‘District 9’ and ‘Elysium’ director Neill Blomkamp’s latest robo-based venture into the realm of science fiction is being promoted at this weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con. ‘Chappie’ is the story of an A.I. robot stolen by a couple of criminals intent of using him to help carry out their unlawful ways. Up to now we’ve had to imagine what dear old ‘Chappie’ looked like. I’ve had something between the robot from ‘Robot & Frank’ and Marvin the paranoid android from ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ in my mind but this new teaser and banner spotted at Comic-Con reveals something quite different and dare I say it very Blomkamp-esque. The movie stars Hugh Jackman (‘Prisoners’), Dev Patel (‘Slumdog Millionaire’), Ninja and Yolandi Visser of rap-rave band Die Antwoord, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Brandon Auret and the voice of Sharlto Copley (‘District 9’).
“Chappie tells the story of a robot imbued with artificial intelligence who is stolen by two local gangsters who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes.”
‘Chappie’ is based on Blomkamp’s short “Tetra Vaal” and was shot on location in South Africa. It’s due for a theatrical release on 6 March 2015.
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