District 9 Director Gets A Green Light For Next Film
After I saw the movie District 9 I was thinking to myself why didn't I go watch this film sooner? Was I scared that the movie was all hype? The film definitely deserved all the attention it got.Now I am hearing that they are going to make a District 10 a sequel to the film. I can only hope that they are not doing this just to capitalize of the success of the first film. They have ruin some movies by making sequels but some sequels have turned out better then the original.
Media Rights Capital has committed to the next film by “District 9” writer/director Neill Blomkamp.
The untitled science fiction pic will begin production by mid-2010. Bill Block will produce.
Block, the CEO of QED, was first to commit funding to “District 9” before Sony’s Worldwide Acquisitions Group acquired the film based on a Blomkamp-created graphic novel. “District 9” became a breakout summer hit for Sony in the South African-born filmmaker's feature debut.
MRC is giving Blomkamp creative freedom and a production commitment that isn’t contingent on domestic distribution. The director and Block will get an ownership stake in the finished product.
Blomkamp will immediately start writing and preparing the visual effects. The film will be modest by sci-fi standards, but it will certainly cost more than “District 9,” the under-$30 million budget film that grossed more than $184 million worldwide.
“Pete was kind about pushing me for `Halo,’ which was a huge opportunity and huge risk. It was neither of our fault that the film collapsed. Creatively, I don’t operate from a place of revenge, so when I got into `District 9,’ `Halo’ was long gone from my mind. From Pete having such faith in me, to getting to know the people at Sony through the process of `District 9,’ I couldn’t be happier with the way things worked out.”
Blomkamp said he’s not intimidated, being given so much creative freedom in his sophomore outing—with no Jackson this time around.
“Neill is ferociously independent, an auteur, and a self-generator, all qualities that make him right for MRC,” Wiczyk said. “He set a high bar, with a film so fresh and original, with political, philosophical and allegorical themes that define the best of the science fiction genre. Some of the most brilliant filmmakers have worked in sci-fi, and Neill made his film with less money than most of them.”
Blomkamp will certainly make a “District 9” sequel with Sony—will the bureaucrat-turned-alien return to human form and reunite with his pretty wife?-
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Source-Variety
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