District 10: Confirmation & Everything We Know About Neill Blomkamp's District 9 Sequel (2024)

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  • Neill Blomkamp's District 9 was a successful sci-fi film released in 2009, and a sequel, District 10, has been discussed for years, but concrete news on its development remains scarce.
  • Blomkamp himself has shown mixed enthusiasm for District 10, suggesting that he may not want to make it at the moment, but it may still happen down the line. The studio also doesn't seem to be pushing for its immediate production.
  • While the cast for District 10 is uncertain, it is likely that Sharlto Copley will reprise his role as Wikus. The story details remain undisclosed, but it may explore the consequences of Christopher leaving Earth and could be inspired by a different period in history.

Neill Blomkamp's District 9 was a critical and commercial hit, and despite a sequel being rumored for years, there's been a distinct lack of concrete District 10 news. Inspired by South African apartheid, District 9 is set within a Johannesburg camp for aliens who came to Earth in the 1980s only to become stuck on our planet and put into refugee camps where they are mistreated and ignored. A sequel, District 10, has been discussed in the years since, with a District 9 sequel in high demand from fans.

Nearly 15 years since the original, the trickle of District 10 news from Neill Blomkamp and studio TriStar remains scarce. District 9 was seen as a fresh and compelling new sci-fi story, with Neill Blomkamp himself being touted as the next big inventive voice in movies. The director's career quickly turned to new projects such as Chappie and Gran Turismo, with the follow-up to his debut movie always promised in the future. While District 10 news crops up every once in a while, it remains unclear if or when the movie will arrive.

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District 10: Latest News

Neill Blomkamp Offers An Uncertain Update

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Though years have passed since the project was first floated, the latest update sees the director give an update on District 10. Neill Blomkamp gave an honest appraisal of what's happening with the sequel, stating "I don’t know if it’s getting made or not. I don’t know if I even want to make that right now." However, Blomkamp didn't completely rule out the project's future as he added "at some point down the line, it’ll probably get made."

Blomkamp's blunt answer not only suggests his lack of enthusiasm at the prospect of returning to the world of Wickus and the "prawns", but also that the studio isn't pushing for it to be fast-tracked either. Even Blomkamp's suggestion that the District 9 sequel would happen "at some point down the line" is offered with the sense that he may not even be involved in the sequel.

District 10 Is Confirmed

The Sequel Was Announced Several Years Ago

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Despite the uncertainty around District 10, the District 9 sequel has been confirmed by writer-director Neil Blomkamp himself. After teasing his interest in the idea ever since the release of District 9, Blomkamp revealed that development in the District 10 script had officially begun and that he would be co-writing the sequel with Sharlto Copley and Terri Tatchell.

Director Neill Blomkamp first hinted at a District 9 sequel in 2017.

District 10: Cast

Who Will Return?

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The District 10 cast would most likely feature the star of the original movie, Sharlto Copley. Copley played Wikus, the antihero of District 9, whose fate was left in question at the end of the original movie. With Copley collaborating on scripts for the District 9 sequel, Wikus's return seems more than likely.

Taking into account the ending to District 9, it's also reasonable to expect Jason Cope back as the heroic District 9 alien Christopher who becomes an ally of Wikus while also trying to save his people. Another key player is Vanessa Hayward as Tania, Wikus' wife, though nothing is confirmed at present. Blomkamp has, however, teased a mostly new plot for District 10, rather than a conventional continuation, and this could limit the amount of familiar faces.

District 10: Story Details

What Happens Next In The Sci-Fi Series?

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The District 10 story has not been revealed, but there are many questions left over from District 9 that District 10 won't be able to avoid answering. District 9 ends with Christopher managing to power his ship and escape Earth, promising to return and cure Wikus of his transformation into a "prawn." Christopher could return with an army from his homeworld to invade Earth as revenge. It is also possible that humans further mistreated the remaining "prawns" on Earth, fearing that none of them can be trusted.

However, there are some indications that District 10 will go in a new direction. Blomkamp says an unspecified period in American history has inspired his District 10 story, so the previous dynamic between aliens and humans could be markedly different, rather than repeating the narrative of man ruling over slums filled with aliens. There's no word on which historical era Blomkamp is eyeing for District 10, but it could be the inhumane internment camps that many Japanese Americans were subjected to during WWII.

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District 10

District 10 is the anticipated follow-up to the 2009 science fiction film District 9, directed by Neill Blomkamp. It revisits the world of extraterrestrials in South Africa, highlighting the ongoing socio-political tensions and human-alien interactions in a segregated setting, as the narrative continues to explore themes of discrimination and coexistence.

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