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Neill Blomkamp's unrealized projects

The following is a list of unproduced Neill Blomkamp projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, South African-Canadian film director Neill Blomkamp has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these productions fell in development hell or were cancelled.[1][2]

Halo

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In August 2006, it was reported that Blomkamp was to direct a film based on the Halo video game for 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures.[3] Blomkamp confirmed in October 2007 that plans to make the film were officially scrapped.[4]

Alien 5

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Blomkamp's involvement with the Alien franchise goes as far back as 2015.[5][6][7] Blomkamp originally planned to an Alien film in which Sigourney Weaver, Lance Henriksen and Michael Biehn would reprise their roles as Ellen Ripley, Bishop II and Dwayne Hicks respectively.[8][9] The film was to have been a sequel to Aliens (1986).[10] Ridley Scott said in 2017 that it was likely that Blomkamp's would not be made.[11][12] Blomkamp himself said in 2021 that the film was never made because 20th Century Fox chose to produce Alien: Covenant (2017) instead.[13][14] The box office failure of Alien: Covenant also served as a factor as to why Blomkamp's film was never made.[15] Blomkamp confirmed in subsequent interviews that he was no longer interested in making the film.[16][17]

In June 2021, concept art related to Blomkamp's version was released.[18][19]

In April 2023, Weaver confirmed that she would no longer reprise her role as Ripley and admitted that she wanted to do the film with Blomkamp.[20]

The Gone World

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In November 2015, it was reported that Blomkamp was in talks with 20th Century Fox to write and direct a film adaptation of Tom Sweterlitsch's novel The Gone World.[21] In July 2017, it was announced that Blomkamp was still attached to direct the film.[22]

Robocop Returns

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In July 2018, it was announced that Blomkamp was to direct Robocop Returns for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[23][24][25][26] The film was to have been a direct sequel to RoboCop (1987).[27][28][29][30] It was reported that Blomkamp was to rewrite the script that was initially written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner.[31][32][33] It was also reported that Blomkamp wanted Peter Weller to reprise his role as Robocop.[34] In August 2019, it was announced that Blomkamp was no longer involved with the project.[35][36][37][38]

Inferno

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In October 2019, it was reported that Blomkamp was to have directed Taylor Kitsch in a film project titled Inferno.[39][40][41]

District 10

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In February 2021, Blomkamp announced that a screenplay titled District 10 was being written and would serve as the sequel to his 2009 film District 9.[42][43][44]

Offers

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Dune

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On October 28, 2009, Blomkamp was offered to direct the film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune for Paramount Pictures, which eventually became the 2021 film and its sequel Dune: Part Two.[45]

