Comments on: Neill Blomkamp Talks District 9 Sequel and Hollywood

By: anon

anon — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 07:33:23 +0000

There's nothing wrong with a hollywood budget movie if it doesn't have anything to do with hollywood. Hollywood made movies are a hit and miss and more of a miss on that… they tend to ruin every idea they come across for film adaptations.

By: anon

anon — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 07:31:21 +0000

You are an inglorious bastard! jk…

By: anon

anon — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 07:28:26 +0000

…or a brilliant director who wants to sip his drink and not slam it

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:26:04 +0000

He is the kind of actor I like but I think he should do a sequel… and no one said it had to be about aliens attacking the world… maybe they just have like a couple hundred aliens, some of the crime lords and MNU fighitng in Jahanis Burg (sorry for the spelling) civil war wall the main characer wikcus (again sorry I can't spell) is trying to get him to stop and still get back to being human. And I know he said it would be to typical to do aliens attacking but he is a smart and clever director and with Peter Jackson they could think of something really wise for the sequel so it isn't an every day alien movie like the first one. I think a good director is one who makes a typical style movie idea but changes and tweaks it to make it good.

By: Scott Richardson

Scott Richardson — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:19:32 +0000

Great interview. I have longed for a director/filmmaker like Neil. Keep your movies dry, dark, subdued. Just like D9. We don't overly bright, pretty, colourful films that are loaded with cheese.

One thing though, please DO make a proper sequel. My challenge to you is do the sequel, have the aliens return, but keep it dark, keep it simple. Maybe it doesn't need to be an entire attack fleet returning! Focus on the characters like you did with D9 and I think it would be a real winner.

Love your work Neil.

Scott

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:33:23 +0000

me too.

By: Full Metal

Full Metal — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:20:31 +0000

Wow, Neill is the kind of director I admire. He is a rare person who turns down the offers of fame and fortune; instead he would rather stay the underdog.
Oh, and the reason Neill opts not to accept big budget projects is that the people that put up the funding place all kinds of restrictions on the director, such as forcing them to cast 'A' list actors and set the movie in certain places. Low budget or privately financed films give almost total freedom to the director, as shown in D9.
Neill, you probably will never read this, but I am your biggest fan!!! Thank you for District 9; it is the best movie I have seen in a very long time. I also enjoy your short film work, such as "Tempbot" and "Yellow". The concepts in Yellow are ones that I have often pondered myself, regarding artificial intelligence.

By: Zach

Zach — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:47:21 +0000

I think if he goes back to when the ship first show up it would be really interesting, but it might lack some in action. Also if he does do a sequel he could go to the aliens' home planet where christopher (the prawn from d9) is planning a rescue or even an invasion. I really think that exploring that world would be amazing. Even if it is a short film that just comes out on DVD then he moves back to the "D10" No matter what he does I cannot wait to see it. I want it now!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:45:45 +0000

I have to agree with Mike's comment too.

I do agree with most of Neil's comments about the Hollywood Machine and the big egotistical actors and the Hollywood industry gone wrong. But he came off as sounding more like he's afraid of trying a big budget because of the risk factor more than his convictions.
Great movies have come out of big budgets. Big budgets are not bad as long as you use it 'correctly.' Doesn't the saying go you can't win big if you don't risk big?

We need passionate/talented people like him to help change the big company Hollywood trash industry that's here today.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:06:38 +0000

@Mike

Maybe, but maybe he just likes to stay in control. With more money comes less control for him as a director. I for one am more likely to watch something with less known actors than something with say.. Brad Pit. That’s the reason why I haven’t even been remotely bothered to see Inglorious Basterds.

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:26:04 +0000

I love his morales and drive behind his sequel to District 9 with keeping the cast filled with talented non "A" list celebrities, because of the great success with the first movie. But the only thing is in future films having a higher budget movie can expand the boundaries and limitations for the ideas he hasnt developed. Basically not going with a "Hollywood" cast is cool because a great director should be able to make wonders with what he/she is provided, but there's nothing wrong with having a hollywood budget movie if possible.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:49:48 +0000

Sounds like a brilliant director who is too scared of failure to achieve his full potential.