Neill Blomkamp's next project hasn't come together as quickly as originally planned, but Deadline have the scoop that it is gradually getting underway. It's called Elysium, and it'll once again star Wikus van der Merwe himself, Sharlto Copley.
Elysium is not, repeat not, anything to do with District 9, but that's more or less the only certain thing we know about it so far, other than that it's "set in the far future on another planet". Mythologically speaking, Elysium is the part of the underworld where the souls of dead heroes go. It's also a Fields of the Nephilim album, but rumours of Carl McCoy's involvement are entirely made up by us.
Blomkamp described the film a year or so ago as "hopefully commercial, but it is very much a singular film, that comes directly from me. It is absolutely another science fiction film, quite different from District 9, but some of the blending of genres and the tone might be within the same realm."
It'll also share District 9's indie DNA: the financial "package" is in place, and Blomkamp and his partners Media Rights Capital are currently shopping the film to distributors. Deadline's source tells them "There's a lot of interest from every studio. Neill is taking meetings all over town."
Copley is the only confirmed actor at this point, but expect more announcements soon. Agents are being approached as we speak.
Whether Elysium has anything to do with the recent AGM Heartland viral weirdness is anyone's guess...