References

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  1. ^ McCarrick, Michael (August 19, 2021). "Every Never-Made Neill Blomkamp Movie, So Far". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  2. ^ Hunt, James (August 20, 2019). "Neill Blomkamp's FOUR Unmade Movies & Why They Didn't Happen". Screen Rant. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Neill Blomkamp To Direct Halo". MovieWeb. August 10, 2006. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  4. ^ Dadds, Kimberly (October 9, 2007). "Director: 'Halo' movie is "entirely dead"". Digital Spy. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Plumb, Ali (March 23, 2015). "Neill Blomkamp's Alien 5 Won't 'Tread On The Toes' Of Prometheus 2". Empire. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  6. ^ Hegarty, Tasha (October 30, 2015). "Neill Blomkamp's Alien 5 movie is on hold thanks to the Prometheus sequel". Digital Spy. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  7. ^ Jayson, Jay (October 29, 2015). "Neill Blomkamp Confirms Alien 5 Is On Hold For Ridley Scott's Prometheus Sequel". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  8. ^ Reyes, Mike (January 23, 2017). "The Word On Alien 5 From Neill Blomkamp Isn't Great". Cinemablend. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  9. ^ Ankers-Range, Adele (June 15, 2021). "Alien 5: Concept Art for Neill Blomkamp's Unmade Sequel Revealed". IGN. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  10. ^ Johnson, Jim (October 30, 2018). "Sigourney Weaver Praises Neill Blomkamp's Scrapped Alien 5". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  11. ^ Barton, Steve (April 28, 2017). "Ridley Scott Doesn't Think Neill Blomkamp's Alien Sequel Will Ever See the Light". Dread Central. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  12. ^ Bussey, Ben (April 29, 2017). "Neill Blomkamp's Alien 5 probably won't happen, says Ridley Scott". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  13. ^ Sharf, Zack (September 1, 2021). "Neill Blomkamp No Longer Sure He'd Direct 'Alien 5' If Given the Chance: 'It's Completely Dead'". IndieWire. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  14. ^ Singer, Matt (September 2, 2021). "WHY NEILL BLOMKAMP'S 'ALIEN 5' NEVER HAPPENED". ScreenCrush. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  15. ^ Lemieux, Melissa (February 8, 2022). "The Neill Blomkamp Alien Movie We Never Got To See". Looper.com. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  16. ^ Moore, Jared (September 1, 2021). "Neill Blomkamp's Cancelled Alien 5: Sigourney Weaver Wanted It, But Fox Didn't". IGN. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  17. ^ Schimkowitz, Matt (August 22, 2023). "Neill Blomkamp is sick of talking about Alien". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  18. ^ Juvet, Aeden (June 15, 2021). "New Concept Art For Neill Blomkamp's Cancelled Alien 5 Film". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  19. ^ Pearson, Ben (June 2, 2021). "'Alien 5' Concept Art Reveals More Of Neill Blomkamp's Scrapped Sequel To 'Aliens'". Slash Film. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  20. ^ Sharf, Zack (April 26, 2023). "Sigourney Weaver Says 'Ship Has Sailed' on Fifth 'Alien' Movie and Reprising Ripley: 'I Really Wanted to Do It With Neill Blomkamp'". Variety. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  21. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (November 10, 2015). "Fox Lands Sci-Fi Novel 'The Gone World'; Neill Blomkamp In Talks To Write & Direct". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  22. ^ Bui, Hoai-Tran (July 31, 2017). "Neill Blomkamp's Next Sci-Fi Film Will Be 'The Gone World'". Slash Film. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  23. ^ Butler, Karen (July 11, 2018). "Neill Blomkamp to direct next 'RoboCop' movie". United Press International. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  24. ^ Rife, Katie (July 11, 2018). "Neill Blomkamp to Chappie up a new RoboCop movie". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  25. ^ McNary, Dave (July 11, 2018). "Neill Blomkamp to Direct 'RoboCop' Sequel". Variety. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  26. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 11, 2018). "Neill Blomkamp To Direct New 'RoboCop' For MGM; Justin Rhodes Rewriting Sequel Script By Creators Ed Neumeier & Michael Miner". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  27. ^ Leano, Edward (July 12, 2018). "'RoboCop Returns': New Sequel to Follow Original Movie Timeline". The Christian Post. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  28. ^ Seigh, Steve (August 8, 2023). "Exclusive: Neill Blomkamp's Robocop Would Have Been a Direct Sequel to Verhoeven's Film". JoBlo.com. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  29. ^ Zinski, Dan (August 26, 2023). "Cancelled Robocop Sequel Detailed By Director Neill Blomkamp". Screen Rant. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  30. ^ Lund, Anthony (August 26, 2023). "Gran Turismo's Neill Blomkamp Shares Details of HIs Abandoned RoboCop Sequel, RoboCop Returns". MovieWeb. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  31. ^ Sharf, Zack (July 11, 2018). "Neill Blomkamp to Direct New 'RoboCop' Movie, Based on Unmade Sequel to Paul Verhoeven's 1987 Original". IndieWire. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  32. ^ Cavanaugh, Patrick (August 28, 2023). "RoboCop Reboot Director Teases Details on Abandoned Project". Comicbook.com. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  33. ^ Squires, John (June 29, 2019). "Neill Blomkamp Assures That His 'RoboCop' Sequel Will Feature the Original Suit". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  34. ^ Seddon, Dan (August 14, 2018). "RoboCop reboot director Neill Blomkamp wants to bring back original star Peter Weller". Digital Spy. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  35. ^ Romano, Nick (August 15, 2019). "RoboCop Returns loses District 9 director Neill Blomkamp". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  36. ^ Goldberg, Matt (August 15, 2019). "Neill Blomkamp No Longer Directing 'RoboCop Returns'". Collider. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  37. ^ White, James (August 15, 2019). "Neill Blomkamp Leaves RoboCop Returns". Empire. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  38. ^ Adams, Tim (August 15, 2019). "RoboCop Returns: Director Neill Blomkamp Announces Exit from Film". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  39. ^ Ritman, Alex (October 24, 2019). "Neill Blomkamp Prepping Sci-Fi Thriller 'Inferno,' Taylor Kitsch to Star". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  40. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (October 24, 2019). "Taylor Kitsch To Star In Neill Blomkamp Sci-Fi Thriller 'Inferno' For AGC Studios — AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  41. ^ Squires, John (October 24, 2019). "Neill Blomkamp's New Horror Film is Titled 'Inferno' and Taylor Kitsch Will Star; Plot Details Inside!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  42. ^ Sharf, Zack (February 26, 2021). "Neill Blomkamp Confirms Long-Planned 'District 9' Sequel Is Now Being Written: 'It's Coming'". IndieWire. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  43. ^ Lang, Jamie (February 6, 2021). "Neill Blomkamp Reveals 'District 10' Screenplay in the Works". Variety. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  44. ^ Grater, Tom (February 6, 2021). "Neill Blomkamp Says 'District 10' Screenplay Is Now Being Written". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  45. ^ Billington, Alex (October 28, 2009). "Peter Berg is Off of Dune, Paramount Wants Neill Blomkamp". First Showing.net. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
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