Director Neill Blomkamp is best known for his dark dystopian futures in District 9 and Elysium, but his next film looks like it’ll have a much different tone. Chappie is Blomkamp’s latest film that will follow the titular robot on his discoveries of life. Based on the description and the trailer, it appears as a more updated version of Short Circuit in its tone. Knowing Blomkamp though, he’ll most likely find some strange dark path to take this story down. Though most of his films featured robots in one form or another, this will be his first film to focus on one as a primary character. Stars attached include Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Sigourney Weaver and Hugh Jackman.
Chappie opens in cinemas in Spring 2015.