Sharlto Copley

First look at Sharlto Copley’s mecha-man face in Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium

Oh hell, Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium looks cool. We can not wait to see District 9’s Neill Blomkamp and Sharlto Copley teamed up one more time. Copley plays the demented henchmen named Kruger, left on Earth to police the garbage planet, while the rich dine in the classy space station called Elysium. Copley is apparently the…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 24

Matt Damon and Sharlto Copley reveal the secrets behind Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium

Why is Matt Damon bald? Why is Sharlto Copley’s character so insane? Why does everyone on the awesome high tech space station for rich people still use paper 150 years into the future? We rounded up the cast of Neill Blomkamp’s new class warfare action movie Elysium and got answers, on camera. Matt Damon: Why…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 20

Cockpit photo from The Europa Report channels Kubrick’s Space Odyssey

We’ve seen possible footage from the mysterious space flick The Europa Report, which is about a team of astronauts headed out to explore one of Jupiter’s moons. This newly released production still reveals yet another sweeping view of the gorgeous ship. This image is taken from the “nose camera” on the ship and shoots straight…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 22

Is this the first footage from space exploration flick The Europa Report?

Very little is known about Sebastián Cordero’s space exploration flick, The Europa Report. The only clues we have are a small plot description: “A crew of international astronauts are sent on a private mission to Jupiter’s fourth moon.” But just recently a viral site for the flick appeared, and it’s stuffed with footage from inside…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 20

Neill Blomkamp and Sharlto Copley reuniting for a political far-future saga

Neill Blomkamp and Sharlto Copley blew our minds with District 9. Can they do it again with Elysium, a far-future political thriller set on another planet? Let’s hope so: They’ve got a budget, now they’re lining up distributors and actors.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 7

New teaser from Spoon, directed by District 9 star Sharlto Copley

After years of waiting, we’ve finally got word that District 9 star Sharlto Copley has completed his first feature-length film as director. Called Spoon, it’s a supernatural thriller with Rutger Hauer, and Copley has released a new teaser to celebrate. According to Twitch: Described as a “thriller with supernatural overtones about a man with a…

Trailers Annalee Newitz May 31

Sharlto Copley Has High Standards For What An Alien Should Look Like

New alien film I Am Number Four ditched District 9’s star Sharlto Copley in favor of Timothy Olyphant, due to scheduling conflicts. But was the real reason Copley left a Spielberg/Bay-produced film a fight over fake alien ears? I Am Number Four, which is D.J. Caruso’s next film adaption of James Frey and Jobie Hughes’s…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 13

5 Things You Didn’t Know About District 9

There’s a lot more to District 9 than just exploding Tesla guns. Did you know one actor played all the aliens, plus some major scenes were improvised? We list the top things you should know about the new alien epic. https://gizmodo.com/the-science-behind-district-9s-blood-splattering-alien-5340140 After the District 9 roundtable and a one-on-one with director Neill Blomkamp, we found…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 19

First look at Sharlto Copley’s mecha-man face in Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium

Matt Damon and Sharlto Copley reveal the secrets behind Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium

Cockpit photo from The Europa Report channels Kubrick’s Space Odyssey

Is this the first footage from space exploration flick The Europa Report?

Neill Blomkamp and Sharlto Copley reuniting for a political far-future saga

New teaser from Spoon, directed by District 9 star Sharlto Copley

Sharlto Copley Has High Standards For What An Alien Should Look Like

5 Things You Didn’t Know About District 9

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