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Denis Villeneuve’s Top 8 Films Of 2017

December 29, 2017 3:59 pm

Given the amount of work that was required to get "Blade Runner 2049" over the finish line, not to mention the extensive press rounds, it's hard to believe Denis Villeneuve had time to watch anything. However, ...

Neill Blomkamp Shares More ‘Alien 5’ Concept Art

Kevin Jagernauth

December 27, 2017 4:24 pm

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The chances were already slim that Neill Blomkamp would get to make his proposed "Alien 5" after Ridley Scott elbowed him out of the way to make "Alien: Covenant." Now with Disney taking over ownership of Fox a...

Neill Blomkamp Says ‘The Dark Knight’ Trilogy Is “Transcendent Art,” Talks ‘District 10,’ Confirms ‘Alien’ Movie Is “Dead”

Kevin Jagernauth

July 13, 2017 2:51 pm

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Neill Blomkamp is currently in a pretty fascinating part of his career. For the moment, he's stepped away from Hollywood and launched his own Oats Studio, an experimental business that sees the filmmaker trying...

Neill Blomkamp Releases New Short ‘Zygote’ Starring Dakota Fanning

Charles Barfield

July 13, 2017 9:41 am

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Neill Blomkamp’s production company, Oats Studios has released their third short film in the last month, “Zygote.” The new film is yet another deviation from what has come before, with “Rakka” and “Firebase.” I...

Neill Blomkamp Talks His Unmade ‘Alien’ Movie: “It Really Felt Like A Cool Third Film”

Kevin Jagernauth

July 12, 2017 4:23 pm

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As Ridley Scott continues in his quest to George Lucas-fy "Alien" into a big, unending, franchise property, what could've been with Neill Blomkamp's mooted "Alien" movie looks increasingly attractive. Granted, ...

Watch Neill Blomkamp’s New Short Film ‘Firebase’

Reese Conner

June 29, 2017 1:55 pm

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Remember all of two weeks ago when Neill Blomkamp (“District 9,” “Elysium,” “Chappie”) and his newly-founded Oats Studios debuted his dystopic short film “Rakka” starring Sigourney Weaver? If not, you should ch...

Watch Neill Blomkamp’s New Short Film ‘Rakka’ Starring Sigourney Weaver

Charles Barfield

June 15, 2017 2:24 pm

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In recent interviews, filmmaker Neill Blomkamp hasn’t really hidden his frustration with the current Hollywood paradigm. After bursting onto the scene with “District 9,” Blomkamp has had a bit of a rocky go of ...

Neill Blomkamp Talks “Unbelievably Painful” Failure Of ‘Chappie,’ Says It “Hurt Several Parts Of My Career”

Kevin Jagernauth

June 9, 2017 9:11 am

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When "Chappie" arrived in cinemas two years ago, it was yet another bold, wholly original vision from the endlessly creative Neill Blomkamp, and for whatever reason, critics and audiences just couldn't wrap the...

Neill Blomkamp Says ‘Alien 5’ Is “Totally Dead,” Talks ‘District 9’

Kevin Jagernauth

June 5, 2017 12:00 pm

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It's been a couple of years now since Neill Blomkamp's (underrated) "Chappie," and the director has been keeping his head down on his own projects. Of course, his name bubbled back into the conversation when he...

Ridley Scott Says That Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Alien 5’ Is Probably Dead

Oliver Lyttelton

May 1, 2017 9:30 am

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For a long time, the “Alien” franchise never had a clear direction. Even James Cameron’s classic sequel “Aliens” took the property in quite a different direction from the tight, focused horror of Ridley Scott’s...

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