Sharlto Copley, in an interview with BroBible’s Post Cred Podcast to promote his upcoming film Beast, confirmed that the sequel to the critically acclaimed science fiction film District 9 is still in development and may even begin production as soon as next year, despite the fact that it has been thirteen years since the original film’s release. The answer is, “Yeah, man, we’ve been working. I worked on a rough draught and forwarded it to him. There is a rough draught thanks to his efforts. Finding the perfect kind of tale is exhausting.
There were various political and social developments that made [Blomkamp] question whether or not now was the best time to go. We may start shooting in a year or a year and a half. The upcoming endeavour is important to him because he wants to have something to say, Copley explained. Fans of the original film may rest assured that the sequel has not been abandoned after all these years, according to Copley’s statement.
In District 9, he played Wikus, an MNU agent who starts to turn into a prawn after being exposed to alien material. The film concludes with Wikus fully changed as he waits for Christopher Johnson’s return so he may convert back to human form after meeting a shrimp named Christopher Johnson who finally departs Earth. Even while we don’t know much about the narrative of the sequel, we do know that it will be called District 10, after the district where the prawns were moved in the first film. In the years after the publication of District 9, Blomkamp has often alluded to a sequel, with rumours circulating that it will be influenced by contemporary American politics. Elysium, Chappie, and his most recent picture, Demonic, all marked further steps in Blomkamp’s career.
The filmmaker was also supposed to work on films like Alien 5 and Robocops, all of which were scrapped. Blomkamp seems to be getting back to his roots with the ongoing production of District 10, despite the termination of his previous ventures. Blomkamp’s first feature-length picture, 2009’s District 9, was widely hailed by critics and audiences alike and is often cited as an instant classic of the science fiction genre. Numerous awards were expected to be given to the picture for its social critique, original premise, and amazing effects.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated District 9 for four awards: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Visual Effects. The bar set by the first film is quite high, making it difficult for a sequel to reach. Soon after, after production on District 10 has begun, further information will be made public. District 10 is still in the script-writing phase, therefore there is no set production or release date.