New CHAPPIE Poster Arrives

From the director of District 9 comes CHAPPIE, starring Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, with Sigourney Weaver and Hugh Jackman.

In the near future, crime is patrolled by an oppressive mechanized police force. But now, the people are fighting back. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself.

As powerful, destructive forces start to see Chappie as a danger to mankind and order, they will stop at nothing to maintain the status quo and ensure that Chappie is the last of his kind.

Director Neill Blomkamp’s road to CHAPPIE began more than 10 years ago. As a young director and visual effects artist, Blomkamp created a show reel of fake commercials that would show agents the kind of work he was capable of producing. “I was just messing around, and I designed that robot in 2003 in Lightwave,” he explains. “It was influenced by a lot of Japanese influences and anime; I’m not as into anime and manga now, but I wanted the genesis of the entire film to remain true to what it was – this bizarre, weird, fake commercial. I wanted Chappie to be very much like that robot.”

With music by Hans Zimmer, CHAPPIE opens in IMAX theatres domestically on March 6, 2015, following the overseas IMAX launch dates beginning as early as March 4.

For more information about CHAPPIE, visit the film’s official website at www.sonypictures.com/movies/chappie.

The film is rated R.