Tag: Neill Blomkamp
Wagner Moura to Play Villain in Elysium
Wagner Moura, best known for playing Colonel Nascimento in the kickass Brazilian films Elite Squad 1 and 2, will be playing a smart, wicked villain with a biting sense of humor, in Neill Blomkamp’s thriller Elysium.
Young Moura is the latest addition to the sci-fi project, being made by MRC. He’ll star opposite Matt Damon, Sharlto Copley and presumably Jodie Foster. Sony will theatrically release high-profile picture on March 8, 2013, in time to take advantage of Easter holiday.
Elysium is “an unabashedly big movie”, and has the same social metaphor of District 9. Damon will be playing an ex-convict and is also revealed that social classes play a major role in the world. Everything else is hidden under blankets. The film will begin pre-production in April and start shooting in Vancouver this July before moving on to shoot in Mexico City in the autumn.
Jodie Foster’s Role in Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium Isn’t Yet Locked
Last month we heard some rumors about Jodie Foster and her possible involvement in an upcoming Neill Blomkamp‘s project titled Elysium that already stars Matt Damon and Sharlto Copley.
Today, the actress has denied she is involved with the movie. Or, at least, not at the moment.
“Actually, I’m not on that movie! I don’t know how that got out there,” Foster said in an interview with Empire, and added:
“Well, I’m not on it, but I’m not booked or involved in a deal yet. People want to jump the gun on Neill because he’s the new David Fincher or whatever. And I get why – I love him and District 9 was my favourite film of 2009. But we’re just not at that time in the process yet…”
Matt Damon in Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium
Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium is coming and according to the newest reports, Matt Damon is in early negotiations to star in it, together with District 9 star Sharlto Copley.
And that’s basically all we had chance to hear about this “secret” project, although “the story is said to take place on another planet in the distant future.”
Still, let us remind you what director Blomkamp shared with us over the past year:
”…I’ve got one science fiction idea that I’m absolutely in love with, which I’m pretty sure is going to be my next film. 99% sure…It’s totally original, it’s my own story…It’s set on another planet, but it’s cool. It’s violent, very violent, and very unique hopefully. We’ll see…
District 9 Review
“District 9” is a gritty faux documentary that takes us to Johannesburg in South Africa to witness the momentous arrival of a towering alien spaceship. Instead of heavenly voices and benevolent, super-intelligent space brothers, us humans are greeted by a race of starving, diseased, crustacean-like creatures whose crumbling UFO has simply run out of gas. Unsure of what to do with these million or so wretched refugees, South Africa sets up District 9, an alien internment camp eerily reminiscent of the Apartheid-era slums. Apparently, they’re just too “alien” to cuddle up to.
The aforementioned screwing of yourself is no longer of any concern to me, because frankly, District 9 is a smarter and more action-packed story than what you guys probably would have tried to get them to do with a Halo flick. My guess is you would’ve pushed for a PG-13 rating to get more people in seats. Also, you would have cast Brad Pitt as Master Chief, if given the chance. Instead, Jackson and Blomkamp went straight for the jugular with a very violent R, and then made the choice of casting one of Blomkamp’s friends, a non-actor, mind you, in the lead role. I suppose you would find that to be a disaster, wouldn’t you?…read more [ScreenJunkies]
Featurette: Peter Jackson’s “District 9″
The first featurette for Neill Blomkamp-directed and Peter Jackson-produced sci-fi movie “District 9,“ featuring lots of new scenes from the movie, has been released online.
Based on short film “Alive in Joburg“, “District 9″ revolves around aliens that come to the Earth. They are rounded up and shipped to live as refugees at a site in South Africa named District 9. A corporation is given the task of figuring out their weapon systems and discover that the technology requires alien DNA to work. When a human is infected with this alien DNA, all hell breaks loose and he becomes the most wanted man on the planet. And the only place for him to hide is District 9.
Two DISTRICT 9 TV Spots
TriStar Pictures has unleashed two TV spots for “District 9,” the highly-anticipated sci-fi horror film, directed by Neill Blomkamp and produced by Peter Jackson.
Thirty years ago, aliens made first contact with Earth. Humans waited for the hostile attack, or the giant advances in technology. Neither came. Instead, the aliens were refugees, the last survivors of their home world. The creatures were set up in a makeshift home in South Africa’s “District 9″ as the world’s nations argued over what to do with them.
District 9 Trailer and Poster!
Sony Pictures has just released a new trailer and poster for the upcoming film “District 9.”
In the movie an alien race arrives on planet Earth and are rounded up and shipped to live as refugees at a site in South Africa named District 9. A corporation is given the task of figuring out their weapon systems and discover that the technology requires alien DNA to work. When a human is infected with this alien DNA, all hell breaks loose and he becomes the most wanted man on the planet. And the only place for him to hide is District 9.
Peter Jackson Coming To Comic-Con For DISTRICT 9
Peter Jackson, the visionary filmmaker behind “The Lord of the Rings”, “King Kong”, and other films, will attend Comic-Con International: San Diego for the first time to support TriStar Pictures‘ District 9, which Jackson produced. The District 9 panel discussion will be in the San Diego Convention Center’s Hall H on Friday, July 24. Jackson will be on the panel with the film’s director, Neill Blomkamp, and star, Sharlto Copley.
District 9 New Photos And Poster
Today we have new poster and two photos from “District 9” directed by Neill Blomkamp who is is best known for directing commercials and short films.
The film is done documentary style and tells the story of an alien race that comes to Earth for an unknown reason. They are forced to live as refugees in South Africa.
