Neil Blomkamp Confirms a DISTRICT 10 Screenplay Is Being Written
It looks like District 9 director Neill Blomkamp is finally moving forward with the long-awaited sequel, District 10. The filmmaker confirmed on Twitter that he and his writing partners, Sharlto Copley and Terri Tatchell, currently writing the screenplay for the film!
District 9 is easily Blomkamp’s best film and fans have been wanting to see a sequel to it ever since it was released. I’m actually surprised that it’s taken this long to happen! Blomkamp has been talking about this sequel for years.
There are no details on the story to share, but when previously talking about an 18-page treatment for District 10 that he had for eight years ago, he said it is “really fucking cool.” When previously talking about the film he said:
“Ok, so with ‘District 10’ the basic answer is yes. I want to go back to that world and tell rest of the story with Wikus and Christopher. The issue right now is that I have many other projects and ideas that I also want to work on and complete…..and most importantly, the exact right REASON to make District 10 needs be very clear. The first film was based so explicitly on real themes and topics from South Africa that effected [sic] me greatly growing up there, that we need to make sure the next film does not forget that.”
Blomkamp most recently directed a horror film over the summer during the pandemic titled Demonic. He’s also got a sci-fi project titled Inferno that he’ll eventually be directing with Taylor Kitsch.