District 9 and Elysium Director Neill Blomkamp Working on AAA Multiplayer Shooter

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Neill Blomkamp, the director behind films such as District 9 and Elysium, has officially entered the video games industry. Speaking to IGN, Blomkamp confirmed that he is working on a AAA multiplayer shooter with Gunzilla Games, a new studio established last year comprising talent from notable outfits such as Crytek, Ubisoft, and EA. As Gunzilla Games’ Chief Visionary Officer, Blomkamp will serve as a “an egalitarian version of being a film director” to help the development team shape the aesthetic of its new game. Gunzilla hasn’t shared any real details about its project, but Blomkamp’s resume and history as a filmmaker suggests that it will have strong sci-fi elements and a rich narrative.



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I'm still bummed we'll never get to see his Alien movie with Sigourney. I was really looking forward to that.
 
I do want to see what he does with a fresh ip he guides along a AAA gaming title.
 
Why do you need a hollywood director / writer for a multiplayer title where the narrative is irrelevant?

Better yet: why do we need another multiplayer shooter?
 
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Oh sh1t, I hadn't even heard about that.
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Yeah, they were working together on it in between Prometheus and Covenant, and the powers that be decided to cancel it and focus on Covenant instead. Here's a decent story on it. I was following it for a few years between 2015-2019 and was pretty pissed when it got canceled.

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The Neill Blomkamp Alien Movie We Never Got To See - Looper

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