Neill Blomkamp outlines next sci-fi project
Story by Jack Foley
NEILL Blomkamp, the director behind breakout smash District 9, has begun work on his next science fiction movie and has been given complete creative control.
The as-yet untitled project will start shooting midway through 2010 but Blomkamp is already hard at work on the script and visual effects, according to Variety.
It will also be completed without any assistance from Peter Jackson, who was instrumental in guiding Blomkamp through the ropes on District 9.
Commenting on his hopes for the film, Blomkamp told Variety: “Hopefully, this will be a bit unique, very much a reflection of me. It is absolutely another science fiction film, quite different from District 9, but some of the blending of genres and the tone might be within the same realm.”
The in-demand director also confirmed that he will be making a sequel to District 9 with Sony Pictures, although the new and unrelated project will be his next directing assignment.
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