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Why Neil Blomkamp decided to direct the Gran Turismo adaptation [1]
['Devin Nealy']
Date: 2023-05-22
With years of science fiction experience underneath his belt, many films were shocked when Neil Blomkamp, the visionary behind District 9, decided to direct a Gran Turismo movie. In a recent interview, Blomkamp shed some light on what caused him to join Gran Turismo.
Directors usually stay in their sandbox of a particular genre. Earlier this week, the first trailer for Martin Scorsese's new film Killers of the Flower Moon dropped and seemed to slot perfectly into the legendary director's disproportionately crime-centric filmography. Or, take Quentin Tarantino's upcoming film The Movie Critic, which promises to be not only his last film but also another self-referential flick about the film industry that's undoubtedly riddled with easter eggs related to his mini film universe.
Having a preferred genre isn't a bad thing, mind you. People like what they know, and they know what they like, but every once in a while, directors like to get experimental and move away from the comforts of the familiar. One such example is sci-fi director extraordinaire Neil Blomkamp deciding to take the reigns of the new Gran Turismo adaptation. While the choice may seem to come out of the left field for film fans, Blomkamp has a surprisingly simple explanation for his decision to helm the film.
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