Well today i watched one of my favorite films district 9 and i noticed it left it open for a sequel in 2012. Just seconds after telling us that he makes disaster movies because he hates sequels, director roland emmerich spilled all about his new. Right now it seems very premature to say yes or no to the idea of a district 9 sequel. Produced by the video game students in the 3d animation and digital design bachelor degree at centre nad. These ships show up in africa and in cape town there are survivors, and they are not.
One of my favorite films of the last decade was the lowbudget scifi movie district 9. Avengers 2 and district 9 sequel updates from directors joss whedon and neill blomkamp by dave trumbore july, 2012. Its a good setup for political satire but this scifi thriller, though technically superb, blows its chance, says peter bradshaw. District 9 sequel is not in active development starring. District 9 director neill blomkamp has confirmed that a sequel to the acclaimed scifi film is in. But the more he continued to move forward with other projects the more it became obvious that district 9 was being left as a stand alone movie and nothing else. Th e fi lm stars sharlto copley, jason cope, and david james, and was adapted from blomkamps 2006 shor t fi lm alive in joburg. Director neill blomkamp has good news and bad news for fans of district 9 who are clamoring for the sequel district 10. Will be like lost and district 9 tv movie 2012 roland emmerich about 10 years ago by eli reyes. The film that takes that honor will probably be the scifi comedy chappie.
Unfortunately, with blomkamp now working on short films again, he doesnt have much time to work on making another district 9 film. A district 9 sequel, tentatively called district 10 seemed likely. Everything you need to know about district 9 sequel movie. District 9 is a 2009 south african science fiction action film directed by neill blomkamp, written by blomkamp and terri tatchell, and produced by peter jackson and carolynne cunningham. That movie was elysium, which he worked on until late 2012. District 9 sequel will finish wikus story screen rant. The acting is top notch and believable, and the characters are so realistically presented.
The science fiction film was one of the biggest of the summer when. District 9 depicts a fictional world where extraterrestrials have. Its almost inevitable that neill blomkamps district 9 will get a sequel. District 9 director neill blomkamp to make an alien sequel time. Toward the end christopher says 3 years i promise could that be hinting that 3 years later from the films release that he will return and turn wikis back to his human self. Furthermore, the south african government had demolished district 9 and moved everyone into district 10 which is what audiences believe the sequel will be titled. Its been four years since district 9 director neill blomkamp unleashed chappie upon the world, and he hasnt made a feature film since. In 2009, district 9 became the surprise hit movie of the year. Ugly aliens invade south africa and are herded into a slum. Avengers 2 and district 9 sequel updates from directors joss whedon and neill blomkamp. Now, after two decades of uneasy coexistence, the local government is moving the alien prawns from their ramshackle slums in district 9 to a new camp 200 kilometers away. The movie is definitely dark, juicy, sad, but exciting, juicy, and fresh. And since the sequel has yet to be confirmed, id say august 2018 is the earliest well get the district 9 follow up. I would love for it to exist, and the story i have for a district 10 movie is really cool.
The debut film from blomkamp, district 9 is about a stranded alien civilisation residing adjacent to johannesburg as refugees where an executive for weaponry is exposed to a metamorphosing. And the special effects in his movie will have you believing that these aliens are real. Why we never got to see a district 9 sequel youtube. So does that mean there will never be a district 9 sequel. No details have been revealed for the sequel to district 9, but most likely the setting in south africa will stay the same, and the film will serve as a proxy for real world political issues as many great science fiction stories do. If theres a sequel, we must see what happened to wikus. It is a coproduction of new zealand, the united states and south africa.
In an alternate history, a group of malnourished aliens have been placed into a south african refugee camp while the world decides what to do with them. I would do anything to go back to the world of district 9 again. Written by weta works insider daniel falconera special effects wizard who worked on the lord of the rings and the lion, the witch and the wardrobethe art of district 9 will answer the question everyone has been asking since the movies 2009 release. In a somewhat confusing turn of events, blomkamps film will be completely separate from the sequel to 2012s prometheus, which 20th century. Director neill blomkamp teams with producer peter jackson for this tale of extraterrestrial refugees stuck in contemporary south africa. Fox will still move forward with ridley scotts sequel to prometheus the 2012 prequel to his original alien film, variety reports. With stunning special effects and gritty realism, the film plunges us into a. The ambiguous open ending of district 9 isnt just for artistic purposes, neill blomkamp, the south african writerdirector is thinking. Building their own home for the off worlders is not without its challenges, and when it is finally built will they even want to stay there. The movie ended in a way that allowed for a sequel, and there are plenty of stories to explore in the world of district 9. Why we never got to see a district 9 sequel looper. In the highly anticipated next chapter of the blockbuster the twilight saga, the newfound married bliss of bella swan kristen stewart and vampire edward cullen robert pattinson is cut short when a series of betrayals and misfortunes threatens to destroy their world.
