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There's no shortage of praise for Ridley Scott, Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg and the rest of Hollywood's science fiction and fantasy titans. But who are the next generation of myth-makers? Who should you be keeping an eye on? Who will make the genre-defining movies that everyone else will feverishly race to copy? More »
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District 9 director Neill Blomkamp is filming his next movie, set 100 years in the future on another planet. And it looks like Matt Damon is going to be a machine-man in trouble, judging from these new set pics. More »
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Very little is known about Neill Blomkamp's new picture Elysium but a pack of clever Comic-Conners just unveiled his latest viral for the scifi flick starring Jodie Foster, Matt Damon, and Sharlto Copley. Watch the viral ad for folks who want to play God! More »
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The buzz around X-Men: First Class is immense, especially considering the disastrous third mutant installment almost destroyed the series. So what changed? We asked First Class producer — and X3 screenwriter — Simon Kinberg what he learned. More »
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Hollywood has gone into a science fiction feeding frenzy in the past week, with several new scifi movies getting greenlit. The success of Battle: Los Angeles, on top of Avatar, Star Trek and others, put dollar signs in everyone's eyes. More »
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Impressed with District 9? So was legendary Blade Runner and Tron concept artist Syd Mead. He was so taken with Neill Blomkamp's aliens-in-South Africa movie that he's been hired to design the sets of Blomkamp's next film, Elysium. More »
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Neill Blomkamp and Sharlto Copley blew our minds with District 9. Can they do it again with Elysium, a far-future political thriller set on another planet? Let's hope so: They've got a budget, now they're lining up distributors and actors. More »
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This disgustingly delightful teaser video by District 9's Neill Blomkamp was hidden in the pages of the new Wired digital magazine. Could a shaky-cam mockumentary about a secret government-sponsored genetic engineering company be in the works? More »
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Science fiction has rocked cinemas for a century, and the genre has produced many undisputed classics during that time. But which movies are essential viewing for anyone interested in the genre? We broke down the 25 must-watch science fiction films. More »
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There's an early Inception review, and casting talk for Sherlock Holmes 2 and the Planet Of The Apes prequel. Neill Blomkamp's new film gets a title. Could Ratner direct Hobbit? Plus Doctor Who, Eureka, Warehouse 13, Futurama and True Blood. More »
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Given that our first two choices — Peter Jackson, who said he can't, and Guillermo del Toro, who just bailed — are out of the running, who should step up to the plate? Here are five names worth considering. More »
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We're hooked on Doug Williams' blog/plea to District 9 director Neill Blomkamp. The concept artist's six-month-long, one-sided conversation with Blomkamp is not only hilarious, it's genius. Plus his District 9 toys, creatures and space landscapes are mesmerizing. Check them out. More »
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We checked in Oscar-nominated writer Terri Tatchell, the day after District 9 picked up four Academy nods. She talked about District 9 director Blomkamp's new project, her next scifi movie, and why this nomination is such a mystery to her. More »
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When District 9 director Neill Blomkamp makes his next film, he won't have a $100 million budget. Instead, he'll keep making films on the (relative) cheap, because it's the only way to make science fiction movies with creative freedom. More »
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Just like E.T., the aliens in District 9 wanted to phone home... but maybe they weren't quite as cute. Weta's David Meng tells us he aimed to make the creatures disgusting, and they weren't originally going to be CG. More »
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Rumors are circulating that Peter Berg is slowly backing away from the Dune movie project, leaving Paramount in desperate need of a new director. So they've turned to two great possible alternates: Neill Blomkamp and Neil Marshall. More »
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Neill Blomkamp has been itching to do another science fiction film, but he's been mum on the details ever since District 9 premiered. But a few tantalizing details have leaked, with the news that the next film got the greenlight. More »
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The shaky cam is so common these days it's cliche. In order to curb this trend we've categorized the good, the bad, and the ugly of the candid cam takes. Not all shaky cams are created equal. More »
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This summer has brought us both 9 and District 9, two movies that started life as short films. Are there more to come. We look at some of the shorts we'd like to see on the big screen. More »
