37-year-old South African Director Neil Blomkamp conquered Hollywood and millions of viewers of his science fiction film “District 9” (2009), and then secured the position of such bands as “Elizium: Paradise not on Earth” (2013) and “the Robot named Chappy” (2015). For a long time the Director wanted to shoot the fifth film of the cult series “Alien” with Sigourney weaver in the lead role, but the owner of the rights to the franchise Ridley Scott asked him to scrap the project. Since then Blomkamp almost nothing was heard, until this very moment. The Director announced that is working on several experimental short films, which can be purchased and downloaded to the gaming service Steam.
Trailer showing what is currently working Blomkamp you can watch below. It is difficult to say how many short films simultaneously takes Director, but from this video it becomes clear that we are in one of them will be about the invasion of Earth by an aggressive alien invaders, something resembling anthropomorphic reptiles. If you analyze the trailer on the individual frames, you can see actors Michael Bina (“the Terminator,” “Aliens”) and Sigourney weaver (“Alien”, “Aliens”) that Neil Blomkamp made friends in the process of preparing for the filming of the canceled movie “Alien 5”. These small experimental short films promise to please us with a sea of action and impressive special effects, for good reason, the Director began his career as a specialist in computer graphics for movies.
How successful will be the experiment Blomkamp with the spread of his works through the Steam service, only time will tell. Users can not only buy his movies and see them before everyone else, but also as a bonus you will receive various bonus materials, including, for example, 3D character models, special effects, concept art, raw materials from the shoot, etc. assisting the Director in implementing his ideas experts Oats Studios. Blomkamp himself does not exclude that the first series of short films could become free, because he has not yet decided how to distribute their work.
New films by Director Neil Blomkamp will appear in the service Steam
Sergey Grey