District 9 is a 2009 south african science fiction action film directed by neill blomkamp, written. Referring to a potential sequel, blomkamp said he wants to make district 10 at some point. But as part of the forced relocation, a government bureaucrat discovers that district 9 has secrets of its own. Fangrrls is about kicking down doors, breaking boundaries and celebrating female fans with fun, witty and entertaining content. District 9 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Return him to his human form, give the guy some dignity back. The art of district 9 gives fans a behindthescenes tour through the most visually and technologically stunning film of the past decade. District 9 is a 2009 south african science fiction actio n fi lm directed by neill blomkamp, written by blomkamp and terri tatchell, and produced by peter jackson and carolynne cunningham. In district 9 they manage to produce aliens that are logical but so seemingly complex in their physical structure that with all the greenwalling it seems impossible to see how they manage so many prawns on the screen at any one time and make them so real. I know a lot of fans of that movie keep asking him about a sequel, but id rather he do it on his own terms, if he has to do one at all. District 9 full movie was no different, and district 9 full movie that are new on my website this month have us very excited. Immediately following the films release, blomkamp was stating in interviews that he was open to the idea of a sequel if the first movie performed.
The awesome instagrammed concept art that nabbed the district 9. The district 9 cast is another area where we dont have a whole lot of confirmed info just yet, but im willing to bet sharlto copley will return. When district 9 arrived in theaters, audiences had no idea what to expect. The makers of this movie create some of the most bizarre images seen for a while. District 9 does a lot of things right, including giving us aliens to remind us not everyone who comes in a spaceship need be angelic, octopod or stainless steel. I know this might be to much to ask idk but can anyone give me a brief summary of district 9. District 9 sequel district 10 has a treatment but no. Or district 10, he quipped blomkamp also said that he couldnt make a followup without the involvement of the films star, sharlto copley. The south african government was also going to relocate the alien population out of. Usually, when a successful lowbudget original movie fails to spawn a sequel, the director is part of the reason, with the selfrespecting auteur staunchly refusing to dilute the strength of their film with a major studio, big budget followup.
Neill blomkamp has wanted to make a district 9 sequel for a decade. Aside from the fate of wikus, the other big dangling district 9 puzzle piece is what, exactly, will happen when christopher johnson returns. The film stars sharlto copley, jason cope, and david james, and was adapted from blomkamps 2006 short film alive in joburg. There was rumors of a juicy sequel but i thought the ending was quite juicy, although i would for sure welcome a juicy sequel to the juicy movie district 9. District 9 is a wallop of a film that is also one of the years very best films. The subreddit for people and prawns who like the film neil blomkamp. The good news is that he and cowriter terri tatchell have an 18page. It perfectly presents the balance of human emotions and cgi mastery.
The juicy cgi is absolute next level, which is shocking for a juicy movie that came out in 2009. Violence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slumlike conditions on earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology. Having scored a direct hit with audiences last week at comiccon, district 9 is primed for solid business in all markets when it rolls out domestically in august and globally from august through. Whats preventing the district 9 sequel from happening. District 9 sequel district 10 has a treatment but no production start date.
Avengers 2 and district 9 sequel news from joss whedon. The only question is when, and it could start as soon as this fall. With the success of district 9 now a reality the question turns to whether director neill blomkamp would like to return to that world. Second of which would you pay to see a district 9 sequel. Movie theaters are included in the white houses plans to. I had a very solid understanding of what i thought happened at the end. The treatment of the poleepkwa in district 9 worries many people across the planet, but two women step forwards and do something to change it. District 9 director neill blomkamp talks about his ideas for a followup to his hit movie. District 9 is so much more than a generic, juicy scifi or. With joss whedons firefly reunion panel being one of the most well. Its better that you go into this movie not knowing the deeper plot as a big part of the movies entertainment value for me is the parts when things look hopeless and you really feel the despair and hopelessness of. The film was produced by peter jackson, but it sure didnt look like lord of the rings, and the actual director was an. Over twenty years ago, aliens made first contact with earth. He wants it to have a feel more akin to that of lost or district 9 rather than the 2012 movie itself.
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