New UK Trailer for "Chappie" starring Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, & Sigourney Weaver

Here we have a new UK trailer for Chappie. It's a bit different than the new released trailer in theaters here. It seems that Blomkamp is still exploring the themes of downtrodden vs. the majority. Chappie has all the things I like. It feels like Robocop mixed with Short Circuit.

Chappie directed by Neill Blomkamp and stars Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, and Sharlto Copley as the voice of Chappie.




Look at the new trailer below.

Chappie hits theaters March 6th, 2015

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Neill Blomkamp's 'Chappie' Fights for Survival in New Trailer

"Short Circuit on steroids", is what some guy behind me said after this trailer for Chappie aired last night before Taken 3. While that guy was wrong about everything else he said throughout the pre-show (no, Jason Stantham is not in Fast 7 but Jason Statham is!) he was right about this. Neill Blomkamp's Chappie does look a lot like a pumped-up Short Circuit with a little bit of Robocop and District 9 thrown in. Can a combination like that possibly work?

Chappie is a sci-fi film that seems to be walking the same delicate balance of earnest social commentary and high action that Blomkamp has shown in District 9 and Elysium. Starring Hugh Jackman, Dev Patel, and Sigourney Weaver, it follows a police robot named Chappie who gains awareness and begins to question his purpose in life. Basically he must learn about the world in the same way a child does, but also must fight against the company that created him.

Chappie hits theaters on March 27th.


Chappie Official Trailer #2 (2015) - Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver Robot Movie HD. by TrailerNow

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First Trailer for 'Chappie' from 'District 9' Director Neill Blomkamp

The sci-fi genre has treated Neill Blomkamp well from the very beginning, which is why he doesn't seem ready to leave it any time soon. His first film, District 9, earned four Academy Award nominations including one for Best Picture, marking the director as a fan favorite right off the bat. He didn't find quite the same measure of success with the grim and serious Elysium, but now Blomkamp is headed for something much weirder with his third feature, Chappie.

The first trailer and poster for the sci-fi comedy has been released, and it's an incredibly fascinating, offbeat world Blomkamp is taking us into. Sharlto Copley voices an intelligent robot who is kidnapped by a pair of gangsters played by South African rap group Die Antwoord, and is forced to do their bidding. Blomkamp is relating Chappie's experience to that of a fledgling child so I guess this is Boyhood for robots?

Also starring Sigourney Weaver, Hugh Jackman, Jose Pablo Cantillo, and Dev Patel, Chappie opens March 6th 2015.


CHAPPIE Trailer #1 (2015) Hugh Jackman Sci-Fi Comedy [HD] by MovieTrailerz

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Hugh Jackman Cast in Neill Blomkamp's 'Chappie'

Here's the irony of Neill Blomkamp's Elyisum: even with a couple of high-wattage stars like Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, it failed to best District 9 domestically at the box office. Instead, most of its damage was done overseas, whereas District 9 was the opposite, and it featured no recognizable American faces. Blomkamp's third sci-fi film, Chappie, has Sharlto Copley in the title role, along with Dev Patel and Die Antwood's Ninja and Yolandi Visser supporting, but now you can add one major name with Hugh Jackman joining the cast.

Based on Blomkamp's 2004 short film, Tetra Vaal, the film centers on an intelligent police robot stolen by a couple of gangsters who plan to use him for criminal purposes. Jackman revealed the news of his role to Screen Daily without giving any insight into his character...

Jackman: "But I am doing a role in Neill's new film, called 'Chappie,' which we shoot in Johannesburg. I'm there for a couple of weeks at the beginning of next year."

Bleeding Cool say they have the inside scoop on Jackman's role, though, saying he plays "a CEO who ends up on the wrong side of the gangsters." 

The gangsters will be played by Yolanda and Ninja Visser, with Copley voicing Chappie and Dev Patel's role not really certain yet. Even if Jackman's role turns out to be smallish, he'll go a long way in getting Blomkamp some attention. Look for the film to surface on March 27th 2015.  
 

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Dev Patel In Talks for 'Chappie'; Michael K. Williams Joins 'Kill the Messenger'; Stellan Skarsgard Set for 'Cinderella'

* Dev Patel looked like a breakout star after Slumdog Millionaire, but it never really came to be, and now he's coasting by as part of The Newsroom ensemble. He may be getting a second chance, though, as he's in talks to join Sharlto Copley in Chappie, the next sci-fi film from Elysium and District 9 director, Neill Blomkamp. The film will be based on Blomkamp's 2004 short Tetra Vaal, which was essentially a fake ad for a robot police force in the South African slums. Copley will play one of the robotic officers, with Patel as the human lead, a man living in the impoverished town. [THR]

* The Wire and Boardwalk Empire star, the awesome Michael K. Williams, has joined the cast of Kill the Messenger, a film the CIA is probably tapping every phone and reading every email to find a way to stop. Based on a true story, the film stars Jeremy Renner as journalist Gary Webb, who exposed the CIA's arms deals with the Contras and their connection to the cocaine trade here in America. For his dogged reporting Webb was smeared in the press, lost everything, and committed suicide. Williams will play famed drug dealer "Freeway" Rick Ross, with Rosemarie DeWitt and Paz Vega co-starring. Michael Cuesta (Homeland) is directing, and obviously the timely nature of the story is going to draw a lot of attention. [TheWrap]

* With production on Disney's live-action Cinderella set to begin this fall, Kenneth Branagh is putting the finishing touches on his cast. Stellan Skarsgard has entered talks to join the film as the king's adviser, the Grand Duke. Lily James is set for the title role, with Cate Blanchett as the wicked stepmother, Helena Bonham Carter as the fairy godmother, Richard Madden as the prince, and Holliday Grainger and Sophie McShera as evil stepsisters. Skarsgard will be seen next as Dr. Selvig in Thor: The Dark World, and has Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac coming soon. Cinderella is due to arrive on March 13th 2015.

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