“District 9” director Neill Blomkamp has set up his next picture, a sci-fi film naturally, but it won’t be a sequel to his unexpected summer blockbuster and details are scarce. However, instead of going with a big studio, Blomkamp is going with indie financiers Media Rights Capital.
Production on the untitled film is set to begin in the middle of 2010. Sounds like Blomkamp didn’t want to deal with the suits again. “MRC is letting me make the film I want to make, and that is by far the most important thing here,” Blomkamp told Variety.
“The film will hopefully be commercial, but it is very much a singular film, (one) that comes directly from me.” That’s sort of code for: it’s commercial, but not as commercial as some would like, which is more than fine with us.
Rodrigo Perez is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Playlist, which he launched in 2008. He has worked in entertainment journalism since 2000, including at MTV, and has written for SPIN, IndieWire, Pitchfork, Complex, Magnet, and various music, film, and entertainment publications over the past two decades.
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