Returns?
Last month it was announced that District 9 helmer Neill Blomkamp is set to direct RoboCop Returns, a direct sequel to Paul Verhoeven’s classic 1987 action sci-fi, and it seems we could potentially be getting a very familiar face under the visor. Responding to a question on Twitter about who should take on the role […]
Unnecessary Reboots, Remakes and Sequels
Tom Jolliffe looks at Hollywood’s preoccupation with reboots, remakes and sequels… I sit here in the year 2018. Suddenly I find myself compelled to moan about the unimaginative approach to greenlighting Hollywood studio pictures. This is not a new phenomenon, it’s old hat. As of now the vast majority of greenlit, large studio films are […]
Chris Evans to star in Neill Blomkamp’s Greenland
In news coming out of Cannes, it has been reported that Avengers: Infinity War star Chris Evans has signed on to lead the disaster thriller Greenland, the new film from District 9 and Elysium director Neill Blomkamp. Deadline reports that plot details for Greenland are being kept tightly under wraps, but the film will revolve […]
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