Could District 9's Wikus Van der Merwe join the Sci-Fi icon franchise ranks of Ellen Ripley (Alien/Aliens) and John Connor (Terminator)? Already Neil Blomkamp's tale of an alternative timeline in which grub-like bipedal aliens arrived in South Africa in the early 80s looks set for a sequel.
District 9 has so far taken $89m at the global box office on a budget of $30m, with most of the world yet to see it. District 9 will be released in the UK on September 4th. Blomkamp, a native of South Africa who shot the film under the watchful eye of producer Peter Jackson, left the ending open for a second film.
"I would totally make a sequel," he told scifimoviepage.com. "I've got an inclination but it's not really fleshed out yet. Now that it's done well, I think it would be cool. The studio have definitely said they want one, it's just a question of what the hell it is."
However Blomkamp said he first wanted to shoot another science fiction film - this one set on another planet. District 9, which takes place in a Soweto style area where the extra terrestrials have been separated from humanity.
