What is Neill Blomkamp’s Mysterious Teaser All About?
So apparently this mysterious teaser for what seems to be a previously unannounced Neill Blomkamp (director of District 9) project turned up in the latest Wired for iPad.
Two main things give this credibility:
- I was directed to it by Sharlto Copely, the lead in District 9 and childhood friend of Neill, on facebook with a message of “mmm…. wonder what this is about….” If it was a fan-made thing, it probably wouldn’t be in Wired, and Sharlto would’ve likely referred to it as a really really well done D9-type video
- The creature they interact with the video is 100% professionally made. I can’t imagine just anyone having the skill to create something like that in all the stages needed, and that stamp might as well say ‘WETA’ as far as I’m concerned.
So although Neill seemed to suggest that his next project will be totally different than D9 (I even seem to remember QED International saying they were financing it, too), but maybe a new film in the District 9 universe is in order.
What do you think? District 10? A new film? Just an extra for some kind of D9 special edition Blu-Ray?
I can’t quite wrap my head around the fact that this Avatar clip is 100% CG.
