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Dev Patel in Talks to Lead Neill Blomkamp's Sci-Fi Comedy 'Chappie'
by Ethan Anderton
July 8, 2013
Source: THR
Initially, details on the next project from District 9 and Elysium (coming in August) director Neill Blomkamp were scarce. The film is called Chappie, and it was described as a sci-fi comedy. Just last month some more details surfaced as it was confirmed that the film would be based on the director's short film Terta Vaal, which acts as an advertisement for a force of robots used to help police and develop slum nations around the world. Sharlto Copley is already part of the cast, and now THR reports Slumdog Millionaire and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel star Dev Patel is in early talks to take the lead human role.
With this news come some minor plot details. Copley is playing one of the police robots patrolling the rundown towns while Patel would play a young man living in one of these places. Patel is no stranger to the slums after his turn in the Best Picture winning Slumdog Millionaire, and his solid dramatic and comedic chops together have proven to be solid in series like "Skins" and "The Newsroom" more recently. Chappie is still early in development though, and we're still waiting to see more original sci-fi from Blomkamp when Elysium arrives later this summer. Sound good?
6 Comments
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The first time there was a post about this film I was already in. And now I'm even more so!
ListenToVinyl on Jul 8, 2013
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Copley and Blomkamp seem like they will be inextricably linked for the rest of their careers.
DAVIDPD on Jul 8, 2013
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blomkamp used to work for copley when he was younger.
dcock on Jul 9, 2013
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Nothing wrong with a director having a good luck charm...Nolan has Caine, Burton has Depp, and Scorcese has Dicaprio.
MattPeloquin on Jul 9, 2013
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Also in the cast? Die Antwoord! Seriously.
Zima Sanfilippo on Jul 8, 2013
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