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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.
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Spider-Man into the Dark Multiverse is a 2026 American dystopian superhero film based on the Marvel Comics characters Miguel O'Hara and Peter Parker. Produced by Marvel Studios and Legendary Pictures and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is the second installment in the Spider-Man Multiverse and a sequel to Spider-Man Begins. Directed by Neill Blomkamp and Jon Watts from a screenplay by Sam Raimi and Marc Webb, the film stars Gabriel Luna and Tom Holland as Miguel O'Hara and Peter Parker, supported by Saoirse Ronan, Zendaya, Dane DeHaan, J.K. Simmons, Rhys Ifans, Corinne Foxx, Andrew Garfield, and Michael Shannon. In the film, O'Hara's message two years ago receives a response from an alternate Peter Parker, who offers to help O'Hara stop Harry Osborn on the condition that he helps him first, which he agrees. They later team up with another alternate Parker to stop Osborn and the daughter of his world's version of Electro, Aftershock. Spider-Man into the Dark Multiverse opened in theaters on December 6th, 2026; like its predecessor, it was widely praised by critics and audiences, with praise for its story, themes, and Luna and Holland's performances, as well as its direction, screenplay, stunts, emotional weight, Hans Zimmer's musical score, visuals, and action sequences. It was also a blockbuster success, grossing $871 million worldwide. A sequel is in development.
