Watch the first trailer for Neil Blomkamp's Chappie, starring Sharlto Copley as a young robot learning how to feel.
Robots learning to feel are as ubiquitous in science fiction as aliens who come in peace (or don’t). But as this is director Neill Blomkamp reteaming with Sharlto Copley in a tale of robotic humanity, we’re of course intrigued. As we are by the casting of Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, Dev Patel and…Die Antwoord?!
Starring Sharlto Copley in a role that may finally take advantage of his untapped talent in the titular role, Chappie is about a robot—a robot stolen by Hugh Jackman and raised in a dysfunctional family. Add in a supporting cast that includes Sigourney Weaver, Hollywood science fiction’s seeming seal of quality, and we can all hope for better than Elysium.
Chappie opens March 6, 2015.
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