The Pope’s Exorcist director Julius Avery takes the helm of the alien thriller They Discovered Us, which beforehand had Neill Blomkamp hooked up
A 12 months and a half in the past, it was introduced that Neill Blomkamp, the director of District 9, Elysium, Chappie, Demonic, and Gran Turismo, was getting ready to enter manufacturing on an alien abduction thriller referred to as They Discovered Us, which had Joel Kinnaman of The Suicide Squad and the RoboCop remake hooked up to star. At first, the plan was to movie in Australia, however then the choice was made to movie in Saudia Arabia as an alternative. About seven months after the primary announcement, pre-production shut down so the undertaking may rework its monetary construction whereas hostility within the area the place filming was going to happen elevated because of the Israel-Gaza battle. Now, Deadline stories that They Discovered Us is transferring ahead once more, with the filming location shifting again over to Australia and Julius Avery of Overlord and The Pope’s Exorcist changing Blomkamp as director.
When Blomkamp was on the helm, we heard that They Discovered Us had a screenplay by Moon Knight‘s Jeremy Slater and would see Kinnaman taking over the function of a father who takes his daughter Kaylee on a tenting journey within the Utah wilderness, in an effort to heal their damaged relationship. When they’re attacked by a hostile extraterrestrial lifeform, they’re compelled to combat for his or her lives in opposition to a humanoid beast decided to kidnap them and take them to an unknown and terrifying alien world. Avery goes to must discover a completely different actor to tackle the daddy function, as Kinnaman has additionally dropped out of the undertaking.
It’s not clear if filming within the precise Utah wilderness was ever thought of. Filming is anticipated to start in Australia someday within the first half of 2025.
They Discovered Us is being produced by Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen of Temple Hill Entertainment. Temple Hill’s John Fischer serves as govt producer alongside Stuart Ford, whose firm AGC Studios is offering the financing.
What do you consider Julius Avery changing Neill Blomkamp because the director of They Discovered Us? Who would you prefer to see exchange Joel Kinnaman within the lead function? Share your ideas on this alien abduction thriller by leaving a remark beneath.
