Hugh Jackman joins Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie with Sharlto Copley and Dev Patel

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While talking to Screen Daily, Hugh Jackman confirmed he has been cast in Neill Blomkamp's follow-up to ELYSIUM, CHAPPIE. The sci-fi film was officially announced in August and Jackman says shooting will start at the beginning of 2014. “I am...

Hugh Jackman joins Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie

Posted 13 years ago

ELYSIUM director Neill Blomkamp's CHAPPIE is moving right along, recently adding Jose Pablo Cantillo to the ever-growing cast list that already includes Sharlto Copley and Die Antwoord's Yo Landi Visser and Ninja, and today we have word that one of...

Book Review: Elysium: The Art of the Film

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PICK UP ELYSIUM: THE ART OF THE FILM HERE PLOT: Set in the year 2154, where the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth, a man (Matt Damon)...

Blomkamp’s Chappie adds Jose Pablo Cantillo

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Neill Blomkamp's CHAPPIE is moving right along as it adds another star to its cast with Jose Pablo Cantillo (above left). Cantillo will play a gangster named Yankie who hopes to use the titular robot for his own gain. If...

Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie gets a release date

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It was only last week that we learned of Neill Blomkamp's upcoming sci-fi flick CHAPPIE, and now we've got a release date for the film that is being described as a mixture of both ROBOCOP and E.T. Sony Pictures Entertainment...

Neill Blomkamp compares his next film, Chappie, to Robocop and E.T.

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While ELYSIUM opens across the globe and divides genre fans, director Neill Blomkamp is already hard at work on his follow-up, a sci-fi action-comedy called CHAPPIE. It was announced the other day that Sony Pictures Entertainment and MRC, the studio...

Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie, starring Sharlto Copley, officially announced with new plot details

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Hot on the heels of his successful second pic, ELYSIUM, director Neill Blomkamp has lined up his next feature, CHAPPIE, which is slated to start production this fall. The film will star Blomkamp regular Sharlto Copley, as well as Dev...

C’mon Hollywood: Tighten up your science fiction characters (and logic)!

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SPOILER WARNING: Details of this year’s OBLIVION, PACIFIC RIM, and ELYSIUM will be discussed here. Proceed at your own peril (this includes images). Last year, a little movie called PROMETHEUS came out, an anxiously anticipated sci-fi prequel to the ALIEN...

The JoBlo Sunday Night Movie Chat: Elysium

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It’s hard to believe that the summer blockbuster season is nearing it’s end. Whether you’ve loved or hated the movies that have come out this year, there’s been a lot to talk about. This week, we’re going to chat about...

Neill Blomkamp adds Marvel and DC superheroes to his list of projects he will probably never direct

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Neill Blomkamp often tops lists of directors fans dream of tackling projects featuring superheroes or classic science fiction icons. And who can blame them? With DISTRICT 9 blowing us away and ELYSIUM looking damn good, too, why wouldn’t you want...

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