INFERNO: Neill Blomkamp Returns To Director’s Chair Early 2020 With Taylor Kitsch Starring
Production is expected to commence early next year for Inferno, Neill Blomkamp’s new sci-fi thriller for AGC Studios. American Assassin, Waco and upcoming 21 Bridges actor Taylor Kitsch will play as a New Mexico cop enveloped into the unknown when his family is kidnapped by a humanoid beast hellbent on killing the witness to a seemingly ordinary murder in the desert.
“I am very excited to be getting behind the camera and making ‘Inferno’ with AGC. The film is filled with themes and concepts that I find deeply fascinating, I feel lucky to be shooting it,” Blomkamp said in a statement.
Blomkamp has since made waves with District 9, Elysium and Chappie, followed by a series of experimental sci-fi action shorts. He was last tapped to direct a direct sequel to 1987 thriller, Robocop before shelving it over the summer. CAA, whose Chairman and CEO is Stuart Ford, also brokered the AGC financing deal and will co-represent domestic and Chinese rights.
“Over the last decade Neill Blomkamp has proven himself to be one of the most innovative creators of science fiction cinema in the world and I’m convinced that ‘Inferno’ is going to break new ground and take Neill’s body of work to even greater heights,” Ford added. (THE WRAP)
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