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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.
The Marksman is a 2025 American military science fiction action film directed by Joseph Kosinski from a screenplay by Neill Blomkamp and James Cameron. Produced by Legendary Pictures, The Stone Quarry, and RatPac-Dune Entertainment, it is the first installment in The Marksman trilogy. The film stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sasha Calle, Terry Crews, Gina Rodriguez, Josh Brolin, Matt Nable, Sharlto Copley, Ken Watanabe, Laurence Fishburne, and Michael Douglas. In the film, a retired army ranger and his wife are accidentally transported into the future year of 2035, where their daughter is a sergeant in a Resistance Army fighting against an evil alien empire. The Marksman was released in theaters on February 28th, 2025; it received universal acclaim from critics and audiences, who praised its storytelling, direction, writing, special effects, ambition, the performances of Abdul-Mateen and Calle, action sequences, cinematography, Hans Zimmer's musical score, visual style, and emotional weight. It was also a box-office success, grossing $415 million worldwide and becoming the most successful launch item in Amazon Prime Video. A sequel entitled The Marksman: A Veteran's Child was released one year later.
