'Elysium' opened last week and although it's a more than decent sci-fi actioner with Neill Blomkamp signature social political themes, it doesn't have the incisive prawn bite that 'District 9' did. In the wake of both, 'Chappie' has been green lit for development, and although it sounds like a family movie about a cheeky dog who's sarcastic wit has seen him change owners more times than he's changed food bowl, it's actually about a security robot - the eponymous 'Chappie' - and will be "comedy based."
It's based on his 2003 short called 'Tetra Vaal', a nifty little film framed as a corporate marketing video advertising a law enforcement robot. Although the full feature is said to be comedy based, I'm sure we can expect more intelligent ideas on politics, technology, police, and the trust society invests in them.
