Neill Blomkamp Reviews, Interviews & More
Expectations are pretty lofty for Neill Blomkamp’s follow-up to District 9, Elysium, and it seems he’s crafted a film to meet those expectations head-on (following a 10-minute sneak-peak, our own Damon Houx compared the film to Christopher Nolan’s Inception and dubbed the film “like District 9 times100.” Set in a dystopic future (is there any...
Though later today will launch the first trailer for Neill Blomkamp's Elysium, yesterday a special event was held in select cities to show off the new trailer, and show a ten minute extended preview of the film, which stars Matt Damon, Jodie Foster and Sharlto Copley. We'll post the trailer as soon as it's available, but until then, here's our preview of that...
Friday evening, Neill Blomkamp blessed Comic-Con with a world exclusive. The director debuted the first footage from his new sci-fi flick Elysium to the Hall H audience. The film stars Matt Damon and Jodie Foster like we've never seen them before. Prior to showing the clip, Blomkamp hit the crowd...
After director Neill Blomkamp spectacularly burst onto the scene with his stellar 2009 science fiction film District 9, he’s been keeping relatively tight-lipped about his second feature film, Elysium. Now details of the plot have been released, revealing it’ll be a sci-fi tale laced with socio-political concerns taking place a hundred years or so in the...
Reunited and it feels so good! Neill Blomkamp will once again team up with his District 9 star Sharlto Copley for his latest film, Elysium. According to an exclusive report from Deadline, like District 9, Elysium will be another sci-fi film that has outer worldly elements and a political undertone. In other words, they're...
Neill Blomkamp is turning down offers left and right. The South African newcomer recently made a name for himself with his mid-budget sci-fi alien film District 9. Now, Blomkamp is being offered films with huge budgets, however, he's not having it. In a recent interview with LA Times' Hero Complex writer Geoff Boucher, the...
This past weekend the little engine that could District 9, dominated the box office with a hefty 37 million dollars in box office receipts. The Neill Blomkamp directed and Peter Jackson produced flick has got critics and viewers in a tizzy over their need for more Prawns! In a typical Hollywood move, sequel talk has reared its ugly...
August 14th is finally here and the highly anticipated film District 9 is currently running in theaters all across the country. It seemed like this day would never come for the Peter Jackson, Neill Blomkamp collaboration. Now that it's available for the public, the pressure is on. For those of you who were lucky enough to a have already seen the film...
I love moments like this. Moments where you know something pretty amazing is about to happen... That things might actually change for the better. I am giddy for the rest of the world, and for you. At 12:00 a.m., on August 135h, District 9 a new film directed by Neill Blomkamp (watch interview part 1, part 2) produced by Peter Jackson,...
I know we already have a video interview with Neill Blomkamp for District 9 up on the site from Comic-Con. But like I said in that interview, I hadn't seen the movie yet, after seeing the film I had a whole new list of questions. When I went to interview the star of the film Sharlto Copley (watch interview), in which he repeatedly said "that's because of how amazing...
Over at IGN, they've posted a few new production stills from Neill Blomkamp's sci-fi film, District 9. The movie is produced by Peter Jackson and will hit theaters on August 14, 2009. District 9 is a high concept film about a race of aliens who land on earth and instead of taking over the planet,...
**Update: Entire Press Conference Added Below**
Producer Peter Jackson, Director Neill Blomkamp, and star Sharlto Copley, all sat down at a press conference for a good solid 35 minutes at Comic-Con to talk about their upcoming film District 9. Everything we've seen from this film...
Yesterday I got a chance to sit down with Neill Blomkamp at Comic-Con 2009 to talk about his upcoming film, the Peter Jackson produced movie which is about to hit theaters is August. Neill has done what many film-makers dream to do -- made a short film that got the attention of an A-list Director, who then decided to take him under his wing and let...
5:09: The film was shot for $30 million, enough to get it done, but made for fans without the pressure from studios and such. Jackson: "Gave him the ability to just go crazy."
4:59: Peter Jackson admits to the possibility of getting back into the low budget horror/thriller film while The Hobbit is being made.
In my opinion District 9 is taking entirely too long to hit theaters. Every time I turn around there's a new trailer making me want to watch the film in it's entirety right now. The film won't be released until August 14, but Sony Studios has been dropping promotional pieces left and right. The latest is the third theatrical trailer for the...
A full length theatrical trailer has just been released for Neill Blomkamp’s District 9. The film is produced by Peter Jackson and follows the relentless pursuit of extraterrestrials in South Africa. District 9 is a high concept film about a race of aliens who land on earth and instead of taking over the...
The website for the new Neill Blomkamp film, District 9, has an officially been launched (this is different from the D-9 interactive website you may have already played with). It is actually kind of cool. You can view the South African slums where the ship landed, you can watch the trailer, and explore other parts of the movie. There is all sorts of new interactive...
If you're one of the many fans awaiting the debut trailer for the sci-fi film District 9, the wait is almost over. Many of us were falsely led to believe that the trailer for the film would be attached to the Jason Statham flick, Crank:High Voltage. That turned out to be a pile of crap, and viewers got nothing. That was the bad news, the good...
