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Neill Blomkamp (Afrikaans: [ˈnil ˈblɔmkamp]; born 17 September 1979) is a South African and Canadian film director and screenwriter. He is known as the co-writer and director of the science fiction action film District 9 (2009), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and the director of the dystopian science fiction action film Elysium(2013), which garnered moderately positive reviews. He also directed the science fiction action film Chappie (2015) and the sports drama film Gran Turismo (2023). Blomkamp employs a documentary-style, hand-held cinéma vérité technique, blending naturalistic and photorealistic computer-generated visual effects. His films often deal with themes of xenophobia and social segregation. He is also known for his collaborations with actor Sharlto Copley. Time named Blomkamp as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2009. A 2011 Forbes article named him the 21st most powerful celebrity from Africa. Description above from the Wikipedia article Neill Blomkamp, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Neill Blomkamp
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Legionnaire: Legends Never Die is a 2026 American epic science fiction action film written, co-produced, and directed by Neill Blomkamp. It is a direct sequel to Attack of Shadows and is the fifth and final installment in the Galaxy's Edge film series, as well as the only film in the series not to be based on a book by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole, but features a story conceived by the two writers. The film stars Vin Diesel, Liv Tyler, James Marsden, Jordana Brewster, Colin Farrell, Lucas Black, Peter Weller, Tyrese Gibson, Naomie Harris and Tika Sumpter. Legends Never Die premiered in Los Angeles on December 18th, 2026, and was released 5 days later; it was the first film in the series since the first and second films to receive critical acclaim, with praise for uniting the original and new casts, as well as the action sequences, visual effects, darker tone, direction, story, and the film's emotional weight. It also grossed over $2.291 billion worldwide and became the highest grossing film in the series. The film became the best reviewed Galaxy's Edge film, and is considered the fitting end to the series.
