District 9 director Neill Blomkamp has never really stopped talking about his sequel, District 10. He’s just been slowly developing the story over the years. But, last year, he locked that story down and has been working on getting it made.
In a recent interview with Dexerto, the filmmaker was asked about the film and he offered the following update: “I am still working on it… the answer is it’s within the near future.”
That’s good to hear! It sounds like he’s made some good progress. As for what we can expect from the film, he previously shared that it will be a stripped-down and bare-bones movie:
“I think the approach of the first film is correct; it’s just really a question of the script. If there’s slightly more stuff happening in the script, then you need slightly more money. But I think it would still be as stripped-down and bare bones as we could make it. That becomes more nimble and more creative, and personally, I like that.”
Blomkamp also teased the story, and said that it takes cues from “a topic in American history.” He said:
“That script continues to be written. It’s looking good. It took a decade to figure out, to come up with a reason why to make that film as opposed to just make a sequel.
“There was a topic in American history that the second I realized that that fit into the world of District 9, it felt like an awesome way to do a sequel. So yeah, it continues to be developed and it’s getting a lot closer.”
There aren’t really any other details to share, but it sounds like District 10 really is coming and it sounds like it’s going to tell an interesting story. I loved the first movie, and I’ve been incredibly curious about what kind of story the sequel would tell. It looks like we’ll find out soon!