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Showing posts with label Neill Blompkamp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Neill Blompkamp. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Blomkamp Stays With Aliens
4:05 PM | 
Posted by
Nick
Last week, a rumor surfaced that critically acclaimed science fiction director Neill Blomkamp may be the latest director approached by MGM or Warner Bros. to lead adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkein's The Hobbit. While the response to this rumor was surprisingly positive, Vulture has uncovered the unfortunate truth. Blomkamp will not direct The Hobbit, and in fact was never in the talks to do so.
However, the District 9 director will in fact be working on a new science fiction project, entitled Elysium, for Media Rights Capital for a 2011 release.
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Lord of the Rings,
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Saturday, June 19, 2010
Hobbits and Prawns?
11:08 AM |
Posted by
Nick
Ever since Guillermo Del Toro exited the adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkein's Lord of the Rings prequel the Hobbit earlier this month, the search has been on for a new director. Dozens of names have been tossed around including such fantasy veterans as Peter Jackson and David Yates.
However, Lord of the Rings fansite theonering.net claims to have uncovered new information on the subject. An inside source claims that District 9 director, and protege of Peter Jackson, Neill Blomkamp may be leading the next voyage through Middle Earth: "We did receive a spy report that stated it as cold, hard, unsurprising fact. We haven't been able to get a verification but the tip stated some other information on the side that fits with other info from other sources. A bunch of little pieces of information, some rock solid, some unclear, start to form a big picture that looks like it could have Blomkamp in it."
However, Lord of the Rings fansite theonering.net claims to have uncovered new information on the subject. An inside source claims that District 9 director, and protege of Peter Jackson, Neill Blomkamp may be leading the next voyage through Middle Earth: "We did receive a spy report that stated it as cold, hard, unsurprising fact. We haven't been able to get a verification but the tip stated some other information on the side that fits with other info from other sources. A bunch of little pieces of information, some rock solid, some unclear, start to form a big picture that looks like it could have Blomkamp in it."
Despite the chaos behind the scenes, The Hobbit is reportedly moving foward in production. Casting and set design has been underway since May, and such actors as Ian McKellan have stated numerous times that the film will indeed happen.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Will We See District 10 Sooner Rather Than Later?
4:45 PM |
Posted by
Nick
Shortly after Neill Blompkamp's fantastic science fiction film, District 9, rumors have been flying regarding a sequel to the highly successful movie. Blompkamp has expressed interest in returning for a sequel, or prequel set years before the original film. However, the young director announced last fall that he would be working on another science fiction film unrelated to his first. Hype and news began to simmer down, and many assumed that it would be a while until we returned to the alien infested streets of Johannesburg.
However, the film blog Marketsaw claims that in recent talks with WETA digital, the title District 10 was mentioned. The project supposedly is scheduled to start shooting in South Africa this fall, and the creative team from the first film will be attached. This at the moment remains as little more then a rumor, but we will keep our eyes peeled for new details about this highly anticipated project.
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