Neill Blomkamp’s ELYSIUM opened in Number 1 in the US Box Office, and is still yet to open on September 4 here in the Philippines. Blomkamp seems to be on a roll, as this week, it was reported that Sony and MRC has agreed to finance the director's next film CHAPPIE. This sci-fi film tells the story of a robot imbued with artificial intelligence who is stolen by two local gangsters who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes. The film will star Sharlto Copley as the voice of Chappie, with Ninja and Yolandi Visser, voices of the South African Zef counter-culture movement and members of rap-rave duo Die Antwoord, as the two gangsters. The script for CHAPPIE was written by Blomkamp along with co-writer Teri Tatchell (with whom he co-wrote District 9 with). [hit the jump to continue]
