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One of the more interesting aspects of Neill Blomkamp’s third feature film Chappie is the unconventional decision to cast South African rappers Ninja (on left) and Yo-Landi Vi$$er, collectively known as Die Antwoord, in key roles as version of themselves, in a future in which they’re criminals who end up stealing a high-tech police robot […]
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Sony Pictures has brought online five more TV spots for Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie which you can watch below. Opening in theaters on March 6, the film stars Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Ninja and Yo-Landi Vi$$er, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Sigourney Weaver and Hugh Jackman. Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more […]
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Sony Pictures (via Yahoo!) has revealed the UK trailer for Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie, the March 6, 2015 release starring Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Ninja and Yo-Landi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Sigourney Weaver and Hugh Jackman. Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a […]
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Sony Pictures has unveiled our first good look at Chappie, the title robot in the upcoming sci-fi film from Neil Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium), starring Sharlto Copley in a performance capture role. Check out the poster below and stay tuned for the trailer tomorrow! After being kidnapped by two criminals during birth, Chappie becomes the […]
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Hugh Jackman has revealed to Screen Daily that he has a role in District 9 and Elysium director Neill Blomkamp’s new sci-fi pic, Chappie. He’ll be joining Sharlto Copley, Ninja Visser and Yolandi Visser in the March 27, 2015 release. An extension of Blomkamp’s 2004 short film “Tetra Vaal” (watch below), Chappie tells the story […]
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Neill Blomkamp (Elysium, District 9) continues to be a “director to watch” and, today, we’re happy to hear his next movie is moving forward. It’s called Chappie and Sony Pictures has announced Blomkamp will begin directing this fall. Blomkamp will work from a screenplay he has written with Terri Tatchell. He will also produce the […]