And I don't even smoke or drink

We can just throw the series away. No trade necessary.

What the FUCK did you just say about Chappie???

But that’s where all the rich people pour their money dude

WON’T SOMEONE THINK ABOUT THE RICH PEOPLE 😂

[edit] I misinterpreted the intent of this comment to mean the complete opposite - the person I am replying to is NOT saying that there's no sequel because Hollywood is risk averse so my first paragraph is arguing a point they're not making, my bad

I agree with the statement but I feel like you have it backwards. Introducing a new cast and story is a risk, remaking or filming a sequel of a beloved movie is the safe bet they keep falling back on.

Maybe I'm in the minority here but I'm content that there's no sequel to District 9. The story was told well and had a proper ending. I loved the characters and world building but I don't need another story set there unless it was planned that way from the start.

Maybe it'd be good. I'd love to be wrong. I've just been burned way too many times by hamfisted sequels to get excited anymore - especially when the original came out as long as this one

Most sequels are sub-par, agreed. But this story does seem half-finished at the end of the film, a sequel would practically write itself.

Not just experimental, but an afterthought made with leftovers of a partially made movie that production failed on.

The location, props, cgi, and even parts of the story were the scraps of the Halo movie that Peter Jackson started to make before abandoning it.

The result was an excellent movie, but the circumstances of slapping a new coat of paint onto a half produced film make for a very unique and hard to replicate product.

Yeah and I feel its problem was on the writing and directing. The concept was there but you just didn’t care about characters. They should’ve made the first half a romance, and then the second half about vengeance/redemption.

Me too buddy, me too.

There's been vague rumours for 15 years now. I'll believe it when I see it.

So I saw a blurb about this recently and it seems unfounded. Only 1 place was reporting anything and nowhere else online would corroborate it.

The last known news before that was the project is currently on hold for an unknown length of time. It may or may not get made. It's far from certain yet.