‘Prisoners’ and ‘Les Miserables’ star Hugh Jackman (below) is the big hitter who has just signed up to ‘Elysium’ helmer Neill Blomkamp’s new sci-fi thriller ‘Chappie’. “Yes, that’s true.” states Jackman to Screen Daily “I am doing a role in Neill’s new film, called Chappie, which we shoot in Johannesburg. I’m there for a couple of weeks at the beginning of next year.” No exact word just yet on what role he’ll play in the movie but as the project is about a couple of gangsters who steal an AI robot I’m picturing the all-purpose Jackman playing a well tattooed gang member type. Ninja and Yolandi Visser from rap-rave band Die Antwoord, Sharlto Copley (‘District 9’), and Jose Pablo Cantillo are all on board the project.
‘Chappie’ is due to open on 27 March 2015.
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