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While District 9 is certainly an allegory for racism and apartheid in South Africa, not all of its South African inspirations are political. Neill Blomkamp's aliens were inspired, in part, by a common Johannesburg pest: the Parktown Prawn. More »
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We've seen rumors here and there about a District 9 sequel, but this interview with the new champion of thought-provoking alien splatter films, Neill Blomkamp, actually makes some promises. Check out the plot possibilities. Spoilers for the first film below. More »
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There's a lot more to District 9 than just exploding Tesla guns. Did you know one actor played all the aliens, plus some major scenes were improvised? We list the top things you should know about the new alien epic. More »
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The big bad alien controlled weapons confiscated from the alien inhabitants of District 9 make a blood-splattering mess of their targets. We talked to director Neill Blomkamp about his scientific inspiration behind these killing machines, and the violence. Minor spoilers... More »
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New indie flick District 9 is about bureaucrats trying to evict 1.5 million stranded, buglike aliens from a vast slum outside Johannesburg, South Africa. What happens when slum life gets turned into a CGI actionfest? Something that's almost revolutionary. More »
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How intense does the alien action movie District 9 get? Just check out the final, full gallery of stills from Neill Blomkamp's film, and see the high-definition images of spaceships, riot gear, giant guns and saddened alien eyes. More »
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While $30 million seems like a lot, it's pretty small when half of District 9's main characters had to be CG-ed into each frame. We talked to producer Peter Jackson about the benefits of that budget and working with aliens. More »
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Go behind Alien doors with Wikus, the main character in District 9 and the local MNU representative. See how the aliens live inside D9, and how the rest of the world treats our new unwelcome guests. More »
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Who are the humanly named "prawn" aliens of District 9, and where did they come from? Director Neill Blomkamp reveals all to us about these beings, their planet, ships and possible home in the Andromeda Galaxy. Spoilers! More »
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We know that District 9 is a movie about aliens who are mistreated and forced into camps by intolerant humans. But what's really going to happen on film? A new feature goes behind the slums, and runs it all down. More »
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A new crop of Distict 9 virals is infecting the internet, much like the alien spray serum we saw in the last trailer. So, what do the D9 aliens eat besides domesticated pets, and where were you when they landed? More »
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The first full-length trailer explains more of the story of Neill Blomkamp's alien-intolerance film District 9, showing off the alien's new weapon that can pluck rockets out of the sky. But there's more, including alien bug babies and power suits. More »
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Peter Jackson has announced he's planning his first-ever visit to Comic-Con next month. He'll be there promoting the Jackson-produced District 9 (pictured). Oh and, by the way, James Cameron may be showing up to preview Avatar as well. More »
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The faces of Neill Blomkamp's illegal aliens have been revealed — and their speech translated. Get a better look a the aliens from District 9 in a new, unblurred trailer. More »
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See the jaw-dropping first look at Neill Blomkamp's alien-intolerance movie District 9. Including a blurred out (for their safety) alien interrogation. More »
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Scenes from Neill Blomkamp's alien intolerance film, District 9, were screened at ShoWest. We've touched on Blomkamp's brilliant short Alive In Joburg, and D9's immense alien segregation campaign before, but the footage sounds incredibly gripping. More »
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Before there was the major motion picture District 9 (with its many ARGs and guerrilla advertisements) there was Alive In Joburg, Neill Blomkamp's heartbreaking short film about injustice towards aliens. You can watch the whole film here, and it proves that Blomkamp is a genius. I'm pumped to see the full-length movie about the slums that alien refugees are forced to inhabit on Earth. I'm guessing this film's face-tentacled creatures will also show up in District. [Thanks to commenter Goldfarb.] More »
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Alien segregation plagued the halls of Comic-Con. Signs stationed near bathrooms and elevators marked certain facilities for "Humans Only." Where were these poor aliens supposed to relieve themselves? And why so much blatant alien hate? Apparently the con had fallen victim to a massive District 9 ARG. The new Peter Jackson produced mega picture is directed and penned by Smallville and Stargate visual effect guru Neill Blomkamp. District 9 has over four different ARG sites that tell the tale of rampant alien intolerance. Click through for more details on the alien equality resistance against the evil corporations MNU. More »
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