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He knocked the cover off the ball with his first film. I hope he swings for the fences again.
We may not have any plot concept (or even a title) here but fans of District 9 will be pleased to know that director Neill Blomkamp has received financial backing for his next sci-fi film. Variety reports that Media Rights Capital has committed to his next project, an untitled sci-fi production that will begin by the middle of next year.
Bill Block, the chief exec 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," which Blomkamp helmed under the guidance of Peter Jackson, became a breakout summer hit for Sony and established the South African-born filmmaker.
MRC chief exec Modi Wiczyk and MRC Films prexy Tory Metzger committed to the new project on the basis of Blomkamp's latest pitch.
"MRC is letting me make the film I want to make, and that is by far the most important thing here," Blomkamp told Daily Variety. "The film will hopefully be commercial, but it is very much a singular film, (one) that comes directly from me."
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," which was budgeted under $30 million and grossed more than $184 million worldwide. MRC will shop for a distributor around the time the picture goes into production.
He knocked the cover off the ball with his first film. I hope he swings for the fences again.
I wouldn't be surprised if there was a bit of a sophomore slump. D9 was really really good, so expectations will be mega-high.
I thought D-9 was pretty good, not as good as some seem to think though. I'll be curious to see what else he has up his sleeves.
I hope he doesn't get *too* much money. There seems to be an inversely proportional relationship between budget and quality.
I heard that this upcoming movie won't be a District 9 sequel, but that he plans on making the sequel after this next one.
I heard from credible sources that this follow-up movie is an adaptation of the novella 'Charlie's Friend... The Guy in 2C'
Hopefully is a sequel to District 9, but it doesn't seem like it.