Movie:chappie
- NewsNick Schager
Sigourney Weaver Thinks Neill Blomkamp's 'Chappie' Deserves a Second Look
Actress, who will work with the director again in 'Aliens 5,' stands up for their often-maligned 2015 collaboration
- NewsJordan Zakarin
'Chappie' Director Neill Blomkamp is Optimistic About Two Things: Robots and Hugh Jackman's Mullet
Neill Blomkamp, the South African, Oscar-nominated director of District 9 and Elysium, says he views the world in a “very violent and hostile manner.” That point-of-view shows in his films, which generally depict grim futures where the poor live like vermin in bombed-out cities. Deon’s robot cops — which operate on advanced logic-based artificial intelligence software that Blomkamp refers to as “soft A.I.” — help clean up the city with brute force. The invention makes a fortune for the weapons