Last month, Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium) shared some concept art that he’d commissioned for an Alien film that he was quietly developing, which included shots of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and Hicks (Michael Biehn) – the latter of whom (rather disappointingly) never managed to make it to the opening scene of Alien 3 alive. Little […]
Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 didn’t always feature Ellen Ripley, but Sigourney Weaver changed his mind
It looks like Neill Blomkamp’s ill-fated Alien 5 didn’t always feature series mainstay Ellen Ripley. In a recent interview with Funhaus, the director reveals that an encounter with Sigourney Weaver herself changed his mind completely… “I met Sigourney on Chappie and I had a different idea for an Alien film I wanted to make. So […]
Neill Blomkamp admits that he “f**ked it up” with Elysium
After a debut film like District 9, Neill Blomkamp was likely under a lot of pressure to make a decent follow up. Unfortunately, Elysium was a miss, critically and financially, and didn’t live up to the high expectations that many had placed on the up-and-coming director. If you were one of the people let down by Elysium, you’re […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Neill Blomkamp says his interest in an Alien movie has “come and gone”
Before Ridley Scott decided to take another stab at the franchise with last year’s Alien: Covenant, District 9 filmmaker Neill Blomkamp was looking to revive the series with a direct sequel to Aliens, which would have seen Sigourney Weaver and Michael Biehn reprising their roles from the 1986 movie as Ripley and Hicks. Unfortunately, the […]
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