Sony Pictures Entertainment has just released the first trailer for Chappie, the next film from writer-director Neill Blomkamp of District 9 fame.
“Chappie tells the story of a robot imbued with artificial intelligence who is stolen by two local gangsters who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes.”
The trailer isn’t what I was expecting, turning in something way more human than action-oriented. It’s clear where this movie is headed, and if the audience isn’t crying during the final scenes (I guarantee Chappie will die), the filmmakers have failed.
In theaters March 27, 2015, the film will star Sharlto Copley as the voice of Chappie, with Ninja and Yolandi Visser, voices of the South African Zef counter-culture movement and members of rap-rave duo Die Antwoord, as the two gangsters. Hugh Jackman, Dev Patel, Jose Pablo Cantillo and Sigourney Weaver also star.
