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Sony Developing A 'Gran Turismo' Movie With Neill Blomkamp To Direct

‘Gran Turismo’: Sony Developing A New Movie With Neill Blomkamp To Direct

May 27, 2022 10:45 am

It took a long time to get onscreen thanks to COVID-19, but Sony's "Uncharted" raked in more than $400 million at the global box office after its February release. Not bad for a poorly reviewed, kind of insipi...

Filmmakers Pushback On Denis Villeneuve’s “Cut & Paste” Criticism About Marvel Movies

Christopher Marc

September 17, 2021 11:44 am

News

Yesterday, comments made by "Dune" director Denis Villeneuve in separate interviews about Marvel Studios movies and his criticism about them sparked many emotions, outrage, and blowback online. In interviews w...

Neill Blomkamp Probably Wouldn’t Return To Make His ‘Alien 5’

Charles Barfield

September 1, 2021 10:56 am

News

While on his recent publicity blitz, it appears Neill Blomkamp couldn’t escape the inevitable “Alien 5” questions. Of course, as we know, the filmmaker was attached to bring “Alien 5” to fans years ago but tha...

Neill Blomkamp Thinks ‘Chappie’ Might Have Caused Ridley Scott To Lose Faith In His ‘Alien’ Sequel

Charles Barfield

August 23, 2021 1:27 pm

News

With “Demonic” getting released recently, filmmaker Neill Blomkamp has been making the publicity rounds talking about his new thriller. And you can’t really talk to Blomkamp about filmmaking without talking ab...

Neill Blomkamp Talks More ‘Elysium’ Films & Alludes To Ridley Scott Killing The ‘Alien 5’ Idea

Christopher Marc

August 20, 2021 1:31 pm

News

Director Neill Blomkamp is out promoting his horror film 'Demonic" and he spoke with our very own Rodrigo Perez for The Playlist podcast. During that chat, we learned some interesting things about the fate of ...

Neill Blomkamp Talks 'Demonic,' 'Aliens 5,' New Volumetric Tech & More [Deep Focus Podcast]

Neill Blomkamp Talks ‘Demonic,’ ‘Alien 5,’ New Volumetric Tech & More [Deep Focus Podcast]

Rodrigo Perez

August 19, 2021 10:31 am

Features, Interviews, News, Podcasts

The Deep Focus podcast is back, and this week, we have filmmaker Neill Blomkamp, known for “District 9,” “Elysium,” and blending sci-fi with socio-political commentary and envelope-pushing technology. Blomkam...

‘Demonic’: Neill Blomkamp’s Supernatural Horror Misfire Is More Interested In Toying With New Tech Than Story [Review]

Nick Allen

August 16, 2021 3:11 pm

News, Reviews

Neill Blomkamp affirms again with “Demonic,” his least entertaining feature film yet, that he is a true mad scientist with genre even if everything blows up in his face. His convictions can be truly bizarre, l...

‘Demonic’ Trailer: Supernatural Hallucinations Outside The Simulation Will F You Up In Neil Blomkamp’s New Horror

Ned Booth

July 21, 2021 8:00 am

News, Trailers

Following his directorial debut, "District 9" (2009), the sky was the limit for South African-Canadian director Neil Blomkamp. "District 9" nabbed four Oscar nods that year, including Best Picture and Best Ada...

‘Demonic’ Trailer: Neill Blomkamp Returns With A Terrifying Supernatural Horror Project

Jake Sweltz

June 3, 2021 10:15 am

News, Trailers

It’s been a somewhat tough decade for writer-director Neill Blomkamp. Since his box-office hit feature debut “District 9” garnered four Oscar nominations in 2009, the South African-Canadian sci-fi auteur...

Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Demonic’ First Look: Watch Behind-The-Scenes 8mm Footage & More

Edward Davis

April 29, 2021 9:24 am

News, Trailers, Video

What did you do during the pandemic? If you're a filmmaker with horror tendencies, you made a lo-fi horror film, it seems. That's what Ben Wheatley did with "In The Earth," same with filmmaking duo Nick Simon ...

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