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Neill Blomkamp (Afrikaans: [ˈnil ˈblɔmkamp]; born 17 September 1979) is a South African and Canadian film director and screenwriter. He is known as the co-writer and director of the science fiction action film District 9 (2009), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and the director of the dystopian science fiction action film Elysium(2013), which garnered moderately positive reviews. He also directed the science fiction action film Chappie (2015) and the sports drama film Gran Turismo (2023). Blomkamp employs a documentary-style, hand-held cinéma vérité technique, blending naturalistic and photorealistic computer-generated visual effects. His films often deal with themes of xenophobia and social segregation. He is also known for his collaborations with actor Sharlto Copley. Time named Blomkamp as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2009. A 2011 Forbes article named him the 21st most powerful celebrity from Africa. Description above from the Wikipedia article Neill Blomkamp, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Transformers: Devastator is a 2025 American science fiction action film directed and co-written by Neill Blomkamp and produced by Zack Snyder and Jerry Bruckheimer. Based on Hasbro's Transformers toy line, it is the second installment in the Cybertron Quadrilogy and the sequel to Transformers Begins. The film stars an ensemble cast including Peter Cullen, Jeffrey Combs, Justin Chatwin, Sasha Calle, Kevin Nash, John Cena, Mads Mikkelsen, Katherine Waterston, Daniel Kaluuya, Idris Elba, Sam Elliott, and Josh Brolin as Megatron. In the film, Optimus Prime must lead the Autobots against a powerful, giant member of the evil Decepticons known as Devastator, while also coming back into conflict with the cruel Megatron. Transformers: Devastator opened in theaters on October 17th, 2025; grossing over $715 million worldwide against a budget of $150 million, the film was a financial success, though it received mixed reviews, with praise for its visual effects, action sequences, cinematography, performances (particularly Cullen, Calle, Mikkelsen, and Brolin), and musical score but with criticism to the plot, pacing, tone and length. A sequel, Transformers: Space Bridge, was released one year later.
