{"id":1368,"date":"2017-06-04T18:57:14","date_gmt":"2017-06-04T18:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2017\/06\/04\/neill-blomkamp-reveals-why-hes-forming-his-own-studio-and-the-fate-of-his-alien-sequel\/"},"modified":"2017-06-04T18:57:14","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T18:57:14","slug":"neill-blomkamp-reveals-why-hes-forming-his-own-studio-and-the-fate-of-his-alien-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2017\/06\/04\/neill-blomkamp-reveals-why-hes-forming-his-own-studio-and-the-fate-of-his-alien-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"Neill Blomkamp Reveals Why He\u2019s Forming His Own Studio \u2014 and the Fate of His \u2018Alien\u2019 Sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neill Blomkamp<\/a>’s “Alien” sequel may not be happening now that Ridley Scott has taken back the reins on his franchise, but the “District 9” director is busy all the same. His next project is more ambitious than just another movie, as he’s forming Oats Studio as a sort of testing ground for short films that will be released for free online \u2014 and, if all goes well, perhaps even expanded into features.<\/span><\/p>\n

READ MORE: Watch Neill Blomkamp\u2019s Crazy Trailer for Alien Invasion Story \u2018Volume 1\u2019 From Oats Studios<\/a><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

“At the end of making ‘Chappie,’ I wanted to try to figure out a different method for making films and expressing myself,” explained Blomkamp to the Verge<\/a>. “I felt that if I could sell smaller pieces directly to the audience, the sale of those small experimental pieces would keep this machine alive so that it became an ecosystem that was self-sufficient.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Part of the idea is to allow viewers to peek behind the curtain in a way that iTunes and similar services don’t. “The more I thought about that, the more it became, ‘What if the users had access to all of the 3D files that we used for the visual effects?’ If we just gave that away with any one-time purchase and you could render stuff yourself?”<\/span><\/p>\n

READ MORE: \u2018The Escape\u2019: Clive Owen Returns as The Driver in Neill Blomkamp\u2019s New BMW Short Film \u2014 Watch<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

As for his “Alien” sequel, it seems that we won’t be seeing it anytime soon. “I think it’s totally dead, yes. That would be an accurate assumption at this point,” Blomkamp confirmed. “It\u2019s sad. I spent a long time working on that, and I feel like it was really pretty awesome. But politically, the way it\u2019s gone now, and the way that it all is \u2014 it\u2019s just not going to live.” Read more here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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