CONVICTION: Director Neill Blomkamp Brings The Sci-Fi World Of ANTHEM To Life With New Live-Action Short

CONVICTION: Director Neill Blomkamp Brings The Sci-Fi World Of ANTHEM To Life With New Live-Action Short

Academy Award-nominated director Neill Blomkamp (District 9) has teamed up with EA to create a new live-action short inspired by BioWare's upcoming sci-fi blockbuster, Anthem.

By MattIsForReal - Feb 12, 2019 09:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: GameFragger
While Neill Blomkamp awaits that phone call from James Cameron for his Alien movie, it seems the Academy Award-nominated director is finding other ways to stay busy. Earlier this week, Blomkamp teased that he was working on “something new” related to BioWare’s upcoming blockbuster video game, Anthem, and now we have our first look at the intriguing new project - titled Conviction.

Conviction is an original live-action short film based on the sci-fi world of Anthem, set decades before the beginning of the game. The short film will bring the intriguing world of Anthem to life, including the player city of Fort Tarsis, as a group of freelancers donning Javelin exosuits take on the villainous Monitor, head of the Dominion faction.

“I was really blown away by this incredible world BioWare created the very first time I saw Anthem,” said Neill Blomkamp. Conviction sets the stage with a narrative that touches on Anthem’s beautiful and immersive world, which is ripe for exploration by these powerful Javelins. A world where danger is lurking on every ledge and in each valley.”

We do have a brief teaser for Conviction, but the short film will fully debut on February 14.



In Anthem, players can play with up to three friends to explore and battle in a dangerous, mysterious world with great characters and a unique BioWare story. As freelancers, players don Javelin exosuits, making them powerful heroes with strong weapons and incredible special abilities to help them survive in an ever-changing, unfinished world. Players will be able to customize and personalize their Javelins with unique paint jobs and gear so they’ll have the right tools to confront almost any situation, and look good doing it. As players work together to find vast ruins, defeat deadly enemies and claim otherworldly artifacts, they’ll be unlocking their own individual story fighting against The Dominion, a ferocious militaristic society.

As we previously learned, The Dominion is an aggressive military group led by The Monitor, who believes that he knows how to properly handle the Anthem of Creation. If you’re intrigued with the backstory of Anthem, be sure to head over to GameFragger for more details and check back on February 14 for the debut of Conviction.

Anthem launches February 22 for Xbox One, PS4, and PC.
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HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 2/12/2019, 7:44 AM


Visuals look awesome, looking forward to it, especially if its similar in quality to the Rakka or Zygote shorts he did.
EZBeast
EZBeast - 2/12/2019, 9:49 AM
I love district 9 but their last films have been pretty meh. However I have high hopes for this!
GhostDog
GhostDog - 2/12/2019, 10:04 AM
@MrNegative - whatever his next project, he needs to work off of someone else's script I think. I like his dorection but he's an up and down writer.
MasterMix
MasterMix - 2/12/2019, 9:54 AM
I hate Neill Blomkamp movies.
District 9: The only one I liked, but there's a lot I had to tolerate.
Elysium: The only movie I've ever considered walking out of.
Chappie: Could have been a lot better if someone else directed it.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 2/12/2019, 10:02 AM
Looks cool.

Blomkamp needs to do another big sci fi flick.
Mercwitham0uth
Mercwitham0uth - 2/12/2019, 10:39 AM
I'm still on the fence with this game. But having Blomkamp do a commercial for a game is genius. Guy has vision.
Asturgis
Asturgis - 2/12/2019, 10:46 AM
I'd like to see Blomkamp do a new Starship Troopers. He's great at sci-fi, but sci-fi with a Tarantino twist, if I'm making sense? Sci-fi that is gruesome but doesn't take itself too seriously either? Could have been good for Mad Max as well, maybe. Or a new Tron movie.

Regarding Anthem, I'm getting it day one on Xbox with most of my Destiny clan, so if you guys wanna have fun, hit me and let's play Iron Mass Effect together!
Dart
Dart - 2/12/2019, 11:08 AM
@Asturgis - xbox one gamer tag: Vandal Sav

I'm already pre ordered and waiting for release!
Asturgis
Asturgis - 2/12/2019, 11:28 AM
@Dart - Yeah boi!
Dart
Dart - 2/12/2019, 1:09 PM
@Asturgis - hey just saw your message and added you. Just an fyi my communications are banned till the day before Anthem cuz of some bullshit lol but it gets lifted the day before Anthem drops so we will be good. But yeah I cant respond to messages till then lol some bitch on Rocket League reported me for calling him out on his bullshit lol
Asturgis
Asturgis - 2/12/2019, 1:31 PM
@Dart - Happened to me too, bro, it's all good. Microsoft have become absolute fascists regarding communication bans. I've been banned twice for saying "[frick]ing" in a message to a guy. My message wasn't even rude, the last one was "Dude, bank your [frick]ing motes". Banned for that. Appealed to Microsoft by opening a case review, answer was "the use of the "f word" is prohibited in Xbox live communications". WTF. The f word? What is this, christian preschool?
Dart
Dart - 2/12/2019, 1:42 PM
@Asturgis - yeah I got banned for using the word bitch.
Dart
Dart - 2/12/2019, 11:05 AM
ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!?!! HELL YES! ALL THE YES!!!

I've had Anthem pre ordered since day 1, so excited for this game, and Neill Blomkamp is perfect stylistically for the Anthem world, I'm crazy excited for this! This should be a full on movie!!!
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 2/12/2019, 1:31 PM
Although Anthem kinda does look cool I won't buy it, but this 18 second promo looks pretty neat. Gives me a Halo Forward unto Dawn/Fall of Reach feeling
Dart
Dart - 2/12/2019, 1:53 PM
@MalseMarcel - Anthem is my "last chance" for EA. I've avoided all of their games for several years but I had to break my walkout for Anthem. I've been dreaming about this exact game for decades, and I shit myself when it was announced then died a little when I saw it was being made by EA.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 2/12/2019, 2:34 PM
@Dart - to me it looks like what I hoped Destiny should’ve been like. I’ll wait for a few weeks after the release to judge whether it is worth buying or not
Hitboyj
Hitboyj - 2/12/2019, 5:12 PM
I know his from my country,and we proud of him but where is my District 9 sequel
Supafairy
Supafairy - 2/12/2019, 7:15 PM
@Hitboyj - Howzit! :)
sickboy76
sickboy76 - 2/13/2019, 5:26 AM
Love blomkamp shame he never got to work on his alien sequel, why he'd want to work for anyone as scummy as EA I don't know They're desperate to shift anthem, maybe if they'd not shafted everyone with that basic bitch demo and their all round sh!t lord antics then everyone would be excited